’twas the night before Advent

Advent Resources and More…

Dear Friends,

All our Advent and Christmas resources, including prayers for the lighting of Advent Candles, have been loaded up to the Worship Notes page here now.  We hope you find these useful as Advent and Christmas services are planned.  Over the next couple of weeks the January material will be published too.

We heard this week the sad news that Alan Creedy has died.  Alan wrote a moving set of Daily Devotions on suffering from the perspective of someone living with Motor Neuron Disease.  A private committal service will be held in December with a celebration of his life in the New Year.  May Alan rest in peace and rise in glory.

David Coleman, chaplain to Eco Congregation Scotland has created an Advent calendar of short devotional videos for each day of Advent which can be found here.  There are videos featuring Lindsey Sanderson, Moderator of the National Synod of Scotland, the Revd Dr Shaw James Paterson, Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, and myself.  They can be downloaded and widely shared.  

A lot of work goes on behind the scenes in preparing the Daily Devotions which go out every day; not just from the writers but from those who record them for podcasts to local contacts who print them off for people in their congregations.  I’d like to recruit a few more people to load the material into this email programme.  It’s a fairly easy task; you need an eye for detail, about an hour to spare a month (probably less) and a willingness to be trained.  I’d offer training for, hopefully, a group of new folks via Zoom.  Please do let me know if you’d be able to help.

I hope that as Advent starts you find time amid the busyness of the season to contemplate the readings offered and the rich tapestry of Advent hymns which see us through the season.

With every good wish

Andy

The Rev’d Andy Braunston
Minister for Digital Worship