The Advent season begins on Sunday, November 30. The season reminds us that the story of Jesus begins in waiting, longing, tension, and hope. This year, we will spend time in Luke 1–2, studying God's people caught between promise and fulfillment (and perhaps learning how to see our own story there).
Many of us live in seasons of unanswered prayers. Advent teaches us that God’s silence isn’t absence—He is preparing redemption and shaping us for an obedience that requires trust and surrender. Our misplaced hopes in power, wealth, and security are challenged, drawing us again into the upside-down kingdom where hope belongs to the humble and hungry, and the fulfillment of holy longing is God Himself coming near in Jesus. Even after Christmas, we find encouragement between Christ’s first coming and His return, remembering that we are called to wait faithfully with our eyes fixed on His salvation.
New to Advent?
This season of the church calendar includes the four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent means “coming” or “arrival” and is a season both for remembering Jesus' first coming at Christmas and also longing for His return. Learn more about why Park Church observes the church calendar here at our liturgy page.
Advent Prayer
Wednesdays, December 3, 10, & 17 • 12–12:45pm • Gallery
Every Advent, we meet during the lunch hour on Wednesdays to sing, pray, and cultivate hunger and longing for Christ. Many also choose to fast lunch or more on these Wednesdays. If fasting is new for you, you can read more about why we practice this discipline here.
Advent Hymn Sing
Tursday, December 11 • 6:30–7:30pm
Each year, we gather as a church family to sing the beloved hymns of Advent and Christmas and read the story together. This tradition helps us prepare and awaken our hearts to the tension and beauty of the season of Advent.