Advent
During the four weeks prior to Christmas we celebrate a season called Advent. Advent is actually the beginning of the Church year, and it’s a gentle, reflective beginning. It’s a quiet season of fasting and contemplation leading up to our celebration of the birth of Jesus.
The word “Advent” means “coming” or “arrival.” Just as Thanksgiving ends and the world around us begins decking the halls, Advent invites us to slow down, be still, and wait. Wait for what? For the coming, the advent, of the Lord.
During Advent we light the candles of the Advent wreath, one for each of the four Sundays. In addition, we light a fifth candle in the center of the wreath, the Christ candle, when Christ is born in our hearts again on Christmas.
Songs for Advent
Click this link for a playlist of songs to accompany the season of Advent.
Included in this playlist are also 2 songs we’ve incorporated into our Advent services each Sunday, the Decalogue and the Trisagion.
Art Gallery
Similar to the lighting of our Advent candles, each Sunday in Advent we will have artists from our parish adding to a growing collection of pieces on display in our Parish Hall.
Christmas Eve
This beloved annual candlelight service retells the history of salvation—man’s creation, fall, and redemption through the incarnation of God’s Son—through a series of Scripture readings, each of which is paired with a Christmas carol.
Join us on Christmas Eve at 6pm