Advent & Christmas at Rosedale United Church
December 1 @ 10:30am
Advent Begins!
December 2 @ 7:00pm
Advent by Candlelight for Women
December 8 @ 10:30am
The Second Sunday in Advent
Lighting the Candle of Peace
December 10 @ 7:30pm
Annual Christmas Carol Sing-a-long
with the Metropolitan Silver Band
with a freewill offering and proceeds to the Daily Bread Food Bank
December 15 @ 10:30am
Third Sunday in Advent
A Christmas-themed story for the season!
Lighting the Candle of Joy
December 17 @ 5:30pm
Tidings of Comfort
For all living with grief and loss this season
December 22 @ 10:30am
A Service of Lessons and Carols
Lighting the Candle of Love
December 24 @ 5pm
Christmas Eve for all Ages
A Joyful and Impromptu Pageant
December 24 @ 10pm
Classic Christmas, Carols and Candlelight
The four Sundays in the Season of Advent are traditionally the beginning of the church year, as we begin again to tell the sacred story of expectation, birth, life, death, and resurrection.
The seasonal colour for Advent candles is purple or blue (the colour of royalty and the coming King), with a pink candle on the third Sunday. One candle is lit each week and is a symbol of a gift Christ brings to us: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.
Advent traditions date from the 6th century, and provide a time for the community to not only prepare for the festivity of Christmas, but also to remember the longing and hopes for redemption that are a part of our living.
The Scriptures in Advent are often drawn from the writings of the prophets, in whom this longing and the promise of a messiah is most clearly seen. The story of John the Baptist, presented in the gospels as the one who "announces" the messiah is also prominent, along with Mary's story of anticipation and exultation.
