Many years ago when I was small, my family received from our church an at home Advent activity/service/ritual. We have been doing this service every year since. If you happened to be visiting our house on a Sunday evening, you got to join in. For a few years when I had rehearsals on Sunday evenings, we had Advent on Mondays. When I moved far away, my parents faxed it to me, we’ve also celebrated over the phone together. The original has lived folded up in my parent’s bible for 30+ years and is well worn from use. When my sister came to live with me we went to a craft store and together created our new wreath. Some years we used battery candles as open flame wasn’t allowed in our housing. When my dad was in his last week, which was in December, my mom read all four Sundays worth of activities to him.
In summary, this activity is a sacred thing for our family. I have felt for several years that I needed to update it and share it once again with the world. Because it has been such an important thread though my life, I give you this activity to share with your dear ones. I hope that you are blessed by this moment to connect and celebrate the journey to Christmas.
May the Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy of Advent light up your life.
Love,
Rev. Rachel