The Key to God's Heart

The Buds had to wait until the last week of February for our meeting that dealt with the virtue of Piety.  Our theme for this meeting was:

The Key to God's Heart

Our saint for this meeting was St. Cecilia.

We began our meeting with a beautiful coloring image of St. Cecilia which matched the image that we used of her in our year one binder page as well as our holy card.

Then we created our own holy card for our holy card collection.

We used the same image...



The prayer we used was this:

Oh, Lord
I beseech Thee,
That my heart may be only Thine.

Before beginning our craft, we had a wonderful discussion to remind ourselves of what piety looks like, and with it being the beginning of Lent, we discussed how our Lenten promises of extra prayer, fasting and alms giving are perfect ways to show grow in piety.

Our craft was, in fitting with the theme, a key chain. 

The girls colored them, added jewels and found a great place from which to hang them.

And, as without fail, Mrs. A presented us with a beautiful and tasty creation for our snack.

Thanks, Mrs. A!

Keep planting seeds...

Pure Fashion!

Our February meetings got a little off track because of weather, but you would never have known it at this last meeting!  Even though everything was communicated through notes and emails, everyone pulled together to create an absolutely wonderful evening of fun and fashion for the girls and their guests. 

Our virtue was Humility. 

Let them see Jesus in me, not the clothes that are on me.

Many thanks to Mrs. I. and Mrs. N. for organizing the whole thing and for all the wonderful moms who stepped up to help with costumes, decorations, baking, serving and cleaning up.  Thanks to all the grandmothers that came and talked to the girls about the fashion of their day and how modesty and purity played a part in the way they presented themselves. 

And thanks to the Buds!  Weren't they beautiful?

Our Fashion Show

Act One:

In Bible times, so long ago,

A girl was dressed from head to toe.

Her head was covered, her legs were too,

As a modest maiden, it was the thing to do.

Act Two:

As time went on, dresses stayed long,

But covering our heads seemed all wrong.

Hat, instead, were fashionable wear,

Lace, pearls and gloves added modest flair.

Act Three:

Then came the 50's and poodle skirts,

With bobby socks and buttoned shirts.

Yes, shirts got shorter, it seems as such,

But it wasn't modest to show too much.

Act Four:

Now today we have lots to wear,

Style tells us to do all that we dare.

But a Rose Bud knows that even so,

Modesty is still the way to go.

So when someone looks at a Bud today,

The clothes she wears are not in the way.

Everyone who looks is able to see,

She shines with the light that is Jesus our King.

Some behind the scenes fun...

Pure Fashion!

Keep planting seeds...