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Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

The following resources are available online to assist in the planning and development of programs for the Advent, Christmas, and Ephiphany seasons:

Jesse Tree

• The Jesse Tree: workshop plans, suggestions for making ornaments, patterns
• Jesse Tree Family Devotions: devotions to use with the Jesse Tree ornaments
• Examples of self-drying clay ornaments by Andrew Gray

Celebrating Cultural Festivals at Church and at Home

In response to requests, various RCA congregations provided information about how they celebrate certain cultural festivals.

• St. Nicholas Day (Dutch)
• St. Nicholas Center
• El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings' Day--Latin America)
• Boxing Day (English)
• Kwanzaa (African-American)
• Lunar New Year Festival (Chinese)

Congregational Resources

• Daily Devotionals written by members of Hope Church
• Gathering Around the Christmas Wreath: Readings for Advent and Christmas
• Hymns for the Season, based on the Common Lectionary
• Liturgies and Prayers by James Hart Brumm
• Liturgies, Stories, and Songs of Peace from the World Council of Churches
• Preparing an Advent Wreath
• Children's Advent Bulletins by Joel Schoon Tanis
• Imagine Peace: Bible Meditations and Worship Resources for Advent
• Intergenerational Advent Event
• Ideas for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
• Prayers for Bethlehem during Advent and Christmas
• A Service of Carols and Candlelight and the Tableau of the Nativity
• Reclaiming Epiphany
• 12 Ideas for Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas

Dramas and Skits

• Christmas Eve Night
• On the Way to Bethlehem
• A Gift for Advent
• What's a Piffany?
• Meanwhile, Back in Heaven
• "In the Fullness of Time: A Christmas Drama" (Reformed Worship #65)
• "Sources for Drama Sketches: Where to Find Them" (Reformed Worship #41)
• "Share and Share Alike: Free--and Nearly Free--Drama Resources" (Reformed Worship #62)

Family Resources

• Daily Devotionals written by members of Hope Church
• Advent Devotions from Churches for Middle East Peace
• Preparing an Advent Wreath
• Ideas for Advent
• Ideas for Christmas
• Prayers for Bethlehem during Advent and Christmas
• Ideas for Epiphany
• 12 Ideas for Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas

Additional Resources

• Resource Suggestions for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
• Send Advent eCards!