Event Information:
- Sun02Dec2018
First Sunday of Advent
8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist (Christ Chapel)
10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist (Nave)
Jeremiah 33:14-16 A righteous branch springs from David
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Strengthen hearts of holiness
Luke 21:25-36 Watch for the coming of the Son of Man
Psalmody: Psalm 25:1-10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul(Ps. 25:1)
Hymn of the Day: Hymn 436, Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying, WACHET AUFThis coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. God is “advancing” towards us: in the past in the life of Jesus; in the present in word and sacrament; and in the future, even if there is disaster, in everlasting life. This Sunday we light the first candle on our Advent wreath, and we begin a year-long reading from the gospel of Luke.