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First Week of Advent
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December 1, 2008 |
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Dear Education for Justice Members,
We begin the Advent journey in the midst of a time of darkness and ask for the grace to enter into this sacred season with mindfulness and focus. Each week of Advent we will send a listing of resources for the week. The resources specific to Week One are below. Search the web site for many more resources too.
Wishing you a Blessed Advent,
The Education for Justice Team |
Advent Prayer
Slow us down, O Lord, this Advent,
So we may understand
the darkness we are in,
the darkness of fear
that comes with wanting more,
And the fear of having less.
Grant us the light of transformation,
As we wait for your true abundance--
The love of the Incarnation,
A love that brings us
true dignity and security,
A love that embraces all,
that enriches all,
That calls us all
to share justly
and celebrate joyfully.
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Advent Resource Guide
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 Preparing the Way
A handy reference list of additional resources for Advent saves you time in searching the web site. This two page resource includes a list of our most popular Advent materials and includes prayers, reflections, activities, prayer services, conscious consumer guides and service-learning suggestions and more.
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Advent Reflection for Week One
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No
Room at the Inn
This reflection for the first week of Advent invites us to look at who and what
we "welcome" and what we "have no room for." This four-page
resource includes a reflection on Luke 2:6-12, reflection questions, prayer,
and a case study for discussion. Do we dare to look more closely at what
and who we welcome and who we turn away?
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Interactive Advent Calendar 2008
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 Daily Advent Reflections to Download
This interactive Advent Calendar can be downloaded right to your desktop. Using global solidarity as our
lens, these daily
Advent reflections focus on places around the world where glimmers of hope are
found even in the midst of struggles and suffering. The incarnation reveals an infinite horizon of hope.Go to resource |
Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of Advent
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The readings for the Second Sunday of Advent call us to listen more deeply for the voice of God and to hear those voices crying out. The
scriptures als  o remind us to speak up and to proclaim the message of God. The
images of the scriptures are images of hope and possibility. The rough way can
be made straight. God will come with
power. We can expect a new heaven and
new earth "where righteous dwells."
Baptism, repentance and all kinds of renewal are possible. Justice can replace injustice; solidarity can
replace isolation; nonviolence can replace violence; compassion can replace
selfishness. Read more. Go to Lectionary Reflection |
Simplifying Christmas - Alternative Gift Ideas
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 Jesus is the Reason for the Season
This handy two-page reference sheet has a wide range of suggestions for
simplifying Christmas so that Jesus Christ remains at the center of
your holiday celebration. Unplug the consumer Christmas machine! A list
of alternative gift-giving ideas provides numerous ways to support just
causes, better the lives of those who are poor, and use your Christmas
spending to invest in year-round change.
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Fact Sheet HIV/AIDS & Social Teaching
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 December 1 is World AIDS Day
This four-page resource includes the latest facts and figures on HIV/AIDS. It provides an overview of the Church's social teaching and pastoral care and includes links for additional information. See the next resource below for a prayer service to mark the observance of World AIDS Day.
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Prayer Service for World AIDS Day
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 December 1
This two-page prayer service is a print-ready resource to mark World
AIDS Day and to pray with and for all those who are living with
HIV/AIDS. Resource includes song suggestions, scripture reading, ritual
ideas, and prayer setting suggestions.
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December 2: Anniversary of the Four Church Women
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 We Remember
".. .the reign of God is making headway - and for this I am grateful. Do continue
to be Spirit-filled and challenging."
-Sister Dorothy Kazel, O.S.U, martyr
Sr. Dorothy Kazel, Ita Ford, Jean Donovan and Maura Clark were murdered in El Salvador in 1980 during the height of the civil war there.
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Give A Gift Subscription to Education for Justice
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 Share the Gospel Vision
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