Connecting during social distancing: This week's resources for worship, study and navigating COVID-19

SUBSCRIBE \ ABOUT  \ DONATE \ CONTACT Presbyterian Outlook COVID-19 news & resources Friends, We continue to lift prayers for you as you serve and worship faithfully during Advent this year. May God bless you during this time of waiting. Look for next week's resources a little earlier in week — including a special family faith formation lesson for Christmas Eve. Remember: Check our website or follow us on social media to get materials as soon as they are released. You'll find weekly "Looking into the lectionary" reflections, all of the Outlook's COVID-19 news and stories, and our new worship resources here. Blessings to you this Thursday! Grace and peace, Jana Blazek Outlook associate editor  Worship resources Order of service for December 20 by Roger Gench Yes, and: Christian ed at home by Joelle Brummit-Yale Joy to the world: Family faith formation by Rebecca Davis News & Ministry Aids A prayer of Thanksgiving for the COVID-19 vaccines Merciful God, hear our prayers for a world that continues to grapple with a relentless virus, and our gratitude for the light beginning to emerge at the end of a long and deadly tunnel. We need a little Christmas, right this COVID-19 minute This year, we might need the promises of Advent and Christmas more than ever. Battery-operated Christmas On Christmas Eve, churches are coming up with creative plans for the beloved tradition of singing "Silent Night." The wait changes us During Advent, we practice waiting — especially this year of COVID-19. The waiting itself can change us, if we let it. O God, We Long for Better Days (hymn) “O God, We Long for Better Days” is a new hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette for use before and after Christmas. It is offered for free use by churches. Are these resources helpful to your ministry or faith practice? Please make a donation today. Every amount helps! Donations help us create additional resources to serve the church. PRESBYTERIAN OUTLOOK | [www.pres-outlook.org]  ‌  ‌

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