How to Make an Advent Journal

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Why make an Advent Booklet?

• Advent is a time of preparing to welcome again God’s gift of love and grace born in the human form of Jesus Christ.

Advent is about waiting and preparing.

Creative engagement• Creating an Advent booklet gives us a

way to creatively structure our individual preparations for the annual celebration of the birth of Christ.

Start with the sample template provided, then insert your own

text and images

• The sample booklet provided coincides with a four-week set of activities and readings, but you can adapt this activity to create multiple booklets for weekly or daily Advent exercises.

5 Steps to Create Your Advent Journal

1. Print the sample template provide (see last page).

2. With writing on the outside make a vertical mountain fold down center, using the center as a guide.

3. Fold horizontally first in half, then fold in half again so you now can see the Advent booklet size.

4. Reopen all folds and fold the paper (writing on the outside) horizontally in half; make a crease, and use scissors to cut halfway through the fold.

5. Pull the paper open…. Refold bringing the two inner booklet panels together with text to be read on the outside for both left and right inside panels. Fold down along center fold line, and fold again to make booklet flat—make sure the first and last pages of the booklet are on the outside.

You see this process demonstrated in the photos on the next series of slides.

Step 1Print the sample template provide (see last page).

Step 2With writing on the outside make a vertical mountain

fold down center, using the center as a guide.

Step 3Fold horizontally first in half, then fold in half again so

you now can see the Advent booklet size.

Step 4Reopen all folds and fold the paper (writing on the

outside) horizontally in half; make a crease, and use scissors to cut halfway through the fold.

Step 5Pull the paper open…. Refold bringing the two inner

booklet panels together with text to be read on the outside for both left and right inside panels. Fold down along center fold line, and fold again to make booklet flat—make sure the first and last pages of the booklet are on the outside.

Visual Summary of Steps

Add Photos and Graphics to Your Journal

"Dream of St. Joseph" by Rembrandt, c. 1650.*

“Annunciation“ by Fra. Angelico c. 1450.*

*From Roberts, Mark D., 2007 Advent Calendar. 22 Nov 2008. <http://www.markdroberts.com/htmfiles/resources/adventpictures2007.ht

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Insert Your Favorite Scripture Passages by Using Web Sites to

Help You Search

• King James online: University of Virginia Electronic Text Center - Old and New Testament with the Apocrypha at http://etext.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html

• Bible: King James Verson at:

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kjv/• Bible online in multiple versions with

topical and keyword search functions at

http://www.biblegateway.com/

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