Sunday 6 December 2026
Second Sunday of Advent
Advent and Christmas Resources
'Don't Be Afraid' is our Advent and Christmas theme for 2026.
Resources include a Worship pack, small group resources, posters and more.
Lighting of Advent candles
Useful hymns (using verses as appropriate).
Advent candles tell their story (StF 165)
‘Christmas is coming!’ The Church is glad to sing (StF 166)
God whose almighty word (StF 106)
Light a candle in a darkened place (StF 174)
Light of the world, you stepped down in darkness (StF 175)
Like a candle flame, flickering small in our darkness (StF 176)
Longing for light, we wait in darkness (“Christ, be our light!”) (StF 706)
Round orange, round orange (StF 184) a Christingle carol
Also see Advent hymns in the hymns section of the resource hub
Isaiah 40:1-11
Immortal, invisible, God only wise (StF 55)
Lord, I come before Your throne of grace (StF 58)
O come, O come, Immanuel (StF 180)
Praise to the God who clears the way (StF 183)
The days are surely coming (website only)
The King of love my Shepherd is (StF 479)
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Faithful One, so unchanging (StF 628)
Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King (StF 77)
There is a new heaven; there is a new earth (StF 738)
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Day of judgment! Day of wonder! (StF 732)
It came upon the midnight clear (StF 205)
Love divine, all loves excelling (StF 503)
The days are surely coming (website only)
There is a new heaven; there is a new earth (StF 738)
We pray until the hour (StF 741)
Mark 1:1-8
Baptise us with your Spirit (StF 369)
Make way, make way for Christ the King (StF 264)
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (StF 182)
Praise to the God who clears the way (StF 183)
The kingdom of God is justice and joy (StF 255)
Wild and lone the prophet's voice (StF 189)
A prayer for Christian unity
God of mercy and compassion,
We give thanks for the continued presence of your Church
in its many different forms, expressions and traditions,
at the heart of local communities,
close to home, and all around the world.
May that presence be a source of hope, support and encouragement
in times of suffering and uncertainty,
offering welcome, hospitality and the joy of connection and belonging
to those who need it most.
Strengthen our commitment to the work of Christian unity so that together we can better serve a wounded world,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Nicola Brady, General Secretary, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
A prayer for peace and truth - Alternative Prayer
Living God, send the Spirit of your Son Jesus Christ to bring peace in our conflicts, hope in our fears, trust in our divisions and truth in our shadows. Amen.
A prayer from South Africa