Office of Family Life

Advent photo submission & GIVEAWAY

We’re already planning next year’s Office of Family Life Advent calendar, and we’d love your help! As you and your family celebrate Advent, we invite you to capture those special moments and share them with us. Your photos could be featured in our upcoming calendar and help inspire others in their faith journey.

Advent Giveaway Details

The Office of Family Life is hosting an Advent Giveaway as a thank-you for participating!

  • How it works: For every photo you submit, you’ll receive one entry into the giveaway—up to five entries per person (one entry per photo).

  • Want to share more than five photos? Please do! We’d love to see them all, but only five will count toward entries.

  • Deadline: Since Advent is a busy season, you have until January 15 to submit your photos. We’d gladly accept photos after this date for our calendar project, but entries received after January 15 will not be included in the giveaway.

  • Winner: All entries will go into a random drawing, and the winner will be contacted by phone (or email if no phone number is provided).

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS

  • Email your photos to Miranda Evans at mevans@dnu.org.

  • Use the subject line: “Advent Photos”

  • Include your name and phone number in the email so we can reach you if you’re the lucky winner!

Need Ideas for photos? we can help!

  • ADVENT WREATH & CANDLES

    • Lighting the Advent wreath at home or in church.

    • Children helping to light the candles.

    • Family gathered around the wreath for prayer.

  • PRAYER & REFLECTION

    • Family praying together during Advent.

    • Children reading Scripture or an Advent devotional.

    • A cozy prayer corner decorated for Advent.

  • NATIVITY SCENE

    • Setting up the Nativity scene at home.

    • Children placing figures in the manger (especially Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve).

    • Creative homemade Nativity crafts.

  • ADVENT CALENDAR

    • Kids opening a door on an Advent calendar.

    • Family gathered around a Scripture-based Advent calendar.

    • DIY Advent calendar activities.

  • ACTS OF KINDNESS

    • Family donating to a food shelf or parish giving tree.

    • Children helping wrap gifts for charity.

    • Dropping coins in the Salvation Army kettle.

  • PARISH & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

    • Attending an Advent Mass or parish event.

    • Singing or listening to Advent hymns.

    • Participating in a parish Advent retreat or reconciliation service.

  • CRAFTS & DECORATIONS

    • Making Advent wreaths or ornaments.

    • Children creating Jesse Tree ornaments.

    • Decorating the home with purple and pink Advent colors.

  • FAMILY TRADITIONS

    • Baking special Advent treats together.

    • Reading the story of the Annunciation or Visitation.

    • Lighting candles during evening family prayer.