At Church of the Advent, our Sunday worship is guided by the ancient liturgical rhythm of the Book of Common Prayer. The BCP is the central liturgical guide to our tradition, yet one of its great gifts is the broad flexibility it offers in how the liturgy can be engaged by a community.
Every Sunday, we gather for worship at 10am. We listen to scripture, hear teaching on our sacred story, and pray for the world as a community. We also bless and share the sacred meal of the church, the Eucharist, in bread and wine each and every week. Here Christ feeds us and forms us as his hands and feet which are called to serve the world.
Ministry for children is offered during worship. Depending on the week, activities and teaching will be provided in either our children’s classrooms, in the children’s project corner of our sanctuary space, or outside in our gardens. An usher will be happy to point the way to where our children gather each week.
WORSHIP
Sunday Worship at 10 am
Our 10am worship service is rooted in the traditional expression of Anglican liturgy as it’s been known for centuries. Liturgical ministers are vested in robes and the liturgy includes many ancient texts and prayers which connect our worship to the earliest centuries of Christian practice. However, as Anglicans we also believe that the ancient traditions of the church must always be rooted in a particular cultural context, so you’ll hear musicians who draw on a blend of traditional, folk, and gospel influences, and hear scripture explored each week through sermons which sometimes connect scriptural themes to works of art, literary culture, or current events.
Our 10am service is reverent, warm, and welcoming. Traditional yet playful. Serious but never precious.
Tuesday Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Every Tuesday we gather in the Moffat Chapel for Morning Prayer—one of the traditional Anglican services of the Daily Office. While the liturgy is straight from the BCP, the tone is informal (mugs of coffee are welcome). Services are led by both lay leaders and clergy, and each week we take 10-15 minutes to discuss the day’s scripture readings as part of our time of prayer. All are welcome to join; just come to the glass office doors and ring the doorbell—someone will happily buzz you in and show the way to the chapel!
Evening Services
We gather for at least one evening service per month. Sometimes these are Eucharistic services (like Christmas Eve) while most of the time they are more informal services of Evening Prayer (similar in structure and tone to our weekly Morning Prayer) held on a particular feast day of the Church Calendar. Check our online calendar for details on when we’re gathering in any given month. All are welcome.
