Resources for the Season of Advent

A Wonderful Podcast with daily reflections for the season of Advent from Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. Her book Let Every Heart Prepare is published by Church Publishing.

A great list of Advent Resources from Scott Gunn of Forward Movement Publications published on his blog Seven Whole Days

It's the season of Advent and Yes... There is an app for that!
Walk, don't run, through Advent with the inimitable artwork of Jay Sidebotham. It's Advent! is a daily devotional suitable for all ages. Scripture readings and the Sermon on the Mount bring the anticipation of Advent to life. Email or post daily to social media. Keep track of your daily thoughts with built in journaling. It's Advent! is only for iOS7 and runs on any device that runs that platform. It's optimized for iPad too, with full retina display images. Come, watch, and wait with It's Advent!, brought to you by Church Publishing, Inc.
Walk, don't run, through Advent with the inimitable artwork of Jay Sidebotham. It's Advent! is a daily devotional suitable for all ages. Scripture readings and the Sermon on the Mount bring the anticipation of Advent to life. Email or post daily to social media. Keep track of your daily thoughts with built in journaling. It's Advent! is only for iOS7 and runs on any device that runs that platform. It's optimized for iPad too, with full retina display images. Come, watch, and wait with It's Advent!, brought to you by Church Publishing, Inc.

Available in hard copy in the Saint Andrew's Parish Hall
A Collection of Meditations for Advent through Epiphany Year A
by Saint Andrew’s very own Anne Beiser Allen
author of
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church: The First 95 Years 1914-2009
A Collection of Meditations for Advent through Epiphany Year A
by Saint Andrew’s very own Anne Beiser Allen
author of
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church: The First 95 Years 1914-2009

Available at Saint Andrew's in the Parish Hall and at our
Advent Wreath Workshop on December 1
Worship Together with the Advent Wreath:
A Household Liturgy for the Season of Advent
This guide will help you use the Advent Wreath for a short family or personal worship service. Adapted from an Advent booklet produced by Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL which was based on Teaching and Celebrating Advent by Patricia and Donald Griggs and illustrated by Mary Corman. Griggs Educational Service 1974.
Advent Wreath Workshop on December 1
Worship Together with the Advent Wreath:
A Household Liturgy for the Season of Advent
This guide will help you use the Advent Wreath for a short family or personal worship service. Adapted from an Advent booklet produced by Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL which was based on Teaching and Celebrating Advent by Patricia and Donald Griggs and illustrated by Mary Corman. Griggs Educational Service 1974.

From the Holly Jolly to the Holy: Reclaiming the Sacred During Advent and Christmas by Jim Rosenthal.
The holiness of Advent and Christmas often gets lost in the busyness of the season. This year, explore Advent and Christmas through the lens of St. Nicholas and scripture, and find the holy in the midst of the secular traditions. Each day during Advent, From the Holly Jolly to the Holy will help you to reclaim this time as sacred and joy-filled.
We have ordered 20 copies of this resource from Forward Movement Publications. They will be in the Narthex and Parish Hall starting Thanksgiving Day!
The holiness of Advent and Christmas often gets lost in the busyness of the season. This year, explore Advent and Christmas through the lens of St. Nicholas and scripture, and find the holy in the midst of the secular traditions. Each day during Advent, From the Holly Jolly to the Holy will help you to reclaim this time as sacred and joy-filled.
We have ordered 20 copies of this resource from Forward Movement Publications. They will be in the Narthex and Parish Hall starting Thanksgiving Day!

Daily Readings for the Season of Advent 2013 Our friends at Living Compass have created another wonderful collection of readings to help us navigate our way through the season of Advent. Living Love: Journeying Toward Christmas With All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind is authored by The Rev. Gary Manning, Rector of Trinity Wauwatosa and friend of Saint Andrew's, The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, and Vicki Garvey, Associate for Lifelong Christian Formation, Diocese of Chicago.
There are hard copies at Saint Andrew's in the Narthex and in the Parish Hall or you can click the links above and download a copy here.
Visit Living Compass' web site and learn more about their programs and ministries!
There are hard copies at Saint Andrew's in the Narthex and in the Parish Hall or you can click the links above and download a copy here.
Visit Living Compass' web site and learn more about their programs and ministries!

An Advent Devotional from Vibrant Faith Ministries
Getting back to the truth and simplicity of the Advent and Christmas season – isn’t this what we strive to do? That was our goal, and hope, for Taking the Advent Story Home. We want to help you experience the season of Advent, as you prepare your hearts and homes for Christmas, without adding to the clamor.
Each day of this devotional eBook provides a Scripture, taken from Taking Faith Home or Taking God’s Story Home (both of Vibrant Faith’s lectionary-based bulletin inserts). Also included daily is a short devotion and four-key activities to do with your loved ones.
Getting back to the truth and simplicity of the Advent and Christmas season – isn’t this what we strive to do? That was our goal, and hope, for Taking the Advent Story Home. We want to help you experience the season of Advent, as you prepare your hearts and homes for Christmas, without adding to the clamor.
Each day of this devotional eBook provides a Scripture, taken from Taking Faith Home or Taking God’s Story Home (both of Vibrant Faith’s lectionary-based bulletin inserts). Also included daily is a short devotion and four-key activities to do with your loved ones.