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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Advent Unwrapped: Get Ready! ✨
Hello Revolutionaries,
If you are new to Advent Unwrapped, welcome, we are so glad you are here; and if you have been with us for a while, welcome back, we have been through some moments together already!
We know that it has been a rough fall (possibly year or two) filled with mixed expectations, mixed comfort levels and mixed feelings. It’s a lot to navigate. We hope to help with a collection of straightforward, invitational, shareable and mindful resources that will help us all engage in "the reason for the season."
This year the Advent Unwrapped team includes: revolutionaries from across the continent (Kingston, Jamaica, Washington, DC, to Summerland, BC); the Go Project, The United Church of Christ; the General Council 44 Youth Forum; and of course, you, Advent Unwrapped subscribers, your feedback is what shaped this years resources!
Last year you asked us:
What is all this talk about revolution and what does it have to do with Advent? This new "What is Advent?" video explains why we often refer to Advent as time to anticipate, prepare and wait for a revolution (that won’t be televised). The coming of Jesus, brings the coming of a new world, a new way of being that is truly revolutionary.
I loved sharing the hot chocolate prayer and the body prayers, could you provide us more things to share? Of course! Please continue to share pictures and videos of how you used these resources on social media using the hashtag #AdventUnwrapped. We are adding recipe prayer cards and daily shareable prayers this year.
We also have some new at home resources, including a do-it-yourself wellness kit that would make the perfect buy-nothing alternative Christmas present.
Thanks for the worship resources, keep them coming. Could you also help with promotion? You got it. We have two new ready to use worship services coming a Blue Christmas Service and a Christmas Day (which is a Sunday this year) Service. There are also other services on the Advent Unwrapped page that may be new to you like our one-rehearsal pageant!
On this page we will also include some posters that you can add your churches info to and use to promote these services.
We also have a new candle lighting liturgy this year that is inspired by a new advent hymn written specifically for Advent Unwrapped! I will send you a line as soon as it drops.
I am running dry on sermon ideas. Please help me prep for the season. For more information about Advent and our Advent resources this year check out this short webinar that has links to the United Church of Christ’s sermon seeds, to get you started. Also about 25 minutes in you will get a sample of the new musical resource we are sharing this year “The Giver."
Don’t forget to check out some of our past resources to help you prepare:
Revolutionaries, there is so much more to come. I will be checking in through this email to make sure that you don’t miss any of the goodness and to share resources as they become available.
Thank you for being a part of the Advent Unwrapped Team.
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