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Advent -- What is it?
Advent begins when?
The Advent season is a four-week period before Christmas Day that celebrates the anticipation and coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The origin of "advent" is from the Latin word adventus, which simply translates as "coming" or "arrival." Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Christ but also preparing for the second coming of Christ.
This year Advent begins Sunday, November 30th and will last until December 24th, when that evening we will celebrate the birth of Jesus in our Candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6:00 pm. Our service will feature the reading of Luke's Christmas Story, beautiful liturgy, prayers, poetry, special music, the singing of traditional carols, and so much more.
In this Advent…
Let us lift up light
where there is darkness.
Let us bear hope
where there is despair.
Let us build community
where there is isolation.
Let us model abundance
where there is scarcity
Let us be love
where there is fear
Let us live in peace.
Amen
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Advent Devotional:
As you prepare your hearts for Christmas you may enjoy ready a daily Advent Devotional, such as author and speaker Kate Bowler's FREE "The Weary World Rejoices" Devotional found here:
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:
such a way as gives us breath;
such a truth as ends all strife;
such a life as killeth death.
Come, my Light,
my Feast, my Strength:
such a light as shows a feast;
such a feast as mends in length;
such a strength as makes a guest.
Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:
such a joy as none can move:
such a love as none can part;
such a heart as joys in love.
by George Herbert (1633)
Advent Wreath
Each Sunday of Advent during our worship service, we will have a special candle lighting liturgy with a reading and prayer for each of the Sundays of Advent that reflect on the following themes:
- First candle HOPE
- Second candle PEACE
- Third candle JOY
- Fourth candle LOVE
The Longest Night Service - December 21, 2025 - 5:30pm
With all the holly and jolly of Christmas, we sometimes just feel blue. If you are feeling down and need a place of rest and quiet, for comfort and hope, we invite you to this Longest Night Worship service or sometimes known as Blue Christmas service.
December 21 marks the first official day of winter and the Winter Solstice. The days have been getting shorter and the nights longer. The Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year which is why we refer to this service as the “Longest Night.” Longest Night advent worship, then, is a time to claim our comfort and hope. Just when we wonder how dark our lives and our world can get, the earth turns, and the days begin to lengthen.
Longest Night is also a time of reflection. This has been a year filled with
darkness and light, despair and hope, sorrow and joy. We reflect on what we have lost this year and what we have lost. We recall our challenges and what we have learned. We pause and reconnect with the One in whom we live and move and have our being.
With the promise of increased daylight, we gather our hopes for tomorrow and set intentions for the New Year. Join us for candle-lighting, quiet, healing prayers, scripture and music to be in God's presence and be reminded that God’s Word comes to shine light into your life and our world. Everyone is welcome.
Advent Spotify Playlist
Christmas Spotify Playlist
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