Christingle and other Advent resources

Also see StF's One stop shop for Advent

Christingle

All the details you might need to know for preparing a Christingle service can be found on the Church of England’s Children’s Society website.

A detailed history and explanation of the Christingle tradition, including its Moravian origins, has been included by freelance writer Liz Hearn on the Time Travel-Britain.com website. A further version of the story behind the Christingle is included in the Wikipedia article on Christingle.

Other Advent resources

As well as the Christmas campaign for 2024, Hush the Noise, the Methodist Church’s Word in Time provides Bible studies for the lectionary readings set for Advent. You may also find helpful the back catalogue of resources produced by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). A different approach is offered by the rhythms of Ignatian Spirituality – which guides users through contemplation and reflective prayer, with help of artwork.

Christian Aid has created a "digital Advent wreath". For each Sunday of Advent, as you light a candle on your Advent Wreath, you can draw on Christian Aid's short reflection, and a prayer from voices around world. These can be read out in your church service, or used for your own personal reflection.