Ideas for Meaningful Holiday Traditions with Mentor, Shawn Mazelin
 
1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
 
Shawn Mazelin is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She loves to host strangers and friends in her home and she is known in her community as a mentor to many. In addition to serving at her church, Shawn also works at Hannah’s House as the Community Outreach Coordinator. 
 
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Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tommie dePaola
Resurrection Rolls Recipe
Resurection eggs from Family Life
French Toast Casserole Recipe
 
Bonus Resources/Ideas not mentioned:
*Many of these ideas come from book lists mentioned on Read Aloud Revival: 
Children's Picture Books:
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Colesfor Black History Month
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinellifor Valentine’s Day
The Legend of the Easter Egg by Lori Walburgfor Easter
How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the USA by Marjorie Pricemanfor 4th of July
Popcorn by Frank Aschfor Halloween
The Thanksgiving Story for Thanksgiving
Saint Nicholas by Julie Stiegemeyerfor St. Nicholas Day
The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
 
For the adults:
Everyday Confetti: Your Year-Round Guide to Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions by Karen Ehman
 
Bonus Ideas:
Let the family use the stockings all month long: use them as mailboxes and drop letters of love and encouragement throughout the month
 
Gather a group of friends to Christmas Carol at a Nursing Home or at the homes of recent widows/widowers. Consider writing letters to the people you will be singing to or bring them a candy cane with a note of encouragement. 
 
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Gospel Scripture: (all NIV)
 
Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
 
Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
 
Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.” 
 
Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” 
 
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 
 
Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” 
 
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
 
Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” 
 
Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
 
Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”
 
Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession- to the praise of his glory.”
 
Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for yo