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Crèche Sharing Across the Miles

As many church buildings are closed and continue to offer worship over Zoom and other online platforms, we can still celebrate the …

Religious publishing companies offer new Advent resources each year. This year we asked four publishers for just two "top picks" …

To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Advent at home as a PDF, click …

Growing up our family had one of the Avon Christmas Count-Down Calendars from 1987 with the mouse that moved from one …

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces …

Apocalyptic imagery in the Bible is a statement of showing the contrast between God's way of justice, peace, and flourishing and …

A half-day retreat at a local farm and a bus trip to a Christian music theater worked...but how were we to educate about and …

"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 …

What is #AdventWord? #AdventWord is a global, online Advent calendar. Each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas …

The Meaning of Advent The word “Advent” comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival.” As a season of the …

"The point is simple: face to face with Jesus, there and only there, do we find who we are." - Rowan Williams What are …

Rebooting Advent In this webinar we focus on what churches and formation leaders can do during Advent, sharing ideas and tips for …