A LENT 2014 CHILDREN / YOUTH CALENDAR

 The calendar (below) runs from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Each day, family member reads the day’s suggestion for giving and drops a few cents into a jar.  On Day 2, for example, three cents are requested for each room in your house. The suggestions relate to the basics – healthy food, clean water and warm, comfortable living – that Canadians often take for granted but that seem so luxurious to families living in developing countries. This allows even young children to reflect on their relative wealth and to act on their generous impulses.

Ash Wednesday           - How many people are in your family?
                                     Put in 2 cents for each person.

March 6                 - Put in 3 cents for each room in your house.

March 7                 - How many bathrooms are there in your home?
                                     Put in 20 cents for each one.

March 8                 - Put in 2 cents for each electrical plug in your home.

March 9                  - Put in 5 cents for each bed in your home.

March 10                 - Count the blankets on the beds in your house.
                                     Put in 2 cents for each one.

March 11                 - How many chairs are there in your house?
                                     Put in 2 cents for each one.

March 12                 - Put in 5 cents for every water tap in your home.

March 13                     - Put in 3 cents for each piece of fruit in your fridge.     

March 14                     - Put in 50 cents for each car your family owns.

March 15                       - Put in 5 cents for each glass of milk you drank today.

March 16                       - How many windows are there in your house?
                                      Put in 2 cents for each one.

March 17                       - How many eggs are there in your fridge?
                                      Put in 3 cents for each one.

March 18                     - If you own 10 stuffed animals, put in 50 cents.
                                      If you own more than 10 put in $1.

March 19                       - Put in 3 cents for every year you have lived.

March 20                      - Count the pairs of socks you own.
                                      Put in 2 cents for each pair.

March 21                      - Put in 2 cents for each time you use water
                                      today for drinking and washing.

March 22                     - Put in 20 cents for each TV in your home.

March 23                     - Put in 10 cents for each wastebasket in your home.

March 24                     - How many stairs are there in your home?
                                      Put in 2 cents for each stair.

March 25                     - Put in 5 cents for each box of cereal in your cupboard.

March 26                     - If you have any pets, put in 25 cents.

March 27                     - Put in 2 cents for each bottle of water in your house.

March 28                     - If your family owns a computer put in $1.

March 29                     - Put in 1 cent for each CD your family owns.

March 30                     - Put in 2 cents for each light in your home                                                 

March 31                     - How many cans of soup are there in your pantry?
                                      Put in 2 cents for each.

April 1                     - If you own more than 20 books, put in 50 cents.

April 2                     - Put in 5 cents for each pair of shoes you own.

April 3                     - If you own a bicycle, put in 25 cents.

April 4                     - Put in 50 cents for each movie
                                     you have been to in the past month.

April 5                      - Put in 2 cents for each pair of pants you own.

April 6                      - Count the number of times you ate today.
                                      Put in 5 cents for each time.

April 7                      - Put in 2 cents for each shirt you own.

April 8                      - If you ate out in the past two weeks, put in 25 cents

April 9                      - Did you throw out any recyclable cans or bottles today? 
                                      Put in 50 cents if you did.

April 10                      - If you ate any food today that was packaged in plastic,
                                      put in 25 cents.

April 11                     - Put in 10 cents for each telephone in your home.

April 12                     - Put in 5 cents for each movie or game you rented this month.

Palm Sunday April 13     - Put in 10 cents for each plant in your home.

April 14                         - Put in 2 cents for each DVD you own.

April 15                         - Put in 25 cents for each hour of TV you watched today.

April 16    - Put in 5 cents for each toiletries item or cosmetic you used today (toothpaste, shampoo)

Holy Thursday April 17 - Put in 5 cents for each piece of bread you ate today.

Good Friday April 18    - Put in 5 cents for each drink you had today.

Holy Saturday April 19 - Put in 50 cents for each family gathering
                                    you have or attend this weekend.

Easter Sunday April 20  - TODAY  IN UNION WITH
                                          ALL YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

                                          TRULY ENJOY
                                          THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

*  GOD BLESS!   *  ENJOY YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY!  *