Advent Season 2025

Advent Season 2025

What is Advent?
The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming.” It marks the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, traditionally highlighting hope, peace, love, and joy. Advent isn’t commanded in Scripture, but early Christians practiced it to center their lives on Jesus—remembering His first coming and looking ahead to His return. Throughout the Bible, we hear this ache for God to act. We see God’s people longing for the promised King who would restore them (Luke 2:25). We watch men and women cling to hope in uncertainty (Isaiah 9:6–7; 11:1–5; Luke 1:26–2:20). And as the New Testament points to the second Advent—Jesus returning to renew all things—we join believers across time in that same anticipation (Revelation 21:1–5; Romans 8).

Our elder team, staff, and ministry leaders have been praying and preparing for this year’s Advent season and stepping into the new year. We’re filled with excitement about the opportunity to reach our community and reflect the hope we have in Jesus. With that in mind, we’re sharing the November-December schedule with you. Let’s commit to praying together, asking the Lord to fill this season with Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy as we follow Him.

Sunday November 30th
Services Times
8:45am Nursery - PreSchool
10:30am Full Kids & Youth Ministries

Sundays December 7th, 14th, & 21st (Candlelight)
Services Times
8:45am  Nursery - PreSchool
10:30am  Full Kids & Youth Ministries

Full Family Style Service
Sunday, December 28th at 10:30am (Giving all volunteers a Sunday off to attend as a family)

January 4th 2025 
Resume to Services Times 8:45am & 10:30am
We’re kicking off 2025 with an exciting new three-week series focusing on the Vision, Values, and Practices of Calvary SLO. I can’t wait to step into this season together with you!

"See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children, and we are!” 1 John 3:1

Sincerely, 
Pastor Bryan
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