Advent Resources & Christmas Gifts 2021
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Books for Advent Preparing Room An Advent Companion Russell J. Levenson Jr. Russ Levenson invites us to “turn once again to the beginning of the Christian story”—like a quilt, the pieces come together. Includes reflections to contemplate throughout the season of Advent. 9781640653153 | List Price: $18.95
Expectant Advent Meditations Anne E. Kitch In the spirit of expectancy each of these meditations is focused on seeking and seeing God in the everyday of ordinary lives based on a psalm that corresponds to the daily office for the season of Advent. 9781640651463 | List Price: $7.95 What Are We Waiting For? Re-Imagining Advent for Time to Come William H. Petersen “Bill Petersen makes a compelling case for re-imagining Advent. Readers will benefit from his wisdom as a scholar and priest, and congregations will find ample resources for an Advent season that helps them anticipate the fullness of the reign of God.” —Ruth Meyers, Church Divinity School of the Pacific 9780898690378 | List Price: $16.95 Let Every Heart Prepare Meditations for Advent and Christmas Barbara Cawthorne Crafton Based on the beautiful hymns of Advent and Christmas, Crafton’s daily meditations on faith, prayer, forgiveness, and healing make an excellent companion for the season. 9780819217554 | List Price: $9.95 Advent with Evelyn Underhill Edited by Christopher L. Webber Editor Christopher Webber has carefully selected inspirational passages from Underhill’s most significant works, providing readings for every day of Advent and Christmas—and sharing the timeless treasure of Underhill’s spiritual vision. 9780819222213 | List Price: $14.95
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Books for Advent Advent Presence Kissed by the Past, Beckoned by the Future Melford “Bud” Holland “Bud Holland has created a way to walk through Advent as if you were walking with an old and trusted friend. His gentle insights into the season are personal, inspiring, and filled with quiet beauty. This is a walk you will want to take more than once.” —The Right Reverend Steven Charleston, author of The Four Vision Quests of Jesus 9780819232175 | List Price: $14.95 Waiting for the Wonder Voices of Advent Katerina Katsarka Whitley Whitley places herself in the hearts and minds of the biblical characters who played parts in the Christmas narrative. She weaves stories, solidly based in scripture, that are at once compelling and thought-provoking. 9780819221254 | List Price: $14.95
Light to the Darkness Lessons and Carols, Public and Private Katerina Whitley A fresh perspective on the well-loved tradition of the service of Lessons and Carols, for both public worship and private devotions. 9780819223173 | List Price: $18.95
Run, Shepherds, Run Poems for Advent and Christmas L. William Countryman A poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the twelve days of Christmas. Helpful hints for reading poetry, as well as useful annotations. 9780819221513 | List Price: $14.95
Love Came Down Anglican Readings for Advent and Christmas Compiled by Christopher L. Webber Love Came Down draws on the best sermons, books, poems, and hymns by classic Anglican writers, with a reading for every day in Advent and for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas. 9780819218988 | List Price: $14.95
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Activities for Advent and Christmas Teach Us to Number Our Days A Liturgical Advent Calendar Barbara Dee Baumgarten Includes historical explanations of various Christian symbols, full-sized patterns, and detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create your own calendar out of a variety of materials. 9780819217653 | List Price: $16.95
Faithful Celebrations Making Time for God from Advent through Epiphany Edited by Sharon Ely Pearson This volume of Faithful Celebrations provides an abundance of ideas that will also equip families to celebrate the Annunciation, Advent, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Las Posadas, Christmas, and Epiphany. 9780898690477 | List Price: $19.95
What We Do in Advent An Anglican Kids’ Activity Book Anne E. Kitch Illustrated by Dorothy Thompson Perez A fun-filled activity book for kids is a great way to focus on the true meaning of Advent and Christmas. Includes how to make an Advent wreath, plus mazes, crossword puzzles, connect-the-dots, and word searches. 9780819221957 | List Price: $9.95
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Prayer
The 1979 Book of Common Prayer An ideal gift, this Prayer Book features imitation leather binding (Vivella) with a soft, matte finish. It is sturdily assembled, with Smyth-sewn pages and a spine that won’t crack under heavy use. A presentation page and certificates for the rites of baptism, confirmation, and marriage are included.
