"But what the season of Advent tries to teach us is how to wait and to not lose heart, to live in hopeful patience. We rehearse during Advent the way to wait during the rest of the …
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Deepen Your Advent Observance With #AdventWord
What is #AdventWord? #AdventWord is a global, online Advent calendar. Each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Day, #AdventWord offers meditations and images to …
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Three Teaching Points for Advent
The Meaning of Advent The word “Advent” comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival.” As a season of the church year, Advent is the four weeks before Christmas …
Praying with Icons for Advent with Rowan Williams
"The point is simple: face to face with Jesus, there and only there, do we find who we are." - Rowan Williams What are Icons? Dating from the early church and more common in …
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Webinar: Rebooting Advent—Preparing Hearts
Rebooting Advent In this webinar we focus on what churches and formation leaders can do during Advent, sharing ideas and tips for how to meet your congregation where they are and …
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An Adventure in Reading: Parish Offers Summer Day Camp
Here’s an idea worth considering—host a reading camp for children in need of reading assistance. This summer St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields in Columbia, South Carolina hosted the …
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AdventWord Online! Your Images, Your Prayers: A Worldwide Practice
AdventWord: Pray With Christians Around the World Looking for inspiration in Advent? Look no further than AdventWord, a worldwide Advent practice, online! #AdventWord …
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Advent & Christmas Resources from Church Publishing
"In Advent... Christians learn how to remain intimate with God, how to approach the light, and how to get ready for new birth in Christ." Advent & Christmas: From …
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Advent & Christmas Resources From Paraclete Press
"The days are coming," declares the Lord, "when I will fulfill the good promise I made..." Jeremiah 33:14 Advent and Christmas with Paraclete Press Paraclete Press offers …
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Advent Prayer Stations at Church: A Deeper Way Into The Season
"People were invited to write their prayers of longing and put them in the empty manger – the same manger we would soon use for our Christmas pageant." Going Deeper in …
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