episode 36: Is it CoronAdvent or Advent-a-rona?

And through the miracle of time, we review a couple Advent resources and ideas. We highlight the resources from the Presbyterian Church USA and from Godspace.

Godspace has published, Lean Toward the Light This Advent and Christmas which follows the Celtic Advent calendar which adds about two more weeks to Advent, beginning on November 15th.

The PCUSA has produced a devotional guide inspired by theologian, Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited, called Let Us Light Candles. Also, they have produced a four-part video curriculum called, Annunciations: Disruption and Invitation with an accompanying study guide. Annunciations: Disruption and Invitation, “explores the sacred stories of Advent and Christmas through the biblical narratives of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph and….Using brief clips as conversation starters and interweaving them with the biblical narrative and Advent themes….Each week also includes a brief filmed interview connecting the day’s topic with the unfolding impact of COVID-19. The films share stories that are drawn from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that killed 230,000, gun violence, refugee resettlement, immigration detention and environmental racism.”