The 1979 Book of Common Prayer Personal Deluxe Edition Available in your choice of five colors. Bonded leather, gold edges, ribbon markers, in a gift box. List Price: $46.95 Black | 9780898691115
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Burgundy | 9780898691412
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Red | 9780898696202
Red | 9780898691108
Wine | 9780898696189
White | 9780898691122
The Book of Common Prayer & The Holy Bible (NRSV)
Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal
Combined into one volume, this edition is an excellent and logical choice for personal use, both in daily devotion and study and on Sundays during the liturgy. It comes with bonded leather, gold edges, ribbon markers, and a gift box. Available in Black. 9780898695786 | List Price: $84.95
This is the standard Book of Common Prayer combined into a single volume with the Singers Edition of The Hymnal 1982. Bound in genuine leather, it includes gold edges, ribbon markers, and a gift box. Available in either Black or Red. List Price: $99.95 Black | 9780898692440 Red | 9780898692433
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Prayer NEW!
Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers Edited by Mandy Mizelle A gift book of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to healthcare workers. Contributors include the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, the Rev. Barbara Crafton, Dr. Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, and Rev. Gayle FisherStewart. Hardcover | 9781640654808 | List Price: $21.95
Daily Prayer for All Seasons Compiled by the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music From Advent through Ordinary Time, Daily Prayer for All Seasons provides a holy way to order our days, with prayers written in fresh, contemporary, and generous language. The Deluxe Edition includes a bonded leather cover with two ribbons, gilded edges, a presentation page, shrink-wrapped, and placed in a quality gift box. Deluxe English Edition | 9780898699333 | List Price: $49.95 English Edition Kivar® | 9780898699234 | List Price: $23.95 Spanish Edition Kivar® | 9780898699258 | List Price: $19.95
Prayer Book Offices Pulling from the riches of the Prayer Book Office and the Contemporary Office Book, Prayer Book Offices includes both Rite I and Rite II versions of the round of offices from the Book of Common Prayer. Additionally, the volume includes canticles, the Psalter, Collects, and the full cycle of readings for Years One and Two and Holy Days in the Daily Office Lectionary. The book is Smythsewn bonded leather with gold foil stamped, and includes four ribbons.
Praying Our Days A Guide and Companion Frank T. Griswold A classic-style prayer book. Each section of the book opens with a “teaching” by retired Presiding Bishop Griswold, guiding the reader in the effective use of the material. 9781640652064 | List Price: $18.95
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Gift Books: Inspiration Christian Minimalism Simple Steps for Abundant Living
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Becca Ehrlich A guide to living a more abundant life, free of physical, spiritual, and emotional clutter. Includes personal stories and practical steps with discussion questions for individual reflection. 9781640653887 | List Price: $16.95 Soul Stages Surviving and Thriving in the Second Half of Life
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Christopher Chamberlin Moore Soul Stages affirms that the second half of life presents different challenges and opportunities than the first half but is no less fulfilling. With humor and personal stories, it illuminates ways to see transitions as opportunities for spiritual and emotional growth rather than as problems to be solved. 9781640654327 | List Price: $14.95 | November 2021 Building Resilience When There’s No Going Back to the Way Things Were Alice Updike Scannell Foreword by Stephanie Spellers A guide to help us through the changes and challenges that are so often part of our life’s journey. Explores ten aspects of resilience to help improve our communication, strengthen our relationships, and deepen both our selfawareness and our inner life. 9781640653764 | List Price: $17.95 This Band of Sisterhood Black Women Bishops on Race, Faith, and the Church
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Edited by Westina Matthews Foreword by Catherine Meeks Afterword by Paula Clark “There are so many nuggets of wisdom to be found in the conversations between these remarkable Black women bishops. . . . The reflections, experiences, and profound humanity that my sisters share in these pages are indeed priceless.” —The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church 9781640653511 | List Price: $14.95 Crazy Christians A Call to Follow Jesus Michael B. Curry Foreword by Katharine Jefferts Schori “Michael Curry invites the reader to say yes to Jesus and his journey, to climb the mountain with the Lord, embrace the prophetic dream of God, and to go out into a world desperately in need of the sweet, sweet sound of love in order to turn that world upside down.” —The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Diocese of Texas 9780819228857 | List Price: $19.95
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Gift Books: Devotionals Loving What Doesn’t Last An Adoration of the Body
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Christina Kukuk Through poignant stories, Kukuk shows that we don’t have to look into the heavens to find what is truly spiritual. Finding faith, hope, and love in the string of endings and beginnings that make a life, she reminds us that in every fleeting moment, from the first pangs of birth to our last breath, God is in all of it. 9781640654112 | List Price: $16.95 Praying with Saint Benedict Reflections on the Rule
