Advent in non-catholics

[liturgyluver]

In the Church of England they also have an Advent Carol Service on Advent Sunday and a Vigil before. In London this past weekend there were over 40 choral liturgical services with robed choirs on Sunday night alone. I went to one on Saturday night in St Paul’s Cathedral which was stunning and our church was invited to our local Anglican church on the Sunday for a spectacular candlelit service of readings, choral anthems and rousing hymns, and incense burning…

The image below is from Salisbury Cathedral

insidewiltshire.co.uk/things-to-do/salisbury-cathedral/from-darkness-to-light-advent-procession/

 

[Cariethra]

As a child my parents too me to an Episcopalian church. I remember my Sunday school having a Jesse Tree and an advent wreath. We also had them at home. The one thing that sticks out as very different is that the rose candle was the 4th Sunday and we had a Jesus candle (a large white candle in the middle of the wreath) on Christmas.

Being a child at the time, I have no idea how accurate my observations were.

 

[cmodrmac]

We follow the same Churc year as do you-last Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent -white vestament 2 weeks before for CHrist the King -no difference-

 

[andrewstx]

We celebrated Advent when I was an Episcopalian, I cannot imagine that anything has changed since then.

I had an Advent calendar every year, we had an Advent wreath in our home and at church and the liturgical color was purple.

Nowadays the color is often blue. But I think that sometimes Episcopalians observe advent better than some Catholics.

They don’t put up Christmas decorations until after the last Sunday of advent. And don’t sing Christmas music until it is actually Christmas.

I don’t think it is that good to speak of celebrating Advent, after all it is a penitential season like Lent but not as strict.

 

[andrewstx]

I started out Baptist. Then we became pentecostals. I then decided myself to leave my family’s tradition and become Catholic. We never celebrated Advent in Baptist or Pentecost churchs.

I am not familiar with Pentecostals, but impression I get of local Baptists as that they go straight from Thanksgiving to Christmas skipping Advent nearly completely.

 

[EvangelCatholic]

One of my most pleasant memories is being in the children’s choir and processing into church singing “Oh,Come Oh Come Emmanuel”. Lutherans also don’t rush Christmas, if parishioners can be patience. Advent ends on Christmas Eve.

I think the change from purple to blue was to de-emphasize the penitential aspects compared to Lent.

 

[steido01]

Perhaps Evangel or Pastor Gary can shed some light on this?

I learned today that a Pink Candle is no longer used for Gaudete Sunday in the ELCA. I hadn’t read anything about this, and I can’t find anything on it when I search. Any idea why/when the change was made?

 

[EvangelCatholic]

Per the link, here is how it is explained:

The older practice of using a pink candle on the Third Sunday of Advent as a symbol of joy is no longer consistent with the current lectionary.