Advent Resources 2020

Resources from South Australia

Here are a few more resources for this year.

Advent Calendars

Advent calendars don’t have to be the same every year. Check out some of these alternate ways to count down to Christmas.

This resource includes: Reverse Advent Calendars, Advents Acts of Love and Joy, Smart Phone Advent Calendar, A Virtual Advent Wreath, and Watery Advent.

Nativities

Having a Christmas Nativity play during a Covid Christmas can be quite tricky. Don’t let your shepherds get closer than 1.5 metres to the baby! 

This resource includes: A Nativity Hunt, Managing a Nativity in a Covid-Safe Way, Out of the Box Christmas

Carols

Here are some ideas of how others are offering carols and carol services within the current restrictions:

• Take the carols to the community with wandering carollers – those singing will be the ones setting the distance
• Choose a location that will fit all the people you expect – eg a park or garden, Campbelltown Uniting Church is doing carols in their carpark.
• If using your building, ask people to book in so you can organise appropriate seating
• If you livestream your worship, you might like to include the link to your service on any publicity you use to promote your Christmas service.

Blue Christmas

Many churches have a tradition of a Blue Christmas or Service of Solace that gives people a quiet space to recognise that Christmas may hold grief and loss and/or a lack of enthusiasm for what is often a stressful and hyped-up time of year. There are many resources available for such a service.

CMLA has ‘Quieter Christmas Service’ in Right-side-up Christmas.