In Luke’s telling of the Christmas story, startled shepherds are the first to hear that good news of great joy given to all people. Since then, through generations and generations, across the world, we keep sharing this Good News. We receive signs from God that, in the coming of Jesus Christ, we have received the greatest gift of all. The Episcopal Church wants to help you and your congregation share that Good News with each other and your neighborhoods, especially this Advent and Christmas.
AdventWord
Our main offering for Advent and Christmas this year will be participation in Forward Movement’s AdventWord. This online Advent calendar that asks individuals, ministries, and congregations to reflect on a single word each day of Advent.
If you feel so moved, you can even post the word, a written reflection, and a graphic on social media. We’ve created Canva templates – three each in English and Spanish – which we invite you to use.
United Thank Offering (UTO)
Christmas Gratitude Game
There are so many things to give thanks for during the Christmas season. UTO wants to help you and your friends and family share your Christmas stories of gratitude this holiday season. Print out the cards and game board. Then gather round to share your stories as you work your way to the end of the game.
Printable Letter to Santa
Are you re looking for a way to help a child you love think about their Christmas list differently? Then we’ve got a free printable for you! This one-page letter offers fill-in-the-blank areas. One way to show Santa how nice you’ve been this year is to tell him what you’re grateful for! Next, there are categories for gifts the child might like. It asks them to think about something to share. This can be a gift they donate or something they can share with a relative or neighbor.)
D365
These devotions are written by ministers, professors, students, teachers, missionaries, denominational leaders, and others who work with and care for students. D365 will highlight the season of Advent with the theme, “Following the Star.”
Typically, an author writes on a single theme for one week. In these devotions, you will read honest struggles and questions, all in the context of real faith. As you read the thoughts of the writers, think about your own response to the Scripture for the day. Let the writer’s words serve as background for your own conversation with God.
D365.org is a joint partnership of the following:
- The Episcopal Church Office for Youth Ministries
- Presbyterian Youth and Triennium Office and Ministries of the Presbyterian Church USA.
- Congregational Life Office of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Available in English and Spanish.
Advent: Stories of Movement and Migration
Advent: Stories of Movement and Migration is a podcast series from the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. It features audio stories, discussion guides, and more.
Advent Toolkit
Join Episcopal Relief & Development each week in Advent to create, learn and pray. There are DIY projects for families and communities that will take you from Advent to Christmas and through Epiphany. You will find the following:
- DIY wreath ideas with prayers and reflections.
- DIY creche ideas.
- Information about St. Nicholas.
There is also a guide to hosting an alternative gift market and our Gifts for Life catalog.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County. We welcome you be with us as we walk the way of Jesus.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.