Electronic Resources for Advent & Lent Planning Retreat 9/2024

In addition to print book, Tossed in Time Expanded Edition:
Steering by the Christian Seasons
(includes season themes, questions, and activities)

For the Christian Year

1. Dr. Marcia McFee, worship consultant:
Worship Design Studio Partnership with the California-Nevada Annual Conference:
You Tube uploads from Marcia McFee (317 of them!):
https://www.youtube.com/@marciamcfee5248 including
The Inn Advent Worship Series
What’s Up 4 Lent 2024 webinar
Get Ready: The Gift of Being Present, and many more

2. Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub blog:
https://generousstewards.com/more-questions-for-worship-seasons/

For Advent

1. Dr. Marcia McFee blogs:
https://marciamcfee.com/advent-resources/

2. Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub blogs:
https://generousstewards.com/the-spirit-of-advent/
https://generousstewards.com/advent-a-blue-christmas/

Advent: Time Limits


https://generousstewards.com/do-what-for-advent/
https://generousstewards.com/anticipation-and-advent/

3. UMC Discipleship Ministries Worship Planning for the 2024 Advent season (Year C):
Note: Each Sunday includes Planning Worship, Preaching Notes, Liturgical Resources, Candle-Lighting Liturgy, Hymn Suggestions, Music Notes, Offertory Prayer, Graphics, Children’s Notes, and Youth Lessons.
First Sun. of Advent, Dec. 1:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/come-let-us-adore-him/first-sunday-of-advent-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes
Second Sun. of Advent, Dec. 8:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/come-let-us-adore-him/second-sunday-of-advent-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes
Third Sun. of Advent, Dec. 15:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/come-let-us-adore-him/third-sunday-of-advent-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes
Fourth Sun. of Advent, Dec. 22:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/come-let-us-adore-him/fourth-sunday-of-advent-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes
Christmas Eve:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/come-let-us-adore-him/christmas-eve-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes

For Lent

1. Inward and Personal Disciplines—Outward and Social Disciplines—Daily Living in Lent
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/connecting-worship-and-daily-living-in-lent

2. Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub:
https://generousstewards.com/lent-in-a-new-key/
https://generousstewards.com/family-activities-for-lent/
https://generousstewards.com/lent-spring-cleaning-for-the-soul/
https://generousstewards.com/lenten-study-on-spiritual-disciplines/

3. UMC Discipleship Ministries Worship Planning – Check these places later in the year:
https://www.resourceumc.org/en/agencies/discipleship-ministries/worship-planning OR
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/preaching-resources