ADVENT 1 INVOCATION 2008 This is the opening words to this weeks Advent Worship Gathering, written by Jon Glenn.  We started around the Christ Candle in the entry way, so it wasn’t capture in the recording of the service. Welcome to Advent at Church of the Beloved.  Advent is a womb for hope.  And it’s [...]

WAITING RITUALS FOR ADVENT Last Advent we created a ‘waiting room’ for people to wait in before service began.  Each week the waiting room had a different take on the theme of waiting and created a different opportunity for praying.  Feel free to use these ideas with creativity in your own context. ADVENT ONE – [...]