Print the 2025 Advent Calendar

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.'”(Luke 2:8-10) 

Advent is when we wait, most poignantly, for Jesus to break into our world as a liberator, teacher, and healer. But, too easily, December becomes cluttered with shopping lists, baking cookies, hosting parties, and feeling that pressing sense of MORE. Get more decorations. Give more gifts. Do more things. Eat more sweets. GWP’s annual Advent Calendar challenges all of us to slow down and experience the season with gratitude and mindfulness. We encourage you to print out the calendar and follow along day-by-day. It’s free to use and we hope you will donate your contributions to GWP. 

Consider the story of the shepherds depicted on the Advent Calendar as young women shepherding in the night. “16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.” (Luke 2:16-20)

Global Women’s Project offers the Advent Calendar, written by Anna Lisa Gross (and updated by the Steering Committee) with artwork by Jessie Neher, to nurture gratitude and solidarity among global women within the midst of Advent. This calendar is filled with scripture, educational information, prayer prompts, activities and taxes, along with a color-by-day Christmas image.

Advent comes on slightly different dates each year; this calendar is for December 1-25 so you can use it in any year. You can use the calendar in personal prayer time, with your family around the dinner table, in a Sunday school class or small group with weekly check-ins, or as a congregation.

How to share the calendar

  • Lead Sunday school or other activity time that could be inter-generational or happen simultaneously in multiple classes. Download a game and Group session handout!
  • Host a themed potluck with “simple,” global, or Christmas recipes
  • Post on your church bulletin board with a donation box
  • Send out daily prompt by email or on social media
  • Discuss weekly in Sunday school and/or worship to share insights from previous week
  • Share in Advent morning devotionals or Bible studies
  • Invite your family/friends to give the Advent calendar as a gift to one another rather than buying presents.
  • What ideas do you have? Let us know!

Previous Advent Calendars

Written by Anna Lisa Gross (with subsequent updates by the Steering Committee) and designed by Jessie Neher.