This Holiday Season at St. Paul’s
Advent begins Sunday, December 1, 2024.
Advent is the time when the Church year begins again. It starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continues through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word, adventus, which means “coming.” The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord’s nativity, and for the final coming of Christ “in power and glory.”
Week of Advent I
Sunday, December 1, 2024 – First Sunday of Advent
- 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist – in the chapel
- 9:15 a.m. – Sunday school for all ages – various classrooms
- 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – in the church or streamed online. Childcare is available at this service.
- 12 noon – All-ages Advent Wreath Workshop and Lunch. Click here for more info.
Wednesday, December 4
- 5:30 p.m. – Meditative Holy Eucharist – church
- 6:15 p.m. – Wednesday night supper – parish hall
Saturday, December 7
- 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Christmas Homes Tour
Week of Advent II
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent
- 8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – in the chapel
- 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Sunday school – various classrooms
- 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – in the church or streamed online. Childcare is available at this service.
- 5 p.m. – Lessons and Carols – “A Festival of Lessons and Carols” is an Anglican cultural treasure. This service consists of readings from scripture paired with both congregational hymns and choir anthems. Brings your friends, neighbors, and children to this service! Click here for more information.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- 6:15 p.m. – Wednesday night supper – parish hall
- 5:30 p.m. – Meditative Holy Eucharist – church
Week of Advent III
Sunday, December 15, 2024 – Third Sunday of Advent
- 8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – in the chapel
- 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Sunday school – various classrooms
- 10:30 a.m. – Service of Holy Eucharist – church
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- No Wednesday night supper this week.
- 5:30 p.m. – The Longest Night – in the church. The Longest Night, sometimes called a Blue Christmas, is a service on the winter solstice anticipating Christmas to acknowledge that God is with us even, and especially, among those who are grieving in the holiday season.
Week of Advent IV
Sunday, December 22, 2024– Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve
- 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist with Christmas Pageant – church or streamed online. Childcare is available at this service.acknowledge that God is with us even, and especially, among those who are grieving in the holiday season.
- 8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – in the chapel
- 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Pageant prep. No children’s Sunday school. Adult Sunday school in library.
The children’s Christmas pageant is this Sunday. Children and youth don costumes and tell the sacred stories of the birth of Jesus. There will be no Sunday school or Godly Play this Sunday.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – Christmas Eve
- 5 p.m. – Festive Holy Eucharist with St. Paul’s Sinfonia – church – no incense
- 10:30 p.m. – Choral Prelude – church
- 11 p.m. – Festive Holy Eucharist – church – with incense
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day
- 11 a.m. – Holy Eucharist with Blessing of Gifts, in the chapel. Come as you are, even in your pajamas.
- No evening service or supper.
