Advent Resources for Church and Home

JESUS MAFA. The birth of Jesus with shepherds, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.

The World Methodist Council wishes a blessed Advent and Christmas to each of our readers. As a way of highlighting what other Methodists and Wesleyans around the world are using for their Advent celebrations, we share the following resources noted by the World and Liturgy and the Family Life Committees:

1. 1. Advent 2017 WMC Family Life Book of Prayers and Meditations – http://firstfridayletter.worldmethodistcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Advent-2017-WMC-Family-Life.pdf
   2. Methodist Church in Britain Candle Liturgy http://methodist.org.uk/media/2784859/ao-2017-candle-liturgy.pdf
   3. UMC Advent Home Worship Resource – https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/2017-advent-home-worship
   4. UMC Advent “Coming Home” Worship Series – https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/advent-through-christmas-season-2017-series-overview
   5. A gift for churches this Christmas –http://www.saferresource.org.au/
   6. Downloadable family advent calendar –
      http://digitalorthodoxy.com/2016/11/24/advent-calendar-2016/
   7. An Advent Prayer for Refugees – https://cafod.org.uk/content/download/43865/512995/version/1/Advent%20prayer%20for%20refugees%20.pdf
   8. Some lovely Advent Prayers from Catholic friends – https://cafod.org.uk
   9. Resources for Keeping Advent – http://www.keepingadvent.com/about-this-site