Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Vestal has held wreath-making workshops for 25 years Advent comes from the Latin word for arrival or coming: adventus Advent wreaths contain evergreens arranged in a ...

The advent wreath is one of the classic symbols of the pre-Christmas season. But anyone who thinks it always has to consist of fir greens and red candles is mistaken. Modern advent wreaths focus on ...

Mary Ann Lubinsky, Pottsville, was among the more than 50 people from the area who spent Saturday morning in the city working on special arts and crafts projects. Spread out on tables at St. Patrick ...

During the holidays, Nativity scenes and Christmas trees decorate most Catholic homes, but what about Advent wreaths? Advent wreaths are traditionally made from evergreen branches and have four ...

The Fort Belvoir Garrison Chaplains Office hosted a time-honored tradition Sunday at the Religious Education Center: The annual Advent wreath making event. "Advent is the time that we prepare for the ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

In the Velasquez family, we have learned that the more fully we prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Jesus, the holier our Christmas celebration becomes. Advent helps push back the creeping ...

WILKES-BARRE — “At least it’s round,” 13-year-old Patrick Franckiewicz of Wilkes-Barre said, sharing a grin with his dad as they added fresh greenery to their hand-crafted Advent wreath. “We got that ...