Liturgical Nerds

Here’s a list of Advent resources we’ve begun to compile…as always, be on your guard when browsing the web. We can’t be responsible for verifying all information, so use your best judgment. All links open in new tabs/windows.

Textweek is a great starting point; they have a comprehensive list of online resources each week.

A collection of resources from Rev Bosco Peters’ NZ blog Liturgy (check the comments as well for more)

Resources from Mahalo

Planning helps from the General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.

Ben Simpson is writing & speaking lectionary reflections for each week.

From John van der Laar’s Sacredise website, resources for each Sunday of Advent

The Church of England has a new website, Why We Are Waiting, with daily reflections

Download an Advent Gregorian Chant, courtesy of Paraclete Press

The United Methodist Church’s General Board of Global Ministries has many Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany ideas

Our Twitter friend Meredith Gould has a great book on many different feast days & seasons with ideas for Advent among others

Another Tweep, Martha New Spigener, has daily reflections on her blog this year.

A colleague of mine here in Port Arthur TX posts daily prayers on his blog: good stuff!

The Advent Conspiracy is trying to restore the life-giving impact of Christmas, supporting the work of Living Water International. A great way to re-focus the season!

Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street (NYC) has a video Advent Calendar centered around hope.

An Advent Calendar using images from the Hubble Space Telescope!

Please comment below if you have more resources to share!