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Advent Resources

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A few of our favorite things for churches, families, and communities, updated for 2025… From The Episcopal Church: In Luke’s telling of the Christmas story, startled shepherds are the first to hear that good news...

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Advent Devotional Calendar for 2024

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Download and use this Advent hymn based on the calendar’s poem to sing anytime during advent.

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Praying in Advent with the O Antiphons

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Today the O Antiphons begin. Part of the Church’s Advent prayer for at least 12 centuries, they employ seven images from the prophet Isaiah to engage us with the names and attributes of the Holy One whose...

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Advent Lessons and Carols with Festive Advent Tea in Bangor

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All are invited to join St. John, Bangor on Sunday, December 17 at 4 p.m. for Advent Lessons and Carols. This popular annual service in preparation for Christmas will feature familiar carols. The service is...

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An Advent Message from Bishop Brown 2023

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In this Advent video, Bishop Brown says, “Let’s speak words and use sign language and every other tool we can to speak a word of hope and glory even if it feels out of place.”...

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The Advent Grace of Starting Over with Fr. Martin Smith

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All are invited to attend an advent gathering with Fr. Martin Smith for a short talk, contemplations, and personal mediation. Smith is the author of widely read books on contemporary spirituality and one of The Episcopal...

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Christ Comes Surprisingly: A Quiet Evening of Advent Preparation with Rev. Martin Smith

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  Wednesday, December 13 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Attend in-person at St. Peter or join via FB livestream here: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church A striking theme of the Advent scriptures is that Christ comes...

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Advent Study Offering: Five-Week Course on Matthew’s Gospel

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All are invited to join a group at St Margaret’s, Belfast for a free, online and in-person short course on Matthew’s Gospel, which is the focus of Lectionary readings for Year A starting in Advent...

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An Advent Message for 2021

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Finding Solid Rock in a Time of Shifting Sands: Insights from the Spring House of Bishops Meeting

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Photo: Bishops at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for the Spring 2025 House of Bishops meeting. Courtesy of the Bishop of Georgia, Frank Logue. To reflect on the recent House of Bishops (HOB) meeting last...