Advent - (Mass - St. Mary's College Broome)

http://www.daughtersofstpaul.com/catholicchristmas/index.html  Advent for kids

You tube - Advent Liturgy

'One voice' - Dance around the lounge room - Australian worship for the young at heart.

(1996)

• http://www.cresourcei.org/cyadvent.html

• http://www.kencollins.com/holy-01.htm

• http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/

• http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/advent/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent

• http://www.wf-f.org/ADVPray.html

• http://www.silk.net/RelEd/seasons.htm#advent

• http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/adx/adprep.html

• http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0369.html

• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01165a.htm

• An Advent Story about my son Philip. Update: Phil's Christmas.
• General Resources:
  • A Holy Christmas by Richard and Charlene Fairchild. Here you'll find the most comprehensive link to Advent and Christmas resources on the internet!
  • An excellent set of planning helps and articles about Advent from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Advent Resources at Christian Resource Institute (Dennis Bratcher). Includes materials on The Jesse Tree and Advent Wreaths, and an article on Hearing Old Testament Advent Texts.
  • Kirkweb's Advent Resources Page.
  • Advent, Christmas and Epiphany Resources on the Web at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's "Lift Up Your Hearts".
• Worship Planning:
  • Worship Ways, Multimedia Worship in Advent/Christmas, Trees of Advent, Hawaiian Liturgy for Advent. Liturgy planning, United Church of Christ.
  • Advent Resources & Alternate Liturgies, Wellsprings of the Gospel.
  • Worship Planning Resources for Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, Dan Benedict, General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.
  • Advent Wreath Candle-Lighting Meditations for Home and Church, 2005. United Methodist Church.
  • Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Services & Liturgies, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Advent Prayer Service, Debi Tyree, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Wellspring Liturgies for Advent & Christmas, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • Ideas for Worship from "On the Move," a publication of The Joint Board of Christian Education of Australia and New Zealand. At The Billibong, Jeff Shrowder.
  • 21st Century Africana Worship Resources: Advent WReath Readings for Year B, the Rev. Sherrie Dobbs Johnson, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Worship Resources by Lisa Frenz, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Portland, OR:
    • An Order of Worship for Advent with Holy Communion
    • An Order of Worship with Holy Communion for Advent using images of the coming Light.
    • An Advent Order for Holy Communion: Word of God Come Be With Us a service of renewal.
  • Advent Candle-Lighting Litaniees by Richard J. Fairchild at Kir-Shalom
    • Year A
    • Year B
    • Year C
  • Blue Christmas/Longest Night Worship With Those Who Mourn, Resources from General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.
  • Advent Alternative - A selection of readings from Children's Literature with scriptural references that invite us to "lift the veil" and recognize the presence of God already born among us. Katherine Hawker, Outside the Box.
  • Advent Candle Prayers and Advent Communion Litanies, Katherine Hawker, Outside the Box.
  • Advent Services from St Andrew Lutheran Church (ELCA), New Bern, NC.
  • Inclusive Language Seekers Liturgies from Seekers Church:
    • "hoping to be fed...our hands serving" (2004)
    • "What Are We Waiting For?" (2003)
    • "At Ease In Our Struggles" (2002)
    • "Unknown Territory of Hope" (2001)
    • "A Bright Snarl" (2000)
    • "Mangers and Manure" (1999)
    • "Just Enough" (1998)
    • "Full of Grace" (1997)
    • Advent 1996
• Artwork, Ornaments, Crafts, Music
  • Links to art images at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
    • visitation
    • Mystical/Liturgical/Enthroned Madonna
    • last judgment
    • annunciation
    • John the Baptist
  • Jesse Tree Ornaments, downloadable brochure from King of Peace Episcopal Church.
  • Art to Heart, Jeff Dugan. Suggestions for classic artwork to use with each week's liturgy. Jeff also offers the opportunity to purchase PowerPoint presentations of classic art for weekly liturgical use.
  • Traditional Hymns for Blended and Contemporary Worship Volume One: Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, by Dean McIntyre, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Advent-Christmas Page, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor, Contemporary Christian Music Resources.
  • "Prepare, Prepare," a hymn for Advent by John Kleinheksel. United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries.
  • "'Tis Winter Now, the Fallen Snow," a hymn for Advent by John Kleinheksel. United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries.
  • "The Lord's Messiah Comes,", a hymn for Advent by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
• Devotionals, Daily Readings, Advent Calendars
  • Worship Ways, Lighting candles of Advent and Christmas in the Decade to Overcome Violence Liturgy planning, United Church of Christ.
  • Praying Advent, The Collaborative Ministry Office, Creighton University.
  • Celebrating Advent in the Home, downloadable brochures from King of Peace Episcopal Church.
  • Advent/Christmas Devotionals, Lutheran Hour Ministries.
  • Yahoo's list of Online (Virtual) Advent Calendars.
• Articles
  • "Where Did the Season of Advent Come From?" Daniel Benedict, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • "Advent Speaks to the Power of Smallness," Joan Chittister, National Catholic Reporter, 2003.
  • "Seeing the Unexpected in Advent," By Doug Adams, Professor of Christianity and the Arts, Pacific School of Religion.
  • "Why I'm an Advent Christian," Ronald Klug. BeliefNet.
  • "Advent - Close Encounters of a Liturgical Kind," Chris Armstrong, Christian History 2002.
  • "Advent: A Season of Expectation and Anticipation," Robert T Cornelison at The Living Pulpit.
  • "Advent," Volume 3, 2000, McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry.
  • Four Themes for Advent, Culham College Institute.
  • The Season of Advent, at Ken Collins Web Site: Holy Days and Holidays.
  • Advent, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • "An Advent Reflection," Richard R. Gaillardetz, Commonweal, 1998.
  • "Encounters with the Hush," Joni Woelfel, National Catholic Reporter, 2002.
  • "Advent: 'Waiting for' and 'Hastening' - Faith & Spirituality," Margo Ritchie, New Catholic Times, 2002.
  • "Vision of Peace Shimmers in Advent Scripture," Emilie Griffin, National Catholic Reporter, 2001.
  • "Waiting for God," Molly Marsh, Sojourners, 2002.