Welcome to Advent

Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, is a rich season that can be completely overwhelmed by frantic card-sending, gift-buying, cookie-baking, and the commercialism of the world. 

In a similar way, the season of Christmas, the twelve days from Christmas Day to Epiphany, can also be lost as people return to business as usual. When we take the time to prepare, reflect, pray, and renew ourselves during Advent, we eagerly await the birth of Jesus, God's greatest gift to us. These days help us truly celebrate the gift of God's Son on Christmas Day and the days following. 

The Kiskiminetas Presbytery Resource Center is a wonderful place to start as you plan for these upcoming special seasons. 

Resources are available on the following topics: 

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Children's Christmas programs 

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Advent Bible Studies 

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Advent Wreath readings 

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Hanging of the Greens services 

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Banner-making 

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Chrismon-creation 

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Christmas Eve service 

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Christmas sermons or children's sermons 

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Information on seasonal customs and traditions

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And many more areas of personal and congregational growth

The links below have been developed to help you become aware of some of the many resources available in our Resource Center. We hope to assist pastors and all members of the Presbytery to have a deeper and more spiritual Advent and Christmas season in church, home, and community. We encourage you to visit us and browse (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), to call for information or requests (724-783-7406), to email your questions or requests (kiski@kiskipby.org), and to search our collection and/or make your requests on the Kiski Web Page (www.kiskipby.org) by clicking on Resource Center Online.

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Ideas and Resources for Advent and Christmas 2001

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Advent Symbols

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What's New, Part 1

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What's New, Part 2

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Programs, Pageants, and Plays for Advent and Christmas

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Have Yourself a Simple Little Christmas

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Complete Listing of Advent and Christmas Resources

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Wait! Are you from a church in the Presbytery of Kiskiminetas? 
We're sorry, but we are not a national lending center. We exist to equip & empower the churches in our presbytery to carry out their ministries. If you've found something on this site which interests you, we'd suggest you contact a local regional resource center to see if they can supply you.