4nd Week of Advent – LOVE (December 20) Materials needed: handheld mirror, flashlight We have learned that Advent is the season when we get our hearts ready to welcome the Baby Jesus into our … Read More
Dec. 20 Stories from Near and Far
Stories for the family…by the Rev. Nasel Ephraim Week 4: LOVE (December 20) LivingOutValuedExperiences He sent his Son; He gave His Son so that we could be. If that isn’t the ultimate example of love … Read More
Dec. 21 Customs & Traditions: Candle and Christingle
The Moravian Christmas Candle The origin of the Moravian Christmas Candle began as an object lesson for children. At a children’s Christmas Eve service in 1747 in Marienborn, Germany, Br. Johannes von Watteville conducted a … Read More
Dec. 22 Songs and Activities
Sing to the tune of “Jingle Bells” Christmas bells,Christmas bells,ring, ring, ring today.Ring out newsthat Christmas meansit’s Jesus Christ’s birthday – ay! Celebrate,celebrate,have a party too.For Jesus Christwas born Christmasto give life to me and … Read More
Christmas Hymns
This collection includes public domain hymns from the 1995 Moravian Book of Worship. These hymn texts and their recordings may be used by Moravian congregations and agencies for in-person and online services, events and activities. … Read More
Outdoor Nativity
Directions: This can either be done as one day, or over the course of the Advent season (1 set of readings a week for 3 weeks). You can either use the same people each week … Read More
Hanging of the Greens
Since many of us will not be in our sanctuaries or church buildings for worship, consider bringing your decorations outdoors. Decorate the area in front of your church in order to share the history, theology, … Read More
Litanies of Light and Warmth
The litanies included here were penned to accompany College Hill Moravian Church’s Parking Lot worship during Pandemic Advent 2020. While it would be typical for my congregation to have a wreath-lighting ritual for every Sunday … Read More
God’s Love is Like A Blanket
An Advent Worship Project Possibility One solution to offering low-risk worship gatherings during The Pandemic has been to take it outside. Some congregations have been conducting services outdoors in the fresh air while others have … Read More
A Bluegrass Moravian Christmas
Banjo, guitar, and voices in harmony come together in this collection of Moravian and traditional Christmas and Advent Hymns. Performed by a group of North Carolina Moravians, these renditions offer a down-home option for Christmas … Read More