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

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 ...

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

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 ...

All you need for materials are evergreen swigs, whatever variety you have available, usually fir or spruce, a 4-candle ... Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent ...

The children of First Presbyterian Church in Kalispell every December decorate a Christmas tree in the church's sanctuary. The around 9-foot tree gifted to the church by an attendee boasts more ...

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

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 ...

First Presbyterian — and other churches in the Valley — have celebrated four weeks of advent ... Eve. “It’s kind of a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service. We do the classic ...

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 ...