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Advent focus on Christians of Mozambique and Angola

The stories of Christians from Mozambique and Angola who have “been quietly getting on with building and being the church” will be published over the next four weeks.

25 November 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury in online Advent course

Christians are being invited to get more out of the Bible with Justin Welby through a new free online course which is being made available during Advent.

18 November 2016

Online Advent calendar created by the world

Christians across the world are being invited to celebrate the season of Advent through an interactive, multi-lingual online calendar.

17 November 2016

Wake up and Proclaim - Adventword social media photo initiative underway

Adventword – the online global advent social media photo initiative being run by the Society of St John the Evangelist (SSJE) and the Anglican Communion Office is underway, with Anglicans around the world posting images on Twitter and Instagram in response to themes suggested by the Society.

30 November 2015

Global Anglican prayer focused on Jerusalem

Anglicans and other Christians around the world will be praying for the peace of Jerusalem this weekend, using a special litany for peace in the Holy Land.

26 November 2015

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

In Psalm 122, King David extols us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Now the Diocese of Jerusalem is inviting us to do just that. They have produced and shared a Litany for Peace in the Holy Land. They are asking churches and Christians around the world to use it in their prayers on the first Sunday in Advent – 29 November 2015.

11 November 2015

Christians invited to celebrate Advent with a camera phone

Anglicans worldwide and all Christians are being invited to observe Advent in a fun and prayerful way through a global online Advent Calendar called AdventWord. The season of Advent, from November 29 to December 24, is when Christians observe a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas.

02 November 2015

Archbishop to deliver "online" Advent reflections on the web

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba is to "broadcast" a series of Advent reflections over the internet in the pilot programme of a planned audio ministry for the Church.

18 November 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent the following Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches:

02 December 2012