"God loved us by becoming us." - Richard Rohr
The Christmas season is time when the juxtaposition of the sacred and secular feels sometimes blatantly opposed, and sometimes quite blurred. The word “sacred” points to something dedicated as “holy” and “set apart.” This year, you are invited to a spiritual journey of seeing ALL things pregnant with the Holy. What could your experience of the Advent and Christmas season be like if we lived it imagining that everything is reflecting the sacred?
This fully-scripted Advent/Christmas follows the scriptures for RCL Year A and series draws inspiration from Richard Rohr's Universal Christ and the companion devotional book, Every Thing Is Sacred: 40 Practices and Reflections on the Universal Christ compiled by Patrick Boland. Includes worship scripts for Advent 1-4, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day - which is on a Sunday in 2022! - and the Sunday after Christmas (and supporting materials for all the worship arts).
- Worship Scripts for Advent 1-4, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Sunday after Christmas (including suggestions for hymns/songs/anthems)
- Communion Liturgy that can be used any week
- mp3 recordings and music scores (piano and vocal score and congregation melody) for "Upon This Moment," original threshold moment (Introit) song by Marcia McFee and Chuck Bell
- Sermon fodder to help with your preaching preparation drawing on Richard Rohr and Patrick Boland's Every Thing Is Sacred
- Individual and small group study resources
- Guided journal for Advent which can be customized, printed, and distributed to your community
- Visual and Media Arts ideas to get your creativity started
- Children's Time scripts from guest expert on children and worship, Mark Burrows!
- Series logo and Canva template for complete customization
- Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)
- Access to the Worship Design Studio community of churches to share ideas and support!
After purchasing, you will immediately get an e-mail receipt and "thank you for purchasing" e-mail with a VERY important link and instructions to get access to the materials. If you do not see that e-mail, PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK OR SPAM FOLDERS (and if you don't see it there, contact us at [email protected]).
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Friends, I pray that you have a meaningful and memorable time honoring what is sacred to your communities during your Advent/Christmas season.
If you have questions about this series, please reach out to me and my team at [email protected].
Peace and Passion, Dr. Marcia McFee
Friends, I pray that you have a meaningful and memorable time honoring what is sacred to your communities during your Advent/Christmas season.
If you have questions about this series, please reach out to me and my team at [email protected].
— Peace and Passion, Dr. Marcia McFee
