{"product_id":"priming-the-lectionary-advent-christmas-and-epiphany-year-a","title":"Priming the Lectionary: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany (Year A)","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003ePriming the Lectionary: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany (Year A)\u003c\/span\u003e is for everyone who longs to engage the lectionary with depth, imagination and care for the world – and who wants to share an inclusive, justice-shaped faith with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eCovering the journey from the First Sunday of Advent through to the end of the Epiphany season (Year A), this book offers a generous spread of resources for each set of readings. It’s designed to save you time, spark your imagination and help you speak of God’s love with courage and tenderness in real, everyday contexts. The material is intentionally flexible, so it can be used in Sunday worship, midweek gatherings, quiet home groups, chaplaincy encounters and one-to-one conversations at any point in the week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eWhether you’re a minister, worship leader, pioneer, preacher, chaplain, lay leader, small-group leader or simply someone who helps hold worship together in your community, \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePriming the Lectionary\u003c\/em\u003e gives you starting points you can trust – and adapt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e2e2e; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 1050px; font-size: 1.25em; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eWhat you’ll find for each week or festival\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eFor every week or festival in this volume – whether your community gathers on Sundays, midweek or in less formal spaces – you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003ePrayers\u003c\/span\u003e – crafted prayers that use inclusive language and hold together hope, lament and everyday life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eThreads to explore\u003c\/span\u003e – key themes that connect the readings with real situations in contemporary communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eContext and connections\u003c\/span\u003e – accessible background and links between the readings, written in clear, non-technical language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eDeepening the Word\u003c\/span\u003e – short, accessible theological reflections that draw on rich scholarship and lived experience, helping you go deeper without needing an academic library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eQuestions for discussion\u003c\/span\u003e – simple, open questions you can use in worship, small groups, chaplaincy spaces, café-style gatherings or online conversations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eVisual and creative ideas\u003c\/span\u003e – suggestions for symbols, images, installations and creative responses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eMeditation\u003c\/span\u003e – guided imaginative reflection that invites people into the story, attentive to those who may be new to faith or on the edges of church.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003ePerformance piece\u003c\/span\u003e – short scripts, monologues or spoken-word style pieces to bring the readings alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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