When I was much younger (but old enough for some serious crafting), I designed a two-dimensional Advent wreath from construction paper and thumbtacked it to my bedroom wall. Each Sunday during the ...

Last Sunday was the start of the Advent season at Rolling Hills Covenant Church — and in Christian churches across the country. After 38 years as an active member of RHCC, I was finally asked to ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

MANILA, Philippines —With Christmas comes the Advent season which, in Medieval times, was a period of fasting and a time when people’s thoughts were focused on the expected second coming of Christ ...

On Sunday, Nov. 28, Aurora's Flowing Forth United Methodist Church joined UMC churches worldwide that lit the first candle of the Advent wreath. The Rev. Derek Rogers lit a wreath candle after a ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? Spiritually, it’s meant as a celebration of the Earthly birth of ...

The Philippines Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leads in the temple lighting countdown during the Manila Philippines Virtual Temple Lighting ceremony on November 27.

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...