Sunday, Dec. 1, is the First Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44. This Sunday marks not only the first of four Sundays ...

On Sunday, Nov. 24, the Episcopal Church of the Advent will celebrate 60 years since the dedication of St. Clement’s Chapel in its present location on Piedmont Drive with a single 10 a.m. service to ...

An Advent wreath is depicted in a stained-glass window at Christ the King Church in Commack, N.Y. Advent, a season of joyful expectation before Christmas, begins Dec. 3 this year. The Advent wreath, ...

Senior Pastor Ian B. Reid of First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg lights the Advent candles prior to a Wednesday evening Compline service. These services will be held at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in ...

English-speaking Roman Catholics will notice nuanced changes in the wording of their worship. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, this weekend, — the “New Year” of the church calendar — a new ...

Exactly one year following a devastating fire, members of Advent United Methodist Church along Woodruff Road in Simpsonville say they have emerged stronger than ever. Exactly one year following a ...

Spring has arrived and with it the revival of Advent’s Spring Plant Sale. A tradition from years ago, this sale has been brought back with a free continental breakfast, learning activities for the ...

After more than seven years as the lead priest at the Episcopal Church’s downtown Birmingham cathedral, the dean of Cathedral Church of the Advent is stepping down due to “ongoing tension” within the ...

"Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright," the familiar hymn goes. Advent is a four-week period during which many Christians reflect on Jesus' birth and the promises of the future.