Two Christmas Eve Services With Children's Sermons
Rod Tkach, Jeffrey Whitman, and Wesley T. Runk
Comprised of two compelling services plus a pair of delightful children's messages, this complete set of Christmas Eve resources provides everything you need to create a special worship experience that your congregation will remember long after the h

An Advent Service For All Ages
Cynthia E. Cowen
The traditional children’s pageant comes together with Christmas scripture lessons, hymns, and other elements of a worship service. The program culminates with the completion of a ”living” creche, gradually built throughout the ceremony. Among the ve...

Dynamic Sketches, Scenes, and Scripts for the Season
Arley K. Fadness
Using the timeless scene of the Bethlehem stable as a visual backdrop, Blueprints for Advent and Christmas provides dynamic resources for creating a memorable and inspiring worship experience that will be remembered for years to come.

A Tree Trimming Service
Lucille Mewhorter
Here is a creative way to introduce ADVENT to your congregation.

The program involves youth of any age
Very little preparation time is required

Scripture, tradition and the lighting of the Advent Wreath are combined to provide an

A Dramatic Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
James H. Schackel
This Christmas Eve Candlelight Service takes your congregation to the hills and homes of Bethlehem on the night that Jesus was born. Monologs by local shepherds and their families reflect on the hopes and expectations of the common people who populat

A Collection of Resources for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Jeanne Mueller, Judith Hale Wood, Arthur J. L. Meether, Judy Gattis Smith, Louis H. Valbracht, Janet Burton, Bill Thomas, Robert V. Dodd, Myra Shofner, Donna J. Fetzer, Adalya Hadar
This anthology provides a wide range of dramatic and worship material for seasonal celebrations. There are numerous Thanksgiving resources, including a children's Sunday school learning event, a children's message, a brief responsive reading, a one-act drama, and a sermon. For Christmas there

A Christmas Eve Worship Service
Jan Spence
Jan Spence created this short Christmas Eve children's program for her small, rural church. It includes five brief scenes built around a suggested order of worship. Clergy can easily write a meditation to complete the service.

Speaking parts a

Six Sermons And Object Lessons For Advent And Christmas
H. Michael Nehls
Sis colors which appear on chancel hangings suggest six salient themes for preaching in the Advent and Christmas seasons. H. Michael Nehls has drawn on familiar colors for this series of object lessons and sermons. Each object lesson includes the use

Christmas Eve Worship Service
Betty Lynn Schwab
Every congregation should consider incorporating this welcome addition to Christmas resources into its programming soon.
Walter Farquharson
Moderator
The United Church of Canada


The blend of insights and sounds makes the

An Advent And Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Charles T. Brown
Faith, Hope, Love, Joy, and The Light Of The World are themes in this candle lighting service for the four Sundays of Advent and Christmas Eve. Each service includes a scripture, message and prayer with optional listing of hymns and calls to worship.