Hagerstown Church of the Brethren

Happy Groundhog’s Day! This folksy holiday on February 2 marks the mid-point of the Winter season. It’s hard to believe we’re half way through the toughest season of the year. But hang in there, Easter is on its way.
 

Advent season is upon us. While the world thinks of this month as the end of the year, the church calendar places Advent at the very beginning. Advent is a month of preparation for the coming of Christ into the world, culminating with Christmas. It comes from the Latin word adventus that means “arrival.” (One of the few words I remember from my 9th grade Latin class.) We wait once again for the birth of the Messiah, the anointed one of God.