Date:______Know the stories and events that surround the major feasts of the Church year Think about the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and recognise some of the difficulties they faced S [ ] VF [ ]

Fill in the missing information on the events before and after Jesus’ birth.

The Annunciation The Journey into The Nativity – Epiphany – The Flight into Egypt – – Angel Gabriel Bethlehem – Mary ______three Wise men Mary and Joseph visits Mary to tell and Joseph travel ______visit Baby Jesus. take Jesus into her she is going to to Bethlehem on a Egypt away from ______have a baby. donkey. King Herod ______

Challenge: What difficulties did Mary and Joseph face on their journey into Bethlehem? Write in the speech bubbles.

Date: ______Know the stories and events that surround the major feasts of the Church year Think about the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and recognise some of the difficulties they faced S [ ] VF [ ]

Cut, stick and draw an arrow to show where each event took place. If you do not have a printer, can you draw your own map and label the events.

Challenge: Explain why your journey to Bethlehem was necessary.

Jesus’ birth Travel to Bethlehem Epiphany Flight into Egypt Annunciation

Date: ______Know the stories and events that surround the major feasts of the Church year Think about the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and recognise some of the difficulties they faced S [ ] VF [ ]

Draw a picture of the person/people and explain what difficulties they faced.

Name Picture Difficulties

Mary

Joseph

Wise Men

King Herod

Challenge: Explain the importance of these three events.

The Annunciation The Birth of Jesus The Flight into Egypt