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Audio Advent Devotionals
On the final seven days of Advent, we invite you to join the Marina Christian Fellowship in this daily audio devotional. Special thanks to Jonathan Fenwick and his team at MCF for sharing this beautiful, invaluable resource. The following is an introduction from their website: www.oantiphon.weebly.com Tomorrow I Will Come is an Advent audio devotional project…
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Singing in Expectation
by Julie Durbin, with the help of many Choosing good church music for Advent can be a challenge. It’s not that there isn’t wonderful music for the season, but depending on the community you serve, those songs may be less well known than the favorite Christmas carols. Even the words to carols are fading from…
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Advent Zoom Call
On Thursday, November 7, we gathered from Budapest to Seattle via the magic of Zoom virtual calls. Doug Cullum and Celeste Cranston hosted our conversation and many contributed excellent thoughts and resources. In this post you’ll find our collaborative notes document, the video recording, and the audio recording. READ Here is the link to read…
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The Advent Aesthetic
Community of the Savior in Rochester, New York shared these photos from recent years of Advent decor. To explore more creative ideas for inviting your congregation into the aesthetic of Advent, visit Community of the Savior’s photos on Facebook or email us at fmliturgy@gmail.com with questions and to connect with CoS leadership.
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Chrismon Tree
by Julie Durbin, New Brighton Free Methodist This year at Advent, the New Brighton Free Methodist Church of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, will put up their fiftieth Chrismon Tree. It became tradition there after member, Eleanor Collins, saw one at a Lutheran church in a neighboring city. It was 1970, and she knew the church wouldn’t…