Prepare for the season of Advent and the celebrations of Christmas and Epiphany

Find everything you need as you plan this Advent season — both in your congregation and at home. Do you need help as you assemble worship services and music programs? Our music and worship resources will offer you ideas and inspiration. Get ready for the celebrations of Christmas and Epiphany with resources geared towards planning festivities.

Each Advent is an opportunity to explore once again our relationship with God. Calendars and devotions can take us through Advent and into Christmas and Epiphany with Scripture readings and prayers.

Adults often seek more intentional devotion and study during the Advent season. Prepare the way for adults in your congregation to experience the Good News through fresh and dynamic educational ministry.

Consider taking a fresh look at how you give during Advent with alternative giving. 

This time of year can be hard on church leaders and their families as they extend themselves to others in the spirit of the season. We offer resources and ideas to help nurture your spirit and center you in the true significance of this special season.

A is for Advent: Following the Lectionary

The first Sunday in Advent always marks the beginning of a new lectionary cycle. The Revised Common Lectionary provides an Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel reading for each Sunday and feast day in the year (as well as a related Psalm). Learn more.

Explore the meaning of Epiphany

Epiphany: The Glory of the Lord Revealed

The day of Epiphany, celebrated each year on January 6, directs our attention to the manifestation or appearance of God, the true Light that is Christ shining upon the world. The word epiphany itself means “to show,” “make known,” “to reveal,” or, as suggested in the words of Luke 1:78, “to break upon us.” Its origins are found in the Eastern Church, where connections were made to the nativity, the Baptism of the Lord and the miracle of Jesus’ changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Learn more.

Share your church's Advent message in your community

The Here and Now media package provides churches and congregations resources that they can place in their local media to increase the awareness of their presence in the community.

A series of messages is available for the Advent season. The messages — one TV, one radio and three print — invite the audience to “... explore the birth of Christ during all four weeks of Advent.”

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