Advent & Christmas 2023
Church programs
Customizable Advent video for your church for use on websites and social media in English, Spanish, and French.
Journeying the Way of Love: Four-session Advent Curriculum is available in English, Spanish, and French from the Episcopal Church. There is also a 2023 Journeying the Way of Love Advent Calendar in the three languages.
Gathering to Write is an intergenerational Advent practice found at Building Faith.
Advent Calendars
Building Faith put together a terrific gathering of some of the best Advent Calendar resources in the Episcopal Church.
Forward Movement hosts Advent Word – online reflections through photos on the daily theme pulled from the Sunday lectionary readings. Church Publicity resources for 2023 available.
Personal Meditations & Family Practices
Episcopal Relief & Development Advent Toolkit. Episcopal Relief & Development has a downloadable Advent Toolkit which includes DIY projects for families and communities that will take you from Advent to Christmas and through Epiphany.
Advent Resources from Loyola Press including activities for the home, for family, and for personal reflection.
Christmas:
Pageants and Programs
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) offers Las Posadas, a churchwide Christmas pageant that invites us to experience the journey of the holy family. Las Posadas, which means “The Inns,” is a traditional Advent/Christmas celebration in Latin America, particularly Mexico, and among many Mexican Americans. In English and Spanish.
Forward Movement offers a free resource for celebrating Posadas. Available in Spanish, Lugar en el meson.
Christmas Pageant Ideas, Tips, and Scripts – a fantastic article with great links from Building Faith.
Prayers and Blessings for Christmas from Building Faith.
Christmas Trivia: A Back Pocket Game for Any Group, with downloadable resources for churches.
Families at Home
“Grow Christians” is a fantastic site with regular articles on Christian parenting and discipleship at home. Their seasonal resources can be very helpful for bridging the church/home gap.
What Does This Season Mean? Handout for Christmas at Home, from Building Faith.
Carrying Christmas With Us: Prayer Cards for All Twelve Days– a spiritual practice with downloadable prayer cards.