Hello Faith Formation Community,
Advent is upon us and I know many of us are planning much later than normal given the situation. In this email you will just find resources for Advent! Some of these might look familiar as they were sent out in October, but I've added some new things too!
There are resources for children, youth, and adults and there are ideas for households and ideas for parishes. You might also want to check out this webinar from Building Faith, Rebooting Advent-Preparing Hearts.
As always, if you need more, please ask, I will do my best to help connect you with the resources you need!
Peace,
Missioner for Lifelong Christian Formation
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Children & Families with Children |
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They have a wealth of resources available for Advent and Christmas. All are digital files for download. Most can be purchased as an individual or based on parish size. Through the link you should be able to see resources from 2018 forward.
Resources include a color your own Advent Wreath and color you own Nativity set.
This is the 2020 theme for Illustrated Ministry. Using the birth narrative from Luke, Illustrated Ministries take families through a faith-filled thoughtful reflection on the theme each week. Resources are digital, so purchase for download only. They can be purchase as individuals or by congregation size.
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From the SALT project, this Advent devotional explores all the names we have for Jesus and all the ways in which Jesus calls us by name. This weekly devotional is for in home family use and follows Sunday Advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love. These Advent Devotionals are available for purchase and download. You can purchase as an individual or by congregation size.
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From Traci Smith, a leading professional in Christian Formation offers "faith practices for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, parents, grandparents, Sunday school teachers, pastors, and anyone who cares about kids will find easy, fun, and meaningful ideas for bringing the sacred back into the season."
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This family activity book comes in packs of five. It is designed for parents to use at home with their children. Each Bible story is uniquely retold with a faith word to investigate, wonder questions to ponder, and ideas for family activities.
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Advent Care Packages for Youth
Here are list of ideas for ways to help young people celebrate and observe Advent at home:
• Supplies for a make at home, safe for your own room Advent Wreath can be found HERE
• Spiritual Practice Challenge - This 5 week printable devotion/journal is available for purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers. Suitable for Middle and High Schoolers (and Adults). Each week has a different theme to explore and space to write and color.
• A Mason Jar Advent - Also from the SALT Project, this is a printable Advent Calendar that can be purchased as individuals or by parish size.
• Crayons, Colored Pencils, markers and string! Be sure to include the supplies need to create whats inside!
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(Youth & Adult)
Part of the global Advent Calendar, AdventWord which is hosted by Virginia Theological Seminary and in partnership with Forward Movement. AdventWord invites people to read and respond to each day's word. Watching and Waiting is a book that invites participants into a deeper study of each day's word. There is also a doodle prompt each day and 5 weeks of corresponding coloring posters. All items can be ordered from Forward Movement with price breaks for bulk ordering.
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This 7 week series for Adults from Church Next is a way to re-energize your congregations focus on Advent. The course can be taken as individuals or as a group, be sure you purchase the correct curriculum. Includes all the resources you will need to facilitate this class.
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This book study designed for adults is a deeper dive into the scripture preceding and surrounding the birth narrative of Jesus. Amy-Jill Levine is a Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and does an excellent job explaining connections made between Old and New Testament texts. Great for an individual reading but there are resources for group study as well.
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Written by Terri Hord Owens, this study focuses on the scripture readings for this Advent as it calls us to imagine a new world. A world not rooted in fear but with a realization that we may not "return to normal". Offering daily reading reflection, copies can be ordered with a discount offered for bulk buying by congregations.
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This post comes from Reformed Worship and highlights a variety of resources for using a Jesse Tree as part of your parish or personal Advent preparation. A Jesse Tree is a daily practice of scripture readings that trace the linage of Jesus. Using images as ornaments on a small tree, the tree fills as the days grow closer to Christmas Day.
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A resource from the publisher of My Faith My Life, these are three sets of four cards each - a set for children, a set for youth, and a set for adults. They are free for download all containing a front and back, prayer with action for each week of Advent.
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The SALT project also has customizable video resources available for your parish Advent too.
Check out all the resources available in their Advent Round Up!
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Sold as a bundle of 10 resources or pieces can be purchased a la carte, this Advent, Christmas & Epiphany resources for use with the Revised Common Lectionary in Year B. "These resources are for the dreamers in all of us—those who dream of a deeper connection with God and those who dream of a better world." Pieces include worship materials, a printable daily devotional, curated art collection, sermon ideas on the topic and more. Created by A Sanctified Art.
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