The Reflectionary

In what might be my maddest Christingle script yet, I present to you the awesomeness that is [drum roll] Dog-tingle!

Yes, you heard that correctly. Christingle featuring a dawg. Click here for the script and a ‘what-you-need’ list (Primarily a patient dawg, if that’s not giving too much away.) Guaranteed to be memorable, not guaranteed to go without a hitch, but isn’t that what life’s about?

But if you take to heart the advice about not working with children or animals, then a) why are you doing Christingle at all? and b) here are some other resources that do not come with quite such a high risk of utter mayhem.

Christingle Resources

• Dog-tingle
• Christingle Bingle – always fun!
• CRISP-tingle – one of my most popular scripts
• Christ in GLE – printable PDF script with colouring page
• Names of Jesus Christingle / bauble craft
• Christingle Treasure Hunt
• Chocolate Orange Christingle with prayers – plus prayers Advent candles
• Cake-tingle – sugary goodness!

And don’t forget your Christmas scripts! Here are four Bible-based sketches, suitable for schools and churches, with a strong Christian message while still being fun and festive AND they feature an Amazon #1 bestseller! Read more about them in this post.

You can buy single scripts (gold, green, blue and teal books) or a bumper book of three (that’s the pinky/purply one). Available from Amazon, your favourite bricks-and-mortar or online bookstore, or from yours truly.

Liturgy Resources for Advent 1

Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Confession and Absolution

We have all become like one who is unclean.
Our righteous deeds are like filthy rags.
Lord have mercy.            or      Restore us, O Lord God of hosts,
Lord have mercy.                    let your face shine, that we may be saved.

We all fade away like a leaf.
Our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Christ have mercy.          or      Restore us, O Lord God of hosts,
Christ have mercy.                 let your face shine, that we may be saved.

There is no one who calls on your name.
None who attempts to take hold of you.
Lord have mercy.            or      Restore us, O Lord God of hosts,
Lord have mercy.                    let your face shine, that we may be saved.

For you, O Lord, are our Father.
We are the clay, and you are our potter.
We are the work of your hand.
O Lord, do not remember iniquity forever.
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts,
let your face shine, that we may be saved.

God, who is enthroned upon the cherubim,
shine his cleansing light upon you,
free you from your guilt
and restore you to fullness of life
through the grace given you in Christ Jesus.
Amen and amen.

Blessing and Dismissal

Grace be upon you and all those you love,
and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And the blessing …

God’s hand be upon you as you go from this place.
God make you strong for himself.
God give you life, that you may call upon his name and never turn back.
Amen.