Online Advent Calendars 2011

(Note: some of these calendars began on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011;
others run from December 1 to 25.)

• Trinity Wall Street's 2011 Advent Calendar "Light Breaks" A look across America at young people who are growing into wisdom, advocating for change, and creating a better world."
• Online Interactive Advent Calendar from Woodlands Junior School in the UKAnnual favorite for children of all ages containing "fascinating facts and information about how Christmas is celebrated in different countries around the world"
• St. Margaret Mary Advent Calendar 2011 (Naperville, IL)
• Live the Promise! Advent in a Time of AIDSfrom the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
• Live the Challenge . . . unwrap Gifts for Life.
  St. Albans Diocese of the UK invites us to:
  "take time in the run up to Christmas to unwrap Gifts for Life
  take a moment each day to think about and
  act on the things that truly matter
  the gifts that really make a difference"
• The Church of England's Online Advent Calendar "Ready Steady Slow"is here to help you unwind and reflect during Advent.
• Busted Halo provides an Advent Calendar with a pop-culture twist and daily microchallenges.

Other Advent Resources

• King of Peace Episcopal Church (Kingsland, GA) Resources pageincludes useful information about the rituals of Advent
• Paperless Christmas features "The Adventures of Mary & Joseph" in 9 episodes
• Advent Conspiracy encourages us to change the world this Christmas.
  "Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All"