The Church of England is kicking off its online Advent Calendar in style with a launch video from Desmond Tutu, and its own website. You can get thoughts and actions for each day via email or twitter, or simply going to the site.
According to the news release, over the season …
the Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the Copenhagen Summit, the Eden Project calls for mud between our toes and the Chief Rabbi suggests some ‘Sabbath moments’. Daily Bible passages and prayers accompany the lifestyle challenges and stories from across the Church of England and beyond:
- Visit a Brighton beach hut and discover the true meaning of carols, slow down on the road with the people of Portsmouth, pray as you go in Oxford and enjoy ‘what a wonderful world’ in St Albans.
- Get community conscious in London, pack a bag in Worcester, ‘switch’ in Gloucester and get ‘on yer bike’ in Ipswich. Consider the cost of Christmas in Rochester, take a seat in Devon or watch your water in York.
- Enjoy the French paperless connection, make climate justice count with a lead from Liverpool or simply pick up an Advent book.
- Pad it out in Newcastle, recycle a gift in Birmingham or enjoy sun-dried moments in Lincoln.
In other news, clayboy will also have his own advent calendar running from Sunday.
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If anyone is interested, I have a devotional for advent with short readings for each day, with questions & answers. It follows the weekly readings of the Revised Common Lectionary, Year C.
http://www.supakoo.com/rick/ricoblog/2009/11/19/DevotionalReadingsForTheAdventSeason.aspx
Thanks Rick
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