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A five-week Advent candle-lighting liturgy that pairs the same scripture congregations have read for centuries with the real, documented lives of LGBTQ+ justice fighters who carried Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love into a world that resisted them.
Each week includes:
A traditional Advent scripture passage (King James Version)
A short factual biography of the justice fighter for that week — Bayard Rustin, Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and on Christmas Eve, Pauli Murray
A reflection connecting their story to the scripture
A full responsive candle-lighting liturgy for leader and congregation
This isn't a reinterpretation of scripture — the text stays exactly what it has always been. What's added is a name and a face: real people who lived these ancient words out at real cost, so the congregation lighting each candle is also lighting it for someone who fought for the world it promises.
Ready to use as-is, or adapt readers and reflections to fit your own community. Delivered as a print-ready, fully designed PDF.
Perfect for churches and communities who want an Advent season that names LGBTQ+ history and justice alongside the traditional themes of the season — without losing the scripture itself.
A five-week Advent candle-lighting liturgy that pairs the same scripture congregations have read for centuries with the real, documented lives of LGBTQ+ justice fighters who carried Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love into a world that resisted them.
Each week includes:
A traditional Advent scripture passage (King James Version)
A short factual biography of the justice fighter for that week — Bayard Rustin, Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and on Christmas Eve, Pauli Murray
A reflection connecting their story to the scripture
A full responsive candle-lighting liturgy for leader and congregation
This isn't a reinterpretation of scripture — the text stays exactly what it has always been. What's added is a name and a face: real people who lived these ancient words out at real cost, so the congregation lighting each candle is also lighting it for someone who fought for the world it promises.
Ready to use as-is, or adapt readers and reflections to fit your own community. Delivered as a print-ready, fully designed PDF.
Perfect for churches and communities who want an Advent season that names LGBTQ+ history and justice alongside the traditional themes of the season — without losing the scripture itself.