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Stephen Isaacson “Isaacson . . . writes with elegance, depth, and humbleness. . . . [He] has given Benedictines (and those curious about the Rule) a rich and accessible resource for prayer, reflection, and confession in our daily disciplines. This will be my new go-to book as I reflect on the Rule.” —The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Episcopal Diocese of Oregon 9781640654464 | List Price: $19.95 Always We Begin Again The Benedictine Way of Living, 15th Anniversary Edition, Revised John McQuiston II Foreword by Phyllis Tickle A simple blueprint, based on the Rule of St. Benedict, to order one’s time and create physical and inner space, to step back from the demands and pressures of the moment, and to step into a place of peace. 9780819224286 | List Price: $11.95
Living the Way of Love A 40-Day Devotional Mary Bea Sullivan Foreword by Courtney V. Cowart and Stephanie Spellers “Organized into the seven practices, our presiding bishop calls us to reclaim as we offer ourselves to Jesus’ way of love. Mary Bea is a faithful person sharing her story, her ministry, and her love for our hearts to hear.” —The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan, 11th bishop of Alabama 9781640652309 | List Price: $14.95
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Gift Books: Spirituality and Art Contemplative Knitting Julie Cicora From a tour through the fascinating history of knitting to steps for setting up and sustaining a knitting prayer practice, this book is full of both practical advice and inspiration that can be used to deepen the spiritual nature of knitting. 9781640652620 | List Price: $16.95
Jesus God Among Us Roger Hutchison Foreword by Michael B. Curry “Hutchison takes a moving piece of personal artwork and breaks it down into pieces to serve as the lenses through which to view various biblical stories of Jesus.” —From the Foreword by the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Hardcover | 9781640650015 | List Price: $23.95 Contemplative Vision Photography as a Spiritual Practice Dirk deVries Provides practical guidance for photography as a means of meditation and reflection and a form of prayer. 9781640651340 | List Price: $17.95
Bead One, Pray Too A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads Kimberly Winston An inspirational, hands-on how-to guide for making and praying with beads, for people of all faiths and traditions. 9780898690309 | List Price: $24.95
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Biography/Memoir I Will Arise and Go Now Reflections on the Meaning of Places and People Herbert O’Driscoll The inspiring memoir of beloved preacher and author, Herbert O’Driscoll. “What charm, what a resolute life of love and language fills these pages! Read it, and be beguiled and heartened.” —Luci Shaw, author, The Generosity 9781640653351 | List Price: $19.95 Oscar Romero A Man for Our Times Julio O. Torres An in-depth portrait of Oscar Romero, the twentieth-century Latin American priest, humanitarian activist, and saint. This unique perspective comes from someone who knew and worked alongside him and is built on interviews from Romero’s inner circle. 9781640653498 | List Price: $19.95 Songs My Grandma Sang Michael B. Curry Bishop Curry shares the music of his childhood—the songs that have grown with him to shape an adult and vibrant faith. He notes “I learned what I believed in the songs I heard my family—especially my grandmother—sing. We sang our faith every day.” 9780819229939 | List Price: $19.95 Passionate for Justice Ida B. Wells as Prophet for Our Time Catherine Meeks & Nibs Stroupe Foreword by Stacey Abrams 2021 Illumination Books Awards Silver Medal Winner “In Passionate for Justice, we find a compass that points us to the future, where we can each give voice and action to justice, equity, and life-giving community. Ida Wells would have had it no other way.” —From the Foreword by Stacey Abrams, 2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia 9781640651609 | List Price: $19.95 Hallelujah, Anyhow! A Memoir Barbara C. Harris With Kelly Brown Douglas The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris shares her story with grace, humility, and humor and offers glimpses into her childhood and young adult years, as well as her experiences as priest and bishop. 9781640650893 | List Price: $15.95
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Gifts for Youth Belovedness Finding God (and Self) on Campus Edited by James Franklin and Becky Zartman Straight talk for college students on how to navigate life and decisions with one important question: What if I really believed that I was beloved beyond all measure. 9781640652835 | List Price: $18.95
Cross Words A Devotional for Youth Duana Cisney Foreword by Jenifer Gamber Cross Words is a daily devotional with a brief reflection followed by a question to ponder, scripture, prayer, or quote to use as a “daily touchstone” in the coming days, set in a format with open space for writing and drawing. 9780819232458 | List Price: $24.95 Marked for Mission Youth in Action Edited by Sharon Ely Pearson and Bronwyn Clark Skov Offers reflections and prayers to help young people to live out their faith at home, church, community, and beyond. It specifically addresses Episcopal identity for emerging adults, ages 15–25. Kivar | 9780819229366 | List Price: $16.95 Call On Me A Prayer Book for Young People Jenifer Gamber and Sharon Ely Pearson This prayer book designed for teens draws on the Book of Common Prayer, the Bible, and events that occur in their daily lives. 9780819228345 | List Price: $16.95
