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From the Holly Jolly to the Holy &Meditations for Advent and Christmas Jim Rosenthal

The holiness of Advent and Christmas can get lost in the busyness of the season. Explore Advent and Christmas through the lens of Saint Nicholas and scripture, and find the holy in the midst of the secular traditions. Jim Rosenthal, president of the Saint Nicholas Society in the U.S. and U.K.,

has written a book for everyone who wants to reclaim the time as sacred and joy-filled.

#2145 | $4 | $2.50 each for 10+ | ISBN: 978-0-88028-357-1 | softcover | 82pp

NEW Items for Advent & Christmas

Dog in the Manger & Finding God in Christmas ChaosTim Schenck Illustrations by Jay SidebothamChristmas card trauma. Over-the-top decorations. Post-Christmas blues. With laugh-out-loud humor anchored by spiritual truths, author Tim Schenck helps us maintain our spiritual sanity through the often-frenetic chaos of Advent and Christmas. Illustrated by popular cartoonist Jay Sidebotham, Dog in the

Manger also explores the major characters of the season in new ways, including John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph—and, of course, Jesus. Thoughtful questions following each section make Dog in the Manger ideal for personal reflection or seasonal book groups.

#2208 | $10 | $8 each for 10+ | ISBN 978-0-88028-371-7 | softcover | 96pp

12 Days of ChristmasMini Meditation Cards Celebrate the joy of the Twelve Days of Christmas with our beautiful mini meditation cards from the Brothers of The Society of Saint John the Evangelist. A card for each of the twelve days includes a stunning image on one side, and on the other a brief meditation on Faith, Peace, Gratitude, and nine more seasonal themes. These cards make wonderful gifts for family, friends, parishioners, and anyone wishing to create a spiritual practice beyond Christmas Day. Include them with your holiday cards, hand them out at the end of your Christmas service—you’ll be giving a memorable gift for anyone’s spiritual journey.

#2220 | $15 | 25 sets of 12 cards and envelopes | $12 each for 5 or more sets

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Finding Christ in Advent & Christmas CustomsMany of our beloved Advent and

Christmas traditions began in the ancient world, while others have a direct connection to scripture and the story of Christ’s birth. Recalling the origins and spiritual meaning behind these customs can inspire and enhance our observance of Advent and Christmas as people of faith.

#2222.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

Joy to the WorldPopular Carols for Advent & Christmas

Carols have been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember. In the busyness of the holiday season, take some time to reflect and even to pray with these familiar carols and hymns. Perhaps they can open our hearts more deeply to the meaning of Advent and Christmas.

#2223.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

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StorySongs CollectionModern retellings of traditional carols

Illustrations by Marcia Santore

Marcia Santore’s vibrant illustrations transform three traditional Christmas carols into contemporary stories with families working together to be more helping, accepting, and giving. All include sheet music for vocal and beginner piano.

Sold separately, or get all three for a special price!

#2211 | $21 | 3 books

Good King WenceslasA story about the importance of helping others.

#2173 | $8 | ISBN: 978-088028-361-8 | 40pp

The Snow Lay on the GroundA story about the importance of accepting all people.

#2177 | $8 | ISBN: 978-0-88028-362-5 | 36pp

In the Bleak MidwinterA story about the most important gift—love. Includes a fingering chart for playing the song on a recorder.

#2178 | $8 | ISBN: 978-088028-363-2 | 36pp

Children’s Books for Advent & Christmas

Star of Wonder Mary Lee Wile Illustrations by Sage Stossel

Enter the joyful mystery of Epiphany through the story of Jesse, a young shepherd who sees the star announcing Jesus’ birth. Jesse’s amazement after seeing the star is reflected in whimsical watercolor illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Sage Stossel. Star of Wonder will fill your heart with the joy of receiving the greatest gift of all.

#2111 | $18 | ISBN: 978-0-88028-345-8 | hardcover | 44pp

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Seeing & BelievingReflections for Faith—A Devotional Journal

Robert Boak Slocum

This collection of images and meditations by Robert Slocum provides a starting point for your own reflections of faith. Questions following each image and reflection encourage you to connect them with your personal experience. Write your thoughts and prayers in response to the pictures and words. Draw your own images on the blank pages in the back of the journal. Keep your own snapshots, drawings, or special reminders in the folder at the back. Use these reflections on a

weekly basis, as a spiritual practice during a liturgical season, or whenever you feel they may best strengthen your journey.

