There are a variety of ways to engage with us during Advent and Christmas this year, from Sunday worship to an online Advent retreat to our Christmas Eve candlelight service (along with a few non-Calvary offerings). Scroll down the page for full details.

Sunday Worship (click here for details about worship at Calvary)

• November 28, 11:15 am (hybrid) - 1st Sunday of Advent (HOPE)
• December 5, 11:15 am (hybrid) - 2nd Sunday of Advent (PEACE)
• December 12, 11:15 am (hybrid) - 3rd Sunday of Advent (JOY)
  • be sure to join us following worship for hot chocolate, etc. on the front steps!
• December 19, 11:15 am (hybrid) - 4th Sunday of Advent (LOVE)
• December 26, 11:15 am (virtual) - 1st Sunday after Christmas
  • ​click here to connect virtually (PLEASE NOTE that we will not gather in person this week!)

Christmas Eve

• Friday, December 24, 7 pm: Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols (hybrid)
  • for those coming in person, please use 48th Street entrance; per current Covid guidelines, masks (fully covering mouth and nose) are required regardless of vaccination status, and vaccination/booster shots are strongly encouraged!
  • ​​for those joining virtually, please use the Sunday worship link to connect; you're also encouraged to have a candle ready to light at the end of the service

Online Advent Retreat
We have two groups meeting weekly around Jan Richardson's Advent retreat, Illuminated 2021: An Online Journey Into the Heart of Christmas: 

• Sundays, 8-9 pm / November 28 - December 19, January 2
  • our ongoing Spiritual Reflection Group will be using the retreat for weekly gatherings during Advent - click link for details to connect
• ​Mondays, 7-8 pm / November 29 - December 20, January 3
  •  ​click here to join online (via Zoom); to join by phone: 929-205-6099 (Meeting ID: 876 8036 3936)

PLEASE NOTE that advanced registration is required to participate (deadline is Friday, November 19). Cost is $60. Contact Amy Emmett-Rardin to sign up, with questions or to request scholarship assistance.

Other Offerings

• Thursdays, November 18 and December 2-16, 7:30-9 pm: Jesus at Christmas - Story, Stone, Evolution (with John Dominic Crossan)
  Virtual four-week lecture series with biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan, sponsored by Pendle Hill. You can participate in all four or a single lecture (basic fee is $125 for all four, or $35 for one - financial assistance may be available upon request). Click link above to register and for full details.
• Saturday, November 27, 11 am-12:30 pm: Virtual Advent Poetry Retreat (with Pádraig Ó Tuama)
  Free poetry and spirituality retreat on the themes of Advent anticipation, end time and incarnation, with Irish poet, theologian, mediator and podcast host, Pádraig Ó Tuama. Click link above to register and for full details.
• Saturday, December 11, 10:30 am-12:30 pm: Peace on Earth and the Politics of Christmas
  Virtual program exploring a liberating understanding of the biblical “nativity narratives,” sponsored by The Alternative Seminary. Registration fee is $10 or whatever you can afford. Click link above to register and for full details.
• Tuesday, December 21, 7:30 pm: Longest Night Service
  West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship is hosting a virtual service to mark the longest night of the year, acknowledging the grief and pain that many experience during the holiday season. Click here to join online (via Zoom); to join by phone: 646-558-8656 (Meeting ID: 894 7724 5833 / Passcode: 862289).

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