{"id":174252,"date":"2020-07-22T00:53:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=174252"},"modified":"2022-03-23T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:07:10","slug":"advent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/image_galleries_hero.jpg)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        Image Galleries                      <\/h1>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                                              <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advent<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174253\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/elo_103241_adventcal_lg_1_1\/\" class=\"wp-image-174253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-480x390.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Episcopal Diocese of Washington&#8217;s fifth annual&nbsp;online Advent calendar&nbsp;supports the work of the Bokamoso Youth Program in Winterveld, South Africa, which helps young people thrive amidst the poverty, crime and despair of the AIDS epidemic.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_banner_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174256\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_banner_6.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent_banner_6\/\" class=\"wp-image-174256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_banner_6.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_banner_6-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_banner_6-480x490.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Quilted wall hanging used during Advent at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, Hoover, Alabama.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/st_nicholas_day_at_st_columbas_kent_wa.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174261\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/st_nicholas_day_at_st_columbas_kent_wa.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/st_nicholas_day_at_st_columbas_kent_wa\/\" class=\"wp-image-174261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/st_nicholas_day_at_st_columbas_kent_wa.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/st_nicholas_day_at_st_columbas_kent_wa-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">One of our little ones gets an orange from St. Nicholas on the second Sunday of Advent, 2014. Taken at St. Columba Episcopal Church, Kent, WA<br>Photo credit: Daniel Hershman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174340\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md\/\" class=\"wp-image-174340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_3_grace_church_brunswick_md-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lighting the Candle at the start of service, Third Sunday of Advent, Grace Episcopal Church Brunswick MD<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Art Reid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174343\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md\/\" class=\"wp-image-174343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_2_grace_church_brunswick_md-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lighting the candle on the Advent Wreath at the start of service, 2nd Sunday of Advent, Grace Episcopal Church, Brunswick MD<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Art Reid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174346\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md\/\" class=\"wp-image-174346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_1_grace_church_brunswick_md-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lighting the the candle for the Advent Wreath at the start of service, first Sunday of Advent. Grace Episcopal Church, Brunswick MD<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Art Reid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/pre-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174350\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/pre-christmas.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/pre-christmas\/\" class=\"wp-image-174350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/pre-christmas.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/pre-christmas-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/pre-christmas-480x378.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Greening of the Church at St. James Church, Monkton, MD. Still, Advent so frontal hasn&#8217;t been changed yet to gold.<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Susan Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/lessons_carols.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174353\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/lessons_carols.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/lessons_carols\/\" class=\"wp-image-174353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/lessons_carols.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/lessons_carols-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/lessons_carols-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Christ Church in Bloomfield &amp; Glen Ridge, NJ &#8211; Advent Festival of Lessons &amp; Carols<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;The Rev. Diana Wilcox<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174356\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o\/\" class=\"wp-image-174356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/23851262771_20e8c45230_o-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lessons and Carols, 2015-Dec-20 at St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral, San Diego. Photo by SL Forsburg\/St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Susan Forsburg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/knitterslr.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174359\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/knitterslr.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/knitterslr\/\" class=\"wp-image-174359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/knitterslr.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/knitterslr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/knitterslr-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">In December 2015, we held our first outreach gifts fair, including a table by our knitting ministries, which raised more than $1,100 for the youth pilgrimage. Church of the Holy Communion, Memphis, Tennessee.<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Cara Ellen Modisett<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174362\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1\/\" class=\"wp-image-174362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/15350448_10154695967148745_6387999218743388032_n_1-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wishing all a season of hope and joyful anticipation from Midtown Atlanta.<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Jessy Briton Hamilton<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_wreath_2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174365\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_wreath_2016.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent_wreath_2016\/\" class=\"wp-image-174365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_wreath_2016.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/advent_wreath_2016-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Advent Wreath from All Saints Brookline, MA. Created by Peter Stringham.<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;AnneMarie Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/st._nicholas_at_st._thomas_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"177308\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/st._nicholas_at_st._thomas_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/st-_nicholas_at_st-_thomas_1\/\" class=\"wp-image-177308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/st._nicholas_at_st._thomas_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/st._nicholas_at_st._thomas_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/st._nicholas_at_st._thomas_1-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">St. Thomas the Apostle in Dallas receives a robust visitor to kick off Advent with the Great Hall filled with decoration making. St. Nick was busy determining who was naughty or nice. Big Job.