#2209 | $15 | $12 each for 10+ | ISBN: 978-0-88028-372-4 | 144pp

Seeking God Day by Day &A Year of Meditations

Seeking is active; it requires endurance, patience, tenacity, and desire. By seeking God day by day, we commit to an active faith. This volume of daily meditations shares stories from the hearts of thirty-one authors—stories connected by our common quest to be in a deeper relationship with God. Our hope is that this book supports your journey as you seek—and find—God.

#2188 | $16 | $12 each for 5+ | ISBN: 978-0-88028-369-4

Episcocats & Episcopups 2014 CalendarsPrepare to smile, laugh, and be blessed by the spirit captured in these photos of Episcopets! You’ll enjoy 15 months of furry fun while following the liturgical calendar. From shelter cats to Labs, these playful and pious pets have one thing in common: they all shine with the spirit of God.

Episcocats 2014 Calendar | #2195 | $10 | $8 each for 10+

Episcopups 2014 Calendar | #2196 | $10 | $8 each for 10+

Episcopets 2014 Calendar Package | #2219 | $80 | 5 of each calendar

Five Marks of Mission Calendar 2014The Five Marks of Mission offer a framework for the reconciling work God has sent us into the world to do. This 15-month wall calendar, complete with feast days and liturgical seasons, will encourage and inspire your journey of faith and response to God’s call. Each full-color image exemplifies the Marks in action across The Episcopal Church.

#2210 | $9.95 | $8 each for 10+

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Season of AngelsMary Lee Wile Illustrations by Sage Stossel

Season of Angels explores the wonder of God’s angels as protectors and messengers, and shows how God is with us through good times and times of trouble. The story is adapted from the Book of Tobit, which is found in the Apocrypha, included in some versions of the Bible.

#2179 | $18 | ISBN: 978-088028-367-0 | hardcover | 44pp

The Spy on Noah’s Ark &and Other Bible Stories from the Inside Out

Lindsay Hardin FreemanIllustrations by Paul Shaffer

Bible stories take on new life with this collection of eyewitness accounts from surprise sources: a dove, a lion, a stallion, and more. Perfect for kids to read alone, they’ll also love to hear these stories read aloud. Adults will enjoy these fresh perspectives, and can use the stories to enrich personal and group Bible study. Discussion questions for children and adults follow each story, making it the perfect book for a church book club, Lenten series, or intergenerational program.

#2180 | $10 | $8 each for 10+ | ISBN: 978-0-88028-365-6 | softcover | 96pp

When Two or Three Are Gathered &Spiritual Stories by Contemporary Episcopalians

Edited by Danielle Tumminio & Kate Malin

From an eleven-year-old boy to a retired English teacher, this selection of stories offers a stunning series of vignettes that show how God touches and changes lives. Complete with a set of spiritual autobiography workshops at the end of each chapter, this anthology encourages the reader to embark on his or her own writing journey.

#2147 | $10 | $8 each for 10+ | ISBN: 978-0-88028-364-9 | softcover | 126pp

Words… Words… Words… &Recovering the Biblical Meaning of Contemporary Words

Bob Libby

No one wants to be called a scapegoat. But how might our understanding of the word change if we return to the biblical roots of the word and consider Jesus as the ultimate scapegoat? Words… Words… Words… takes 12 common words such as scapegoat, icon, and friend and connects their modern meanings with their biblical roots. With short reflections and thought-provoking questions, this book is ideal for individual or group study.

#2181 | $5 | ISBN: 978-0-88028-366-3 | softcover | 64pp

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Cheer Our Spirits: Make Safe the Way &Francisco García

Longing and joy are both part of the journey through Advent and Christmas. Francisco García explores that journey through familiar hymns and carols, the

songs and stories used during Latino festivals such as Las Posadas, and other cherished traditions of the season.

#2105 | $4 | $2.50 each for 10+ | 136pp

Alegra Nuestro Espíritu Haz Seguro Nuestro Camino

#2122 | $4 | $2.50 each for 10+ | 136pp

Joy of Heaven, to Earth Come Down &Margaret Bullitt-Jonas

The reflections and scripture passages in Joy of Heaven, to Earth Come Down call us to both a daily practice of prayer grounded in reverence for the earth and to intentional living in harmony with the natural world. Newly revised with additional meditations and photos for use every Advent.

#2106 | $4 | $3 each for 10+ | 108pp

We Shall All Be Changed: Meditations for AdventJason Leo

A new star in the sky, a car in a tree. Set in counterpoint with passages from Handel’s Messiah and the collects for Advent and Christmas, the parallels Leo draws between post-Katrina relief work and the events surrounding Jesus’ birth call you to look at your life as a Christian in a new light.

