Celebrate the Advent

The Advent Wreath

Jesus...said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12

Advent means the arrival of a notable person, thing or event.  Christians celebrate the advent leading up to our Savior's birth.

Bring the hope of Christmas and Advent into your home by decorating with evergreens and holly that symbolize the ongoing life and joy that the birth of Christ brings to the world.

Purple and blue, the colors of royalty are sometimes used to welcome kings.  Look around your house for items with these colors.  Maybe you have a  purple table cloth or blue plates.  Talk about how these colors remind us that Jesus was a king.

How to make your own Advent Wreath:  

Once a week before Christmas, traditionally on Sundays,

light a candle to remind you of the coming of Christ.

• Make a circle wreath to celebrate God's everlasting love.

Trim branches from evergreen trees or pick up holly from your local nursery.  You can use plastic decorations or pretty cloth as well to make a wreath to sit on a table.

• Around the circumference of the wreath evenly space four tall candles - three purple and one pink.  
• A larger white candle, symbolizing the purity of Jesus, stands in the center.

Here is another simple option.  

Make your Advent Wreath base from felt, cut out construction paper or card stock to fit around an LED candle (they sell these at Dollar Tree fyi.)

Make a center "candle", not shown in the picture.

*November 30th - 1st Sunday of Advent 

The Prophesy Candle - The Candle of Hope,
the expectation of the coming of Jesus

Light one purple candle, to symbolize Hope.

Read Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7 and Luke 1:30-35, 

Say a prayer together and then extinguish candle.