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Holy Family Escapes to Egypt
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WHOSE Birthday?
A 4-episode series drawn from Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? #15 (lectionary cycle B), Alternatives’ annual Advent/Christmas/Epiphany resource for individuals, families and congregations.
To find resources referenced in each episode, go to the links in the TEXT version of each item, which are linked below. Or use the search engine in window #4 at SimpleLivingWorks.org.
Meet the author:
Episode 103: Kathy McGinnis, director and co-founder of The Institute for Peace & Justice, and her late husband Jim, wrote the reflections for the “Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?” series in the upcoming Nov.-Dec. episodes (#15). Visit the Institute’s site to see its fascinating history, inspiring programs and numerous awards.
10 Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas | SPANISH: 10 puntas
#104-Pre-Advent
- Whatever Happened to Christmas?
- Why a Simpler Christmas?
- Weekly Family Time: How to Use These Reflections & Activities
- Top 10 Uses of “Whose Birthday?”
- More Exciting, Helpful Ways to Use “Whose Birthday?”
- Going Beyond “Whose Birthday?”
- Alternative Giving: What Jesus Wants for Christmas
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Fun Activities
- A Simple Christmas Daily Calendar
- The Joy of Responsible Gift-Giving
- A Special Holiday Letter
- What Do Kids Really Want?
Also Mentioned–Simple Living 101: Tools for Activists (shy or bold)
#105-Advent 1-2
- Advent 1: “We Are All the Work of Your Hands”
- Advent 2: “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”
- A Simple Christmas Daily Calendar
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Worshipful Ceremonies
- Love Gift Advent Tree
- An “Alternative” Carol
- Birthday Gift for Jesus (poem)
#106-Advent 3-4 & Christmas Eve
- Advent 3: “Bring Glad Tidings to the Poor”
- Advent 4: “Behold Your Handmaid, O Lord”
- Christmas Eve: “You Shall Be Called ‘My Delight'”
#107-Christmas Season-Epiphany
- Christmas I: Holy Family Sunday”Over All These Clothes, Put on Love”
- Epiphany: “Then They Opened Their Treasures…”
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More Fun Activities (no audio): Christmas Quiz // WHOSE Birthday “Contest”
BONUS Items (no audio)
Themes/Seasons: Alternatives’ Collections Index: Advent/Christmas/Epiphany
Spanish Advent-Christmas Resources
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WHOSE Birthday? #29, online edition for 2017.
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See article about “Whose Birthday?” in fall edition of the national publication for ELCA leaders, Seeds for the Parish, p. 7.
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- Carols with Justice – Entire collection of 15 carols (new words to familiar tunes) as text and audio || Jill Miller and DeeEtta Riley || Pageant based on these carols
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Carols Sing-Along
These new stanzas help to connect Jesus’ birth with our lives through social justice, care of Creation, and discipleship as simpler living.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to this collection
- Hints on formatting these texts for your use.
- Why Carols with Justice
- List of Carols
- Introduction to the Carols
- How to Use this Resource
- The Carols
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Away in a Manger
- Go Tell it on the Mountain
- Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Once in Royal David’s City
- Silent Night, Holy Night!
- What Child Is This
- Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel
- The First Noel
- Deck the Halls
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- A Statement on Biblical Justice
- When we sing favorite carols, let’s add justice to the traditional verses.
Music: Sing Justice! Do Justice! New Hymn & Song Texts to Familiar & New Tunes (index + selections) | Source | Media Release | AUDIO: Hope Is a Candle (Advent candle lighting hymn) | O Baby Born in Bethlehem | God of Justice Everflowing (Advent hymn)
Advent Conspiracy: video, family guide and Advent calendar, Sunday School curriculum, Advent sermon outline // SLW! Podcast // FREE Church Resources: Children’s Curriculum, audio, video, more // Advent Conspiracy FAQ’s
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The Simpler Living Daily NUDGE
- What Is The NUDGE? / How It Works / How Do It Get It: Send NUDGE to SimpleLivingWorks@Yahoo.com / How Do It Share It / More About Holidays
- 2017
- November: More Celebrating || Week 2: Preparations || Week 3:Unplug the Christmas Machine || Week 4: Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?
- December: Responsible Celebrating (Advent) Week 1: Ten Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas, #1-6 || Week 2: 10 Tips, #7-8 || Week 3: 10 Tips, #9-10+ || Week 4: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Holy Innocents
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Treasury of Celebrations: Create Celebrations That Reflect Your Values and Don’t Cost the Earth, the last edition of the classic series Alternate Celebrations Catalogs.
Simple Living 101: Tools for Activists (shy or bold) | Share the Joy of a Simpler Lifestyle Through Speeches, Workshops, Events, Study/Action Groups, Simplicity Circles and Social Media + BONUS: Social Media Supplement // Self-Starters Needed! // Free coaching for groups on the internet
Themes/Seasons: Alternatives’ Collections Index: Advent/Christmas/Epiphany | Lent/Easter | Other Seasons | Anytime/Non-Seasonal | Music | Art | Audio | Video | Spanish | Living More with Less
Spirit of Simplicity: Quotes and Art for Simpler Living and Global Justice (Foreword by Cecile Andrews) | Introduction | How to Use This Collection | QUOTES | ART | En Español (all)
10 Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas | SPANISH: 10 puntas
Jubilee Economics / The OneEarth Project colleague Lee Van Ham’s book Blinded by Progress: Breaking Out of the Illusion That Holds Us, part of The OneEarth Project. Also, hear The Common Good Podcast, which I co-host and produce. || NEW three minute film: Ecology and Economics—Colleagues, Not Rivals || Conversation about The OneEarth Project and the book, Blinded by Progress: Breaking Out of the Illusion That Holds Us, by Lee Van Ham, including TheCommonGoodPodcast.com, episode 42 || Lee’s Slide Show || Lee’s new blog series Jubilee Is Bigger Than We’d Thought: Permeates Scripture, Addresses Today’s Crises
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