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Alternative Gift-Giving for a Buy Less Christmas

Kathryn Gray muses on how we can be more mindful with gifts this Advent, and not give in to the pressure to shop/consume/shop some more...

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Christmas at Home: Time to Celebrate Together

Create an Advent-Christmas season that embraces the gift of God’s presence in Jesus.

Advent at Home

Getting Ready for Christ(mas): Combatting Anti-Semitism in Advent

The Rev. Dr. HyeRan Kim-Cragg reflects on how we can work to fight against antisemitism during Advent.

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Christmas at Home: The Gift of Ritual

In this season, many things distract us from nurturing faith within our families.

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A Kin-dom of Peace and Justice

December has a number of special days that call on people of goodwill to work together.

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Getting Ready for Christmas: Advent Videos

Reflecting on who we think Christ is as a way to help prepare for Christmas is an ancient tradition.

Advent Unwrapped

O Come, Emmanuel

In this Christmas pageant, the sheep deliver the words we all need to hear.

Sheep

Stories behind Carols

The first Sunday after Christmas is a perfect opportunity to enjoy Christmas carols and stories.

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Pull Out the Christmas Music

Adding some different liturgical music during Advent can certainly make everyone take notice that it’s a new season.

Pull Out the Christmas Music

Hanging the Greens

During Advent, we prepare our sanctuaries and buildings to be symbols of preparing ourselves for the birth, and rebirth, of Jesus.

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