When is Advent in 2024? The liturgical calendar of Advent focuses on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Each year, Advent will begin on a Sunday between November 27th and December 3rd. Here are the Advent Sundays for this year, 2024: First Sunday of Advent - December 1st (Start of...
If you’re looking for a more general discussion of the Christian year (liturgical year, Christian calendar, church year, etc.), please check this series: Introduction to the Christian Year. What Colors Are Used in Advent? My Advent wreath at home, after the fourth Sunday of Advent and bef...
I was inspired to make my own trees (paper collage) after seeing the beautiful liturgical banners my friend Nanette created of birches – or aspen – after our clergy group met at Rocky Mountain National Park, where the dining room is decorated with images of aspen (probably not birches.) T...
Let me offer some snapshots of the occasions for their grief, with the understanding that what I’m presenting here is acomposite. It’s not a depiction of any one parish or of all parishes. To varying degrees, you may recognize in parishes you’ve seen what I’m about to describe. ...
favorite holidays songs every Saturday on the steps of the historic courthouse on High Street. The schedule features the St. Agnes Parish Combined Choirs on November 25, The Uptown Singers on December 2, West Chester Music Academy on December 9 and Bishop Shanahan Liturgical Choir on December ...