People gathered Tuesday night at Murray Baptist Church for a community candlelight Christmas Eve Service to enjoy music, a ...

Wreaths are more than a seasonal door decoration. From the shape to the materials, each part of your Christmas wreath has meaningful symbolism.

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

Advent wreaths and candles are more than just pretty Christmas ... and is celebrated each Sunday leading up to Christmas (ending on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024). The first Advent took place ...

Finally, on Christmas Eve, the Christ candle in the middle of the Advent Wreath is lit, reminding us of Christ’s presence among and within us throughout this season and our whole lives through.

As the season of Advent draws to a close, four local clergy have offered their perspectives of the importance of Advent as it ...

Giving books as gifts, offering glühwein instead of mulled wine… Kat Brown has learned from our continental neighbours how to ...

Some people put up Christmas decorations ... like preaching and teaching, an advent wreath is displayed in full view of congregants. One of the four candles is lit each week with a scriptural ...

The wreaths feature four candles symbolizing the four Sundays before the holiday. Advent calendars are also popular in Germany, which allow children to count down the days until Christmas Eve ...

While Jews light their Menorahs during the eight days of Hanukkah, Christians usually light their Advent candles over four weeks, one per week, during the time leading up to Christmas as “part of the ...

Christmas Eve in Finland can involve ... families celebrate Christmas with an Advent wreath made of straw or evergreen. The wreath has four colored candles that symbolize hope, peace, joy, and ...