PHOTOS: Church of the Advent "Slip and Slide Sunday"

Parishioners of many ages enjoyed the splashy summer morning fun during "Slip and Slide Sunday" at Church of the Advent, 28 Pleasant Street, with Rector Marc Eames (and his daughter) getting in on the fun. 

For more information, including a list of upcoming activities, visitwww.adventmedfield.org

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About the Church

Worship at Church of the Advent is celebrated in the broad tradition of the Episcopal Church. The church has been a spiritual home for area residents for over one hundred years.

Church of the Advent was formed by a group of Episcopalians who lived in Medfield, but were members of Christ Church in Medway. The Medfield parishioners suggested that a service be conducted at Snow's Hall (now the Ord building). So in 1900 the first service was held for sixty individuals and was conducted by the Rev. Guy Miner, rector of Christ Church in Medway and grandfather of Marjorie Morris, a current member of the parish. Within six months a more regular and frequent schedule of services required the congregation to move to Grand Army Hall (present site of the Zullo Gallery).

Sarah Lawrence of New York, a summer resident and congregation member, donated funds to purchase property on Pleasant Street as a site for a church building. This was completed in 1905. The "Bethlehem Window" was placed at the east end above the altar, and eight smaller stained glass windows were located on the north and south walls. The altar was donated by Mrs. Lawrence's New York parish. The building was consecrated on October 14, 1906, and the Mission Church of the Advent was officially established.