There will be resources for every month of the year, encompassing all the major festivals. There will be a section to help us be the church and we will also look to provide ways to help your church reach out into its local - and the global - community.

• under 5's praise service

• cafe church service &

• outdoor advent trail

On this page, you will find many links to a range of different organisations’ resources. At CVE Scotland, we are delighted to be able to signpost our users to these resources and want to thank and acknowledge the efforts of those who created them.

Contributors include:

• The Rt. Revd. Stephen Cottrell, The Archbishop of York;

• Malcolm Guite, poet, priest and song writer;

• The Revd. Rosemary Frew, The Moderator of The Church of Scotland;

• Dr Shola Oladipo, Pentecostal church leader;

• and twenty more (but we don’t want to ruin all the surprises!)

Daily you will experience a story of how waiting has been healing, however they understand that idea or word.  Together, crafting a collage of hope, honesty and healing.

As usual, we will be sharing Advent stories from across the Church on our website and social media channels throughout this period.

The design team have prepared Advent social media banners as well as posters and greeting card graphics for you to download and use as part of your own Advent activities

Britons are drawn to church for a mix of tradition, spiritual meaning and support: of those who go nearly two in five (39%) say it’s part of their Christmas tradition, a third (34%) go for the atmosphere, while more than a quarter (28%) see Christmas as a meaningful time for spiritual reflection. Non Christians are most likely to say that they come away from a church at Christmas feeling joyful (38%), peaceful (34%) or hopeful (25%).