Sunday Preview - Advent 1: The King Comes to Save Us (Micheel)

A Word on Advent:

Advent is the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Eve.  The three Wednesdays between these four Sundays are the days when a church has its midweek Advent worship services.

Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year.

As with most other festivals, “Christmas” (and the season of Christmas known as the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” from Christmas to Epiphany) doesn’t start until sunset.  Thus, on December 24, Sunday morning would be scheduled as Advent 4 and Sunday evening would be Christmas Eve.  This schedule can be adjusted according to local customs & schedules.

Here at Resurrection, we'll celebrate Christmas with our Children’s Service at 10:15 AM and Candlelight Worship 7 PM on Sunday, December 24.  Thus, counting backward, the four Sundays before December will be our Advent celebration.  We’ll celebrate Advent on December 17, December 10, December 3, and November 26.  

Other churches may choose to celebrate Advent 4 on December 24, and Christmas Eve in the evening; still others may choose to celebrate only 3 Sundays of Advent, and Christmas on the 24th all day.