Advent Resources

Advent at Christ Community Church

Our celebration of Advent is simple. Countless volunteer hours have “decked” our halls with evergreens and lights. Our stage is adorned with locally grown poinsettias, which are available for sponsorship. The beeswax Christ candle at the center of our Advent wreath, along with several tapers that will awaken our senses on Christmas even, were hand-crafted by one of our members.

On December 14th at 6:30 pm, all are invited to “Song of the Stars” to hear and see the Christmas story retold by an ensemble cast of adults and children.

Advent at Home

Advent devotionals, wreaths and calendars are excellent tools for observing Advent outside of our time together on Sundays. Christ The King of Raleigh, NC prepared an Advent devotional, Born a Child and yet a King to help both adults and children consider the story of Jesus’ birth. The devotional uses familiar Scriptures, hymns, and prayers for both children and adults to help all remember that Jesus is the Savior of the world.

You can download the devotional by clicking here, and you can hear some of the songs that might be unfamiliar by clicking here. They also created a longer Advent devotional for all ages titled For Yonder Breaks a New and Glorious Morn.

Other helpful devotionals are available from Trinity Presbyterian in Charlottesville, John Piper and Desiring God Ministries, and World Vision.

If you are planning to enjoy the season of Advent at home, this blog has an excellent print-it-yourself Advent Calendar filled with nice artwork, helpful scriptural reminders, and some suggestions for how to enjoy each day in Advent. We will also have Jesse Tree booklets at the Children’s Desk for anyone interested in taking one home, as well as take-home manger scenes that you can assemble with your children. Jesse Trees are free, and mangers are $5 for the cost of materials.