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Advent Resources
From Bishop WhiteSimilar to the Bishop's Holy Week meditations, the Bishop will be publishing a meditation each week for Advent via Constant Contact to the EpiscoBlast newsletter listserve. These mediations will also be published on our Facebook page, facebook.com/episcopalky, each week.
From the Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop's Advent Message 2013, videotaped in the Chapel of the Christ the Lord at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City, is available here.
The following is the text of Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori's Advent Message 2013.
Presiding Bishop's Advent Message: "It's a time to be still and listen." Advent is a time of waiting and for many people it's a time to reflect on what Mary must have experienced as she waited for the birth of this unusual child. You may never have been pregnant or lived with someone who was, but put yourself in her place for a while. Consider what it would have been like to have a new life growing within you. And reflect on what new is growing within you this season of Advent. What new concern is growing for the people around you? What new burden is on your heart for the woes of the world? What new possibility do you see emerging in the world around you, and how might you be part of that? Advent is a quieter time of the year in the Church's understanding. It's a time to be still and listen, listen deep within to what is growing, ready to emerge into new life. And as the season for the birth of the Christ Child arrives, I would encourage you to consider how you yourself will be present in the world in a new way this year. How will you give evidence of love incarnate to the world around you? I pray that you have a blessed and joyful and peace-filled Advent. God be with you. Episcopal Relief and Development Gifts for Life, the organization's alternative gift catalog, offers people of all ages a fun and concrete way to impact lives around the globe. By purchasing items such as postnatal care for a mother and child, learning and nourishment for preschool children or a goat that can provide a family with milk and cheese, gift givers can lift a loved one's spirit while boosting a community's ability to lift itself out of poverty. New to the catalog this year is a donkey and plow that can empower a woman to sow and harvest her own fields, rather than having to hire and wait for a team of oxen and a driver. Read more Church Publishing Inc.
Walk, don't run, through Advent with It's Advent!
This new daily devotional app is suitable for all ages and features the artwork of renowned cartoonist, Jay Sidebotham. Scripture readings and the Sermon on the Mount bring the anticipation of Advent to life. Email the daily messages to friends and family, or post to your favorite social media feeds. A handy built-in journaling feature allows you to collect your thoughts throughout the season of Advent. It's Advent! is compatible with all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running iOS 7.0 or greater.
Go here for more information or here to download the app.
Forward Movement is pleased to announce the release of From the Holly Jolly to the Holy: Reclaiming the Sacred During Advent and Christmas by Jim Rosenthal.
The holiness of Advent and Christmas often gets lost in the busyness of the season. This year, explore Advent and Christmas through the lens of St. Nicholas and scripture, and find the holy in the midst of the secular traditions. Each day during Advent, From the Holly Jolly to the Holy will help you to reclaim this time as sacred and joy-filled.
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Saint John the Evangelist
Beginning December 1, visit SSJE's Digital Advent Calendar each day during Advent. Every day a new window opens offering you a moment of solace and reflection as to the true meaning of Advent and the coming Christmas Season. Each window will reveal a special Advent word, meditation and beautiful image.
Anglican Church of Canada
This Christmas season, take some time out from stress with "In days to come," a series of Advent devotional podcasts available soon from the Anglican Church of Canada.
General Synod's partner this year is St. Benedict's Table, an arts-centred Anglican community in downtown Winnipeg.
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