Wednesday, October 24, 2012

2012 Advent and Christmas Resources

WORSHIP RESOURCES
15 Advent worship series themes: Faith and Works
Advent/Christmas worship Theme:  Here Comes Christmas - Portland-Heywood Lutheran Church
Advent with a difference:  ELCA world hunger

 resource page: Lutheran Church of Australia:  Commission on worship
Advent Liturgies:  reWorship
Worship Ways, Multimedia Worship in Advent/Christmas, Trees of Advent, Hawaiian Liturgy for Advent. Liturgy planningAdvent Resources & Alternate Liturgies, Wellsprings of the Gospel. United Church of Christ.
Worship Planning Resources for Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, Dan Benedict, General Board of Discipleship, United 
Advent Wreath Candle-Lighting Meditations for Home and Church, 2005. United Methodist Church.
Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Services & Liturgies, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Advent Prayer Service, Debi Tyree, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Wellspring Liturgies for Advent & ChristmasCatherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
Ideas for Worship from "On the Move," a publication of The Joint Board of Christian Education of Australia and New Zealand. At The Billibong, Jeff Shrowder.
21st Century Africana Worship Resources: Advent WReath Readings for Year B, the Rev. Sherrie Dobbs Johnson, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship
Worship Resources by Lisa Frenz, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Portland, OR:
         An Order of Worship for Advent with Holy Communion
         An Order of Worship with Holy Communion for Advent using images of the coming Light.
        An Advent Order for Holy Communion: Word of God Come Be With Us a service of renewal.
Advent Candle-Lighting Litaniees by Richard J. Fairchild at Kir-Shalom:  Year CBlue Christmas/Longest Night Worship With Those Who Mourn, Resources from General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.
Advent Alternative - A selection of readings from Children's Literature with scriptural references that invite us to "lift the veil" and recognize the presence of God already born among us. Katherine Hawker, Outside the Box.
Advent Candle Prayers and Advent Communion Litanies, Katherine Hawker, Outside the Box.
Advent Services from St Andrew Lutheran Church (ELCA), New Bern, NC.
Inclusive Language Seekers Liturgies from Seekers Church:
     "hoping to be fed...our hands serving" (2004)
     "What Are We Waiting For?" (2003)
     "At Ease In Our Struggles" (2002)
      "Unknown Territory of Hope" (2001)
      "A Bright Snarl" (2000)
      "Mangers and Manure" (1999)
      "Just Enough" (1998)
       "Full of Grace" (1997)Methodist Church.
Traditional Hymns for Blended and Contemporary Worship Volume One: Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, by Dean McIntyre, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Advent-Christmas Page, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor, Contemporary Christian Music Resources.
"Prepare, Prepare," a hymn for Advent by John Kleinheksel. United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries.
"'Tis Winter Now, the Fallen Snow," a hymn for Advent by John Kleinheksel. United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries.
"The Lord's Messiah Comes,", a hymn for Advent by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.


RESOURCES
Advent readings, devotions and Sunday School story:  Sola Scripture

Advent Resources:  Concordia Publishing House
Advent Resources:  Creative Communications
Advent Resources: Damaris Church
Advent Resources:  Augsburg Fortress
Advent resources:  Textweek



Advent ideas 
Advent Boxes:  Ringwood-Knox Lutheran Church
Faith Together: Come Lord Jesus curriculum face book and curriculum resources
Advent Prayer Stations:  Fresh Worship
Jesse Tree Ornaments, downloadable brochure from King of Peace Episcopal Church.

Art to Heart, Jeff Dugan. Suggestions for classic artwork to use with each week's liturgy. Jeff also offers the opportunity to purchase PowerPoint presentations of classic art for weekly liturgical use.

Devotionals, Daily Readings, Advent Calendars
Praying Advent, The Collaborative Ministry Office, Creighton University.
Celebrating Advent in the Home, downloadable brochures from King of Peace Episcopal Church.
Advent/Christmas Devotionals, Lutheran Hour Ministries.

Also please view our earlier Advent/Christmas resources at Advent and Christmas

If you have any resources to suggest...please email me at richard.schwedes@lca.org.au


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