ADVENT MATERIALS:
A Christmas Gift-Making Workshop
Advent Christmas and Epiphany: Liturgies and Prayers for Public Worship by Brian Wren
An Advent Worship Service: Songs and Lessons for the Advent Wreath and Hanging of the Greens
Angel at McDonald's: Drama for Youth by Linda M. Goens
Angels We Will Hear on High! Stories for Christmas by Arthur F. Fogartie
Candles & Conifers: Resources for All Saints' and Advent by Ruth Burgess. A Wild Goose Publication, The Iona Community.
Celebrating Advent/Christmas/Epiphany:Youth action curriculum - asst. years
Celebrating Advent Christmas Epiphany: Seasonal Action Course for Youth - asst. years
Chrismon - Symbol Patterns and their meaning - downloaded from www.umc.org/chrismons/patterns/
Chrismons - They Point to Jesus by Diane L. Gibson. Includes Order of Worship, Patterns and Instructions for Making Chrismons.
Clip-art for Feasts and Seasons: New expanded edition by Gertrud Mueller Nelson
Come to Christmas: The Customs of the Christmas & Advent Season
Creative Ideas for Epiphany by Linda S. Davidson
Design for Celebrating Advent/Christmas/Epiphany
From Advent's Alleluia to Easter's Morning Light: Poetry for Worship, Study, and Devotion by Ann Weems. In her first collection of poems in ten years, Ann Weems challenges Christians to look past the ongoing distractions of the "busy work" of church meetings and socials, new programs and technology, and inevitable conflict, while reminding readers in her singularly expressive voice that the "institution" of the church is, at heart, quite simply all about Jesus. This collection of poems, written to be used in worship, in personal devotions, and in discussion groups, is organized to follow the liturgical year from Advent through Easter.
Joy to the World: Christmas celebrations, customs and crafts from many lands for use in church, school and home by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier
Kneeling in Bethlehem by Ann Weems
Let's Make a Jesse Tree! by Darcy James. 26 Full-size Patterns plus Instructions
Meditations for Advent & Christmas by James G. Kirk
Preaching the Incarnation by Peter K. Stevenson and Stephen I. Wright
Symbols for all Seasons: Environmental Planning for Cycles A, B & C aby Catherine H. Krier
Symbols of the Season by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier
Teach Us To Number Our Days: Liturgical Advent Calendar - contains background information as well as How to's for paper, felt and cloth versions of the calendar
The Advent Wreath: A Light in the Darkness by Debbie Trafton O'Neal
The Alternatives Celebrations Catalogue by Milo Shannon-Thornberry
The Christmas Survival Book by Alice Slaikeu Lawhead
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Christmas Story
The Mouse at the Manger: A Children's Christmas Play by Martha S. Rabert
Things to Make & Do for Advent & Christmas by Martha Bettis Gee
To Celebrate: Reshaping Holidays & Rites of Passage: Another Alternatives' Celebration Catalogue
To Dance With God:Family Ritual and Community Celebration by Gertrud Mueller Nelson
We Believe: Keep It Simple and Sacred: Alternatives for Advent and Christmas
Worship Through the Seasons: Ideas for Celebration by Mary Isabelle Hock.