<br><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong>&nbsp;Carl Youngberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"177312\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge\/\" class=\"wp-image-177312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Annual Advent Festival of Lessons &amp; Carols at Christ Church in Bloomfield &amp; Glen Ridge, NJ.<br><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Rev. Diana L. Wilcox<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"177315\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint\/\" class=\"wp-image-177315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-bloomfield-glen-ridge-labyrint-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Annual Advent Festival of Lessons &amp; Carols at Christ Church in Bloomfield &amp; Glen Ridge, NJ.<br><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Rev. Diana L. Wilcox<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"177318\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi\/\" class=\"wp-image-177318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lessons-and-carols-marinette-wi-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Annual Advent Lessons &amp; Carols at St. Paul&#8217;s Church, Diocese of Fond du Lac, in Marinette, Wisconsin.<br><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong>&nbsp;Alyssa A Higley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/advent-around-the-world-duluth.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"177323\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/advent-around-the-world-duluth.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/advent-around-the-world-duluth\/\" class=\"wp-image-177323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/advent-around-the-world-duluth.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/advent-around-the-world-duluth-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/advent-around-the-world-duluth-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Serving tamales, a traditional Christmas Eve meal, at the <strong>Advent Around the World Festival<\/strong>&#8216;s Guatemalan booth<strong> at St. Paul&#8217;s Episcopal Church in Duluth, M<\/strong>innesota<br>Photo Credit:&nbsp;Sue Van Oss<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103468_chicagoStNicholas1_lg_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"174459\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103468_chicagoStNicholas1_lg_1_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/christmas\/elo_103468_chicagostnicholas1_lg_1_1\/\" class=\"wp-image-174459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103468_chicagoStNicholas1_lg_1_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103468_chicagoStNicholas1_lg_1_1-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103468_chicagoStNicholas1_lg_1_1-480x803.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The life of St. Nicholas<br>What is being termed a &#8220;museum-quality&#8221; exhibit about the life of St. Nicholas is currently on display at St. James Episcopal Cathedral, Chicago. The exhibit includes a collection of art, icons, toys and statues owned by the St. Nicholas Center in Holland, Michigan.<br>Photo Credit: Episcopal News Service<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default has-hover-effect\"\n      style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/image_galleries_hero.jpg);color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image Galleries<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":174253,"parent":2051,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-174252","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v23.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Advent &#8211; The Episcopal Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Advent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Episcopal Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/episcopalian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-23T22:07:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"487\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iamepiscopalian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/\",\"name\":\"Advent &#8211; The Episcopal Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-22T04:53:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-23T22:07:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":487},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Image Galleries\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Advent\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/\",\"name\":\"The Episcopal Church\",\"description\":\"Welcomes You\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Episcopal Church\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/vertical_episcopal_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/vertical_episcopal_logo.jpg\",\"width\":770,\"height\":662,\"caption\":\"The Episcopal Church\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/episcopalian\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamepiscopalian\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCdVJpxCtK41c_-p6EaE4_2A\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Advent &#8211; The Episcopal Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Advent","og_description":"Advent","og_url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/","og_site_name":"The Episcopal Church","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/episcopalian","article_modified_time":"2022-03-23T22:07:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":487,"url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@iamepiscopalian","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/","url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/","name":"Advent &#8211; The Episcopal Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-22T04:53:06+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-23T22:07:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg","width":600,"height":487},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/advent\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Image Galleries","item":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/image-galleries\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Advent"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/","name":"The Episcopal Church","description":"Welcomes You","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#organization","name":"The Episcopal Church","url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/vertical_episcopal_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/vertical_episcopal_logo.jpg","width":770,"height":662,"caption":"The Episcopal Church"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/episcopalian","https:\/\/x.com\/iamepiscopalian","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCdVJpxCtK41c_-p6EaE4_2A"]}]}},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Barry Merer","author_link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/author\/bmererepiscopalchurch-org\/"},"comment_info":0,"taxonomy_info":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-300x244.jpg",300,244,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"menu":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-330x200.jpg",330,200,true],"hero":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1.jpg",600,487,false],"callout-image":["https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ELO_103241_adventCal_lg_1_1-480x390.jpg",480,390,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Barry Merer","author_link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/author\/bmererepiscopalchurch-org\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Advent","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174252\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}