Advent Resources

This all new resource from Forward Movement invites us "into a more faith-filled Advent and Christmas". Take a step back from the secular frenzy of the Holiday season with these daily devotions by a variety of authors that call us to engage with the Advent wreath, Christmas pageant, favorite hymns, and setting up the creche. [...]

Living Compass is built around a Model for Well-Being giving guidance in four dimensions of our being: heart, soul, strength, and mind. Living Well Through Advent: Practicing Wonder With All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind resource is available in English and Spanish. There are print copies available for purchase while supplies last, but are [...]

In Light & Darkness Advent is the theme for Illustrated Ministries 2023 Advent Resources. The theme focuses on how light and darkness exist together. It also explores how our understanding of darkness and light affect how we see God, our world, and how our faith is impacted by our view of these opposites. Resources available [...]

Traci Smith author of Faithful Families designed this December Faith Practices calendar as a way to engage everyone in your congregation in a simple practice each day leading up to Christmas. Days of the week is assigned a focus word, for example Tuesday's focus word is Service. Each Tuesday's faith practice focus on a simple [...]

The Dawn Chorus: An Advent Devotional on the Wonders of Birds is another excellent seasonal offering from SALT project. This devotional is suitable for a variety of ages and can be for parish or home use. Drawing from the beauty of songbirds and woven with scripture this devotional focuses on "the season’s four weeks of [...]

Pastor Matt Rawle, a United Methodist Pastor and author, focuses much of his writings on the intersection of popular culture and the church. The Heart that Grew Three Sizes in an Advent study using the the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas to help us dig deeper into the season of wait and the [...]

This year the Diocese of East Carolina will be participating in Forward Movement's AdventWord by Deanery. Over the course of the 28 days of Advent members of the diocese will share reflections and images on each day's word. We hope you will join us! There are many ways that you can: • Follow along with [...]

Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent is a daily devotion and reflection written by Tsh Oxenreider. Tsh is the founder of the community website The Art of Simple, she is has also written several other books. This book invites youth or adults to take a deeper dive into Advent. Daily readings include Scripture, a [...]

Less is More is a wonderful family Advent devotional is designed to help the refocus the seasons Advent and Christmas. Moving from less stuff and more focus on helping families dial back expectations, events, and even gifts. Included in these downloads for purchase are an Advent Calendar poster and a family devotional. Each week focuses [...]

This book published by Forward Movement is a daily reflection on each word that is part of the Global Advent Calendar known as AdventWord. It is available for order in print or downloadable in a few different formats. You can also join in the AdventWord journey with fellow members of the Diocese of East Carolina. [...]

Follow this account of Facebook or Instagram for the Advent adventures of Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar - along with their faithful camel, Hezekiah - on a whimsical holiday quest to find the infant king.

Close to Home are the Lectionary Year C resources produced by Sanctified Art. Close to Home focuses on the deep emotions and important rituals of this season. Resources available range from a daily devotional, to a family Advent calendar, to sermon prep, along with multi-media resources. A full bundle includes all 9 resources. A la [...]

From The Bible Project, the Advent Word series is an excellent teaching resource for young people and adults. It could be used for Sunday mornings, evenings or Wednesday programs the 4 weeks of Advent. Focusing on peace, joy, hope, and love, this series explores the meaning of each words through scripture stories. Videos and scripture [...]

The Colors of Christmas is a beautifully illustrated book by Matthew Paul Turner drawing younger readers in to discover they are part of the greatest story, the birth of Jesus. Through engaging the senses children will be able to imagine how things feel, look, and taste as they learn more about their part i

Many families observe Advent with a 24 day Advent Calendar. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes! Lego has had several different versions of favorite characters and series for a number of years. This year the Diocese of Arkansas has created prayers to go along with the Lego City Advent Calendar. They have [...]

Part of Episcopal Relief and Development's One Thousand Days of Love, Advent Toolkit is designed for children and their families. Weekly activities carry us from the first Sunday of Advent through Epiphany. DIY projects that encourage faith formation through creation and play are included all along the way. This resource is available in English and [...]