#2047 | $3 | $2 each for 10+ | 64pp

Advent Packages

Advent & Christmas Sampler PackageOur newest book of Advent and Christmas meditations, From the Holly Jolly to the Holy: Reclaiming the Sacred During Advent and Christmas, and all of our pamphlets on Advent and Christmas will help you and your family stay mindful of the reason for the season.

#2077 | $6 | $8 value | 9 items

Advent Bulk Booklet Pack Offer your parishioners a variety of Advent meditations with our Bulk Booklet Pack. Includes 5 copies each of our 2013 book of Advent and Christmas meditations, From the Holly Jolly to the Holy, along with Cheer Our Spirits, Make Safe the Way, the newly revised Joy of Heaven, to Earth Come Down, and We Shall All Be Changed.

#1958 | $40 | $75 value | 20 items

Advent Bulk Pamphlet Pack Stock your tract rack with our Advent and Christmas pamphlets and enjoy bulk pricing. Includes 5 copies each of our 9 Advent and Christmas pamphlets.

#1956 | $15 | $22.50 value | 45 items

Books & Value Packages for Advent & Christmas

For our 2013 Advent meditations booklet From the Holly Jolly to the Holy…, see page 2.

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The Advent Wreath This introduction to the Advent Wreath provides an insightful history of the meaning of the wreath, includes instructions on how to use it, and offers family blessings to be used during the weekly wreath lighting.

#11.1 | $2.50 | 12pp | 5 pamphlets

Christmas Changes Everything In a season dominated by Santa Claus, gift-giving, and parties, it’s easy to lose focus of the dramatic change God has made in our lives by becoming human in the person of Jesus and walking among us. Here this incarnational mystery, so central to our faith, is revealed as the true reason for the season.

#2059.1 | $1.25 | 6pp | 5 pamphlets

How to Keep Advent The four weeks of Advent are intended as a time of preparation for the mystery of Christmas. These suggestions for observing this rich season include lighting an Advent wreath, displaying a creche, decorating a Christmas tree, and giving to those in need.

#2060.1 | $1.25 | 6pp | 5 pamphlets

Keeping Christmas AliveIt’s December 26: carols have been sung, gifts opened, and friends and family have gone home. Christmas is over, right? Actually, Christmas is just beginning, and this pamphlet suggests easy, actionable ways to continue the celebration of Christ’s birth until Epiphany begins January 6.

#2058.1 | $1.25 | 6pp | 5 pamphlets

Mary in The Episcopal ChurchThe Blessed Virgin is a major figure of Christian devotion. This pamphlet explains how Episcopalians view her as a mother, disciple, role model, and sister in Christ.

#2053.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

Saint NicholasNicholas, the godly and generous bishop of Myra, was much more than an elf figure who distributes gifts on Christmas eve. This ordinary man with an extraordinary devotion to God is a perfect saint for Advent, as one whose life showed the light of Christ to a dark world.

#2013.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

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Forward Day by Day brings you daily inspirational meditations—reflections on a specific Bible passage, chosen from the daily lectionary readings as listed in the Revised Common Lectionary or the Daily Office from The Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer.

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BelongingMembership in The Episcopal Church

People often ask what they need to do to become a member of The Episcopal Church. This guide answers that question and address many more, including Baptism, Confirmation, and membership from other traditions. It also recognizes that our “first belonging is to God.”

#2191.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

Customs & Practices in The Episcopal Church

This pamphlet offers insight into worship in The Episcopal Church, including general features of worship, common customs, and practices. Learn when and why we sit, stand, and kneel; why worship leaders wear vestments; when and why we exchange the peace; and much more.

#2192.1 | $2.50 | 12pp | 5 pamphlets

A Forward Movement Classic

For Those Who MournNow in its 44th printing, this pamphlet was originally written by the Rev. G. Carleton Barnwell after his daughter was killed in a car accident on her way to school. First published by Forward Movement in 1944, some of the language in this tract differs from modern-day usage, but its message continues to provide consolation, comfort, and prayers helpful for those experiencing the many stages of bereavement.

#2221.1 | $2.50 | 28pp | 5 pamphlets

The Spiritual Practice of Decluttering How can we clear our space, time and minds from the clutter that keeps us from seeking and listening to God? Author Donna Schaper offers tangible ways to adopt decluttering as a spiritual practice.

#2170.1 | $2.50 | 8pp | 5 pamphlets

Using Forward Day by Day Make the most of our daily devotional! This newly updated resource provides creative ideas for using Forward Day by Day in personal devotion and for sharing it with others for outreach and evangelism.

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