Resources

This is a brilliant skit about how God changes us and about how we try to resist God and keep control of things too often.

It's a really beautiful sketch.

This is a short video which just hads words on screen set to music, but nonetheless it's very powerful.

The video has quotes from various people and ends with some of the words of Pope Benedict, challenging us to think about and to recognise who we are.

Tearfund have put together this lovely 'God With Us' Nativity play. Find it here.

A tradition carol service format, put together by the US Bishops Conference. Find it here.

Creighton University Online Ministry have put together some things full of prayers and reflections. Very text heavy. More here too.

CJM, Welcome Jesus – Advent Liturgy, there"s a free outline/script, and musical resources for purchase.

There's lots of bits of miscellaneous info on here, and really useful list of hymns! Find it all here.

Really handy prayers that young people can lead themselves! £10 from Don Bosco Publications, the Salesian publishers, click here to order

St William of York, Sheffield began a lovely tradition in the parish in 2005.

Starting from the church on the first Sunday of Advent, the nativity figures of Mary, Joseph and the donkey make a journey round family homes, spending each night with a different family, before returning to church on Christmas...

Advent Buddies! Let Advent be a time for young people to grow in faith by linking with an adult in the Parish. This resource is from the states, so make sure you check things through with the person responsible for safeguarding.