by Amy Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | episcopal identity, parish life
Did you know that the church actually divides what we think of as “Christmas Time” into two different seasons? It’s true. The first season is Advent which is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The second, Christmastide, is when we actually...
by Amy Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | community, episcopal identity
Of course, Santa is real! Since there is no definitive evidence that flying reindeer live or don’t live at the North Pole, we’ll just have to keep an open mind. However, Santa Claus, or rather St. Nicholas, was very real indeed! Before he became a saint, Nicholas...
by Kevin Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | episcopal identity, music
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve 1918 at King’s College in Cambridge, England. It was planned to provide a more imaginative worship service during the Advent season. Sometime in the early 1930’s, the BBC began...
