Religion & Spirituality Links
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"
Faith Works
- Journey to JerusalemA virtual pilgrimage through the Holy Land during Lent 2009.
- Counting Prayers"The world now has the means to end extreme poverty, we pray we will have the will."
- Episcopal Peace FellowshipConnect, Pray, Act! Resources for congregations and individuals.
- Christian Peace WitnessPray and Act for Peace!
Episcopal Links
- Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
- Episcopal Church of the USA
- Province VI
- St. James on the Parkway (Minneapolis)
- St. Stephen's (Fargo)
- Anglican Communion
- Episcopal Relief & Development
- Integrity
- Claiming the Blessing
- Union of Black Episcopalians
- Episcopal Church "Diversity" Page with links to: "Black Ministries, Asian Ministries, Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Intercultural Ministires, Native American Ministries, and Episcopal Migration Ministries"
- GenX Episcopalians
Quaker Links
Bible & Prayer Links
- Forward Movement Publications
- The Book of Common Prayer
- The Daily Office (Morning & Evening Prayer with the NRSV Bible readings for each day)
- The Lectionary
- Bible Gateway (search several translations of the Bible by passage, keyword or topic; no NRSV)
- Oremus Bible Browser (includes the NRSV; search by passage, word, or phrase)
- Bible Pronunciation Guide (NetMinistries)
- Bible Pronunciation Guide(betterdaysarecoming)
- Revised Common Lectionary (Vanderbilt)