The Methodist Church in Ireland

Ideas & Resources

photo credit: Lindsay Easson

Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar with amazing photos of the universe.

A Paperless Christmas - A video each day during Advent

Worship & Mission

Carol Service

If you're planning to have a Carol Service you might find this PowerPoint version of the Carols and readings useful. The readings can be changed and you can alter the order of the carols themselves. The final slide is Holman Hunt's "Light of the World" and there are a few 'spare carols' which can swapped around.

Two mission-shaped stories for Advent - Stories from the Fresh Expressions website:
Naked Christmas came from a desire to meet and engage with people at this time of year as a response to a growing ‘post-Christian' culture.

Christmas Prayer Tree - Taking prayer to a busy University Hospital.

Christmas Posada resources to download from the Church Army website - an opportunity to share the meaning of Christmas with your local community.

What is Posada? It's an old Mexican tradition where young people dressed as Mary and Joseph travelled from house to house asking for a room for the night and telling people about the imminent arrival of Jesus in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Joy to the World - Ideas to help children appreciate how Christmas is celebrated around the world from Barnabas in Schools

Don't be a stranger - The Evangelical Alliance invites us to take up Jesus' challenge to welcome those we consider to be strangers - and not just at Christmas.

Advent Resources from EMBRACE NI - this is a group of Christians working together to promote a positive response to people seeking asylum, refugees, migrant workers and minority ethnic people in Northern Ireland.

Be part of the action - Church 25-12: Bus stop Nativity available from the Churches Advertising Network