Observing Advent 2022

Advent began Sunday, November 27, 2022.  Below are a few suggestions to observe Advent.

An Advent Wreath

Lighting the candles on an Advent wreath in the weeks leading up to Christmas is a great way to help us remember that we are preparing to celebrate the birth of Christ. In church, every week another candle is lighted as we journey towards Christmas.

As we do in church, it is customary to have an Advent wreath in our homes and to light a candle for each week of Advent.  Prayers typically accompany the lighting and this can be done at every evening meal or on the first evening meal of the week. Click here for a booklet of prayers to use with your Advent wreath.  

An Advent Devotional

We have Advent booklets at church with daily devotions for the season. This year we also have the Arise and Shine booklet available at church. This might also be the time to try out our usual daily devotionals that we provide - Forward Day by Day and Our Daily Bread.

ANOTHER ADVENT DEVOTIONAL  (ONLINE)

For Advent, consider reading a devotional every day.  The daily devotional, Discovery, is available online and you can sign up for a daily email to receive that day's devotional.