Besides the advent wreath, Episcopal churches use either blue or purple banners and fabrics that represent Advent and winter. “At the front of the altar, we will often use colored banners or ...

The Rev. Larry Gipson, who was dean of the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham from 1982-94 and rector at the largest Episcopal church in the nation from 1994-2008, has become a Roman ...

Don’t get me wrong: I think it’s fantastic for people to be observing Advent, preparing both for Christmas and for the Second Coming. I just don’t want them to miss out on the celebration.

Even though the colors might throw you off, do not associate the horizontal wreath with three purple candles and one pink candle with Lent and Easter. Nope. That’s an Advent wreath and the ...

Advent Cathedral Dean Andrew Pearson preached his last sermon on May 16, 2021. He's now planning to start a congregation affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America.

An Advent wreath is depicted in a stained-glass window at Christ the King Church in Commack, N.Y. Advent, a season of joyful expectation before Christmas, begins Dec. 3 this year.

For Catholics of Anglican heritage, the new Divine Worship missal restores all of England’s Catholic patrimony from Anglican tradition and is the Holy Father’s gift to them and the entire Church.