Blue Advent Service, Dec. 9 at Trinity Episcopal Church

Christmas may be coming, but many people are living with sadness and grief, missing a loved one or grieving the state of the world. We will acknowledge that this season of advent is filled with a range of emotions, hopes, and fears. Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 81 Elm Street in Concord, offers a service of "Blue Advent" to the whole community on Sunday, December 9 at 5 pm — a chance to pray and sing, to hope and lay our burdens down as we await the day of Christ's birth. A casual soup supper in Trinity's Parish Hall will follow the "Blue Advent" service.

Trinity Episcopal Church will also host a week of Advent Vespers for the community beginning Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5 pm, and continuing each night through Dec. 23. Advent preparation invites us to stillness, to quiet moments, to candle-lit darkness. This is a different kind of preparation for Christmas: the preparation of our hearts.

Trinity's rector, the Rev. Nancy J, Hagner, invites all in the community to join us in quiet reflection as we let go of worldly reason and cares; to make space in our hearts and minds, our souls and our bodies for this miraculous event – Emmanuel. God with us.

Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord is fully handicap-accessible.

For further information on this and other events at Trinity, please call our Parish Office, 978-369-3715 or visit us online, www.trinityconcord.org.