Advent 2007

Advent Calendar 2007

• December 2 - 1st Sunday of Advent
• December 9 - 2nd Sunday of Advent
• December 16 - 3rd Sunday of Advent
• December 23 - 4th Sunday of Advent

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Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming") is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ, in other words, the period immediately preceding Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western Christian year and commences on Advent Sunday. The Eastern churches begin the year on 1 September. The progression of Advent may be marked with an Advent calendar reckoning Advent to start on 1 December, a practice introduced by German Lutherans.

Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used in reference to the Second Coming. Christians believe that the season of Advent serves a dual reminder of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews for the birth of their Messiah as well as the waiting that Christians today endure as they await the second coming of Christ.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
WHAT IS GOD WAITING FOR FROM YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR FROM GOD?