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Gifts for Children Sir Drake the Brave
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Joy Jordan-Lake Illustrated by Susan Eaddy The magical story of how a boy who is bullied finds the hero within. A poignant reminder that kindness is powerful and differences don’t divide us. Age range: 3–8 years old. Hardcover | 9781640654532 | List Price: $18.95 Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago
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Jennifer Grant Illustrated by Gillian Whiting This keepsake book captures the joys and sorrows lived during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time that taught us how good it is to be together. It also includes journal pages to record individual memories about this unique and historic time and the effect it has had on our lives. Hardcover | 9781640654037 | List Price: $18.95 Absalom Jones America’s First Black Priest
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Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones Illustrated by Christopher M. Taylor The story of Absalom Jones, a former slave and America’s first Black Episcopal priest, offers guidance, hope, and inspiration and marks a significant moment in history. Age range: 8–12 years old. 9781640654723 | List Price: $14.95 | November 2021
Candle Walk A Bedtime Prayer to God Karin Holsinger Sherman This beautifully illustrated picture book invites families to enter into a calm, contemplative quieting-down based on Compline, a centuries-old practice of evening prayer. Age range: 3–8 years old. Hardcover | 9781640651326 | List Price: $17.95 Common Prayer for Children and Families Jenifer Gamber and Timothy J. S. Seamans Foreword by Wendy Claire Barrie A collection of whimsically illustrated prayers and liturgies written for kids and the adults or communities who pray with them. Includes prayers for morning, midday, and evening; prayers throughout the church year; and prayers for all sorts of occasions. Age range: 3–12 years old. English Edition: 9781640652644 | List Price: $16.95 Spanish Edition: 9781640653399 | List Price: $14.95
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Gifts for Children The Very Best Day The Way of Love for Children Roger Hutchison Foreword by Jerusalem Jackson Greer This colorful picture book introduces the practices for a Jesus-centered life for children ages 3–10 and their families. English Edition: 9781640652811 | List Price: $9.95 Spanish Edition: 9781640653863 | List Price: $9.95 Silence Jerome W. Berryman Illustrated by Lois Kilberg This illustrated book for children captures the mindfulness, measured pace, and pauses that children experience in the Godly Play® circle. Makes a great addition to any child’s bookshelf. Age range: 3–8 years old. 9781640652958 | List Price: $10.95 We Gather at This Table Anna V. Ostenso Moore Illustrated by Peter Krueger A beautiful illustrated book for children to learn and wonder about why we worship and celebrate the Holy Eucharist. Includes a dedication page and family section with questions to explore together. Hardcover | 9781640652521 | List Price: $17.95 Today Is a Baptism Day Anna V. Ostenso Moore Illustrated by Peter Krueger An ideal book to read with children to wonder and learn about baptism, with illustrations that reflect the diversity of God’s people. Hardcover | 9781640650992 | List Price: $17.95
Peanut Butter and Jelly Prayers Julie B. Sevig Includes rhyming prayers for little kids, dinner-table prayers for special family occasions, and prayers marking the movement of the church year. Paper | 9780819233424 | List Price: $18.95
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Calendars and Planners 2022 Desk Diary with Lectionary The 2022 Desk Diary features one week on each two-page spread, making it ideal for advance planning and day-to-day working for all clergy and church staff. The contemporary design includes an imitation leather cover with rounded corners, 2 ribbon markers, and an elastic closure band. 9781640653979 | List Price: $29.95 | Imitation Leather, 5.75" x 8.375"
2022 Christian Planning Calendar 16 months: September 2021 through December 2022 A unique two-year planning tool citing religious observances and seasons for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as secular holidays. Ample space for writing daily notes. 9781640653917 | List Price: $13.95 | Spiral Bound, 11" x 8.5" 2022 The Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar 13 months: November 2021 through December 2022 Two facing pages for each week include art and a brief devotion with ample space for noting appointments. 9781640653955 | spiral | List Price: $16.95
2022 Episcopal Church Lesson Calendar 13 months: December 2021 through December 2022 A comprehensive calendar of the readings for the Episcopal Lectionary Year C, and for the Daily Office Year Two. Also includes suggested hymn selections. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. 9781640653948 | List Price: $13.95
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Calendars and Planners 2022 Churchman’s Ordo Kalendar 12 months: January 2022 through December 2022 Includes a full listing of the traditional feasts and devotional days celebrated throughout the Anglican Communion. Days are color-coded to indicate proper vestment colors. 9781640653962 | 8" x 14" | List Price: $4.95
2022 Episcopal Church Year Guide Kalendar 12 months: January 2022 through December 2022 Conforms to the Revised Common Lectionary, with the calendar dates in the proper color for each day. Includes the lessons and psalms for each Sunday and major feast day, along with other suggestions and notes. 9781640653900 | 8" x 14" | List Price: $4.95
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