29 November 2011

Advent

Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the period of time during which Christians celebrate the first coming of Christ and anticipate the second coming. Advent is the new year of the Christian Church and is the church season that leads to Christmas Day.
Click here to read more about Advent

Often the first sign of Christmas in a British home is the children's advent calendar. It starts on the first day of December. The calendars are a fun way to help children to know when Christmas Eve will arrive, an important night for them because Father Christmas will visit them bringing gifts.
Click here to visit our online Advent Calendar (starts 1 Dec.)
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  1. Thanks for your very good website! I am a Christian missionary in north Japan (in Sapporo, on the northern-most island of Hokkaido) and I am preparing for a pre-Advent service (one week before Advent starts). I want to explain to Japanese Christians and non-Christians (children and adults) about the meaning of Advent and some of the traditions connected with it. Your website was a great help, so I hope you will be encouraged to know that your hard work is being used such a long, long way away!

    To start my talk, I will use my big dog puppet, `Scruffy`. The word Advent is pronounced `Adobento` in Japanese. It sounds a bit like the Japanese word `Obento`, which means a packed lunch! So Scruffy will be confused and a bit disappointed at first that it`s not a service with a packed lunch provided but an Advent service. However, I`m sure by the time I`ve finished explaining what Advent is all about, he will be so looking forward to it that he won`t mind about the lunch any more!

    Just thought you might like some feedback about how far your site has reached!

    Best wishes to you all, and I wish you a happy Advent and a very special Christmas, too.

    Wendy Gerster (Mrs.)
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