Six New Things – Week of December 18, 2023
Happy Advent and Blessed Christmas!
This is our final Six New Things post of 2023 – complete with super-last-minute Christmas planning resources and a look ahead to Epiphany and Martin Luther King Day in 2024.
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Find last-minute Christmas Faith Formation help in our Advent & Christmas lib guide, including:
- Children’s Books & Multi-Media
- Devotionals
- Intergenerational Activities
- Social Justice & Advocacy
- Studies & Small Groups – for all ages
- and more!!
Traci Smith just shared these fun Twelve Days of Christmas Printable Cards, which could make excellent last-minute leader gifts, group activities, or send-home ideas.
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Find last-minute Christmas Worship inspiration in our Advent & Christmas lib guides, including:
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Planning on taking time away the First Sunday after Christmas (December 31, 2023) or Epiphany of the Christ/Baptism of Jesus Sunday (January 7, 2024)? We’ve got pulpit supply and worship covered in our lib guides:
- Christmas – Sermon Prep
- Christmas – Recorded / Full Worship Services
- Worship – Epiphany
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If you’re ready and able to switch gears and planning for Epiphany, we’ve got you covered for Faith Formation and Worship resources.
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Building Faith shared their Epiphany Toolkit 2023/2024 with loads of Great Ideas, including:
- Chalking the Door: An Epiphany Tradition
- Epiphany: Revelation and Coming into One’s Own
- Intergenerational Epiphany with a ‘To Go’ Bag
- Celebrating Epiphany at Church: 5 Fresh Ideas
- plus Lessons & Activities and Other Resources
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Those Other Resources include Resources to Learn, Pray, and Act this Martin Luther King Day. Find additional MLK Day resources for Faith Formation with Adults, Youth, and Children annd Worship in our lib guides.
Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Brilliant Epiphany from The Ministry Lab!!
