Advent Sunday/Advent

Beginning this year on Sunday November 30th, Advent Sunday (or Advent) is a significant four-week period before Christmas, where Christians in Canada and globally reflect and prepare to celebrate the arrival (“advent”) of Jesus Christ’s Nativity at Christmas time. In addition to the reflection on the past, many Christians around the world take this time to meditate on Christ’s expected return in the Second Coming. Each week of Advent focuses on a different theme: hope, peace, joy and love. Christians from all denominations and backgrounds observe and celebrate Advent in a variety of ways including the lighting of candles, preparing wreaths, attending church services, and reading biblical scriptures.