Advent, Racial Justice, and Healing in December 2020
Here are some newly released Advent resources with a focus on Racial Justice and Healing.
December 3 | Resurrection in Advent: The Church as Post-Election Listener and Healer
12 noon PST via Zoom. Free (with option to buy a ticket in support).
Click here to register.
Join in a dynamic conversation on being Christian in the public square in the wake of an historically divisive election. Rowan Williams states in this classic text Being Christian that “the Christian life is a listening life.” How do we set up spaces to listen to the convictions and concerns of those with whom he disagree? What is the role of prayer in preparing for, participating in, and walking (in love) away from hard conversations? How can we practice evangelism in a country with such defined and defended tribes and segregated communities?
Teaching and Preaching: Churches Revisioning Unity in Christ through the Holidays
Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), an ecumenical multi-lateral dialogue among ten Protestant faith communions in the USA announces the release of new, ecumenical resources for local congregations to utilize during the upcoming holiday season. The resources are designed to help local churches experience Thanksgiving and Watchnight (New Year’s Eve) through the lens of racial equity.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y6pyhs38
Preparing to Become the Beloved Community curriculum revised for Advent 2020
New and updated Advent and Christmas resources for congregations, dioceses, and communities of faith are available, with additional resources coming soon. Available now: Preparing to Become the Beloved Community Advent curriculum; Way of Love Digital Invitation Kit; updated Journeying the Way of Love Advent calendar and curriculum; AdventWord 2020; Episcopal Migration Ministries Refugee Prayer Vigil. And be sure to sign up for daily Advent and Christmas emails. Find Advent and Christmas resources from The Episcopal Church here.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yy5nzf73
In Spanish here: https://tinyurl.com/yxquddpt
In French here: https://tinyurl.com/yy8a59x7
The Promise of Advent webinar series
Amplify Media is offering four on-demand, free workshops for the season of Advent. “Hope, faith, joy, and peace” - these Advent messages are needed this year more than ever before as people struggle with continued health concerns related to COVID-19, unprecedented loss, and a divided culture. How can church leaders imaginatively plan for this beloved season without the traditions of its typical events and rituals? This series of interviews discusses church leaders’ hopes and concerns around Advent planning and help resource and inspire leaders struggling with planning and staying spiritually focused on Advent’s promise of redemption.