Liturgical Calendar

 

Advent
Season Advent Christmas Ordinary
Time
Lent Easter Ordinary
Time
Dates 4 weeks prior to Christmas December 25th to Feast of Baptism of Our Lord (mid-January) Mid-January to Mid-February or early March February/March to April
Begins with Ash Wednesday
50 Days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost
Usually April to May
June to late November
Colours Violet White Green Violet White Green
Symbols Advent Wreath

Bible
Nativity Scene

Gifts of the Magi

Light

Incense
Symbols of the Religious Education Program

Bible
Cross

Cross draped in sackcloth

Ashes
Cross

Cross draped in white

Water

Oil
Symbols of the Religious Education Program

Bible

Cross




Downloadable Documents

Catholic Education - The Call to Transformation
Writing Opportunities in Religious & Family Life Education - Grades 1-8


Religious Education Related Web Sites
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops – www.cccb.ca

Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops – www.occb.on.ca

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops – www.usccb.org

The Vatican – www.vatican.va

The Archdiocese of Kingston – www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca

The Archdiocese of Ottawa -  www.ecclesia-ottawa.org

The  Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall – www.alexandria-cornwall.ca

Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative – www.eoccc.org

Institute for Catholic Education – www.tcdsb.org/ice

Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace www.devp.org

Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators www.carfleo.org  

Resources for Catholic Teachers www.silk.net