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A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols | December 19
The Cathedral Choir will offer A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Thursday, December 19, 5:30 p.m. in the Nave. Modeled after the one held annually at King’s College, Cambridge, this service tells the Christmas narrative through Scripture and song. Michael Weeks will preach. Whether you are on your way home from working downtown […]
Five O’Clock Service of Lessons and Carols | December 22
Be with us for an evening of lessons, carols, and Alabama soul during our Five O’Clock service on Sunday, December 22. Local jazz and rock players will join Advent Birmingham for this special evening you won’t want to miss.
Evensong Service: February 21
The Advent Episcopal School Choral Ensemble will sing our Evensong service on Thursday, February 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the Nave. Canon Schneider will preach and Katherine Jacob will officiate. Evensong, a sung version of the Evening Prayer service, is drawn almost entirely from the Bible. This service provides an evening of respite during the […]
Thanksgiving: Worship and Closures
Pilgrims Going To Church, 1867 Painting by George Henry Boughton All are invited and welcome to join us on Thanksgiving Day at 10:00 a.m. in the Nave for a Holy Communion service. Canon Zac Hicks will preach. Our administrative offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday (November 22 and 23), and our bookstore will […]
August 19 – 11:00 Refectory Service begins
On Sunday, August 19, our additional worship service begins at 11:00 a.m. in the Refectory (concurrent with the service in the Nave). It features a band leading congregational singing, with our clergy preaching and leading the liturgy every week. The fruit of many years of prayerful discernment, this new service is another opportunity available in […]
A Final Word on the Additional 11am Service
A Word from the Dean in the March 11, 2018, Adventurer Our final word on the new 11:00 a.m. service in the Refectory is on the strategic impulse. In 2004, we began to discern this new service because of its strategic importance, which goes hand-in-hand with the evangelistic opportunities it provides. (On August 19, we will […]
Aug 19: MORE About the 11am Refectory Service
A Word from the Dean in the March 4 Adventurer I wrote in last week’s Adventurer about our starting a new service in the Refectory at 11:00 a.m. on August 19, which will have musical accompaniment other than organ and choir. It will run concurrently with our 11:00 a.m. service that meets in the Nave. […]
August 19: New 11am Refectory Service
A Word from the Dean in the February 25, 2018, Adventurer On August 19, the Advent will launch a new morning service at 11:00 in the Refectory. As our vestry-endorsed vision process encouraged us to do, we are prayerfully moving forward to develop a service that is in keeping with the Advent’s identity, led by a […]
Christmas Schedule
Sunday, December 24, 2017: Christmas Eve 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion 3:30 p.m. Children’s Service and Prayers at the Crèche Homily by Canon Smalley • Nursery for ages 3 and under 5:00 p.m. Festal Holy Communion Sermon by Dean Pearson • Nursery for ages 5 and under 8:00 p.m. Festal Holy Communion Sermon by Dean Pearson • Nursery for ages 5 and under 10:25 p.m. […]
Why Church?
A Word from Canon Schneider in the December 3, 2017 Adventurer Why do we go to church on Sunday? It’s a loaded question. But think about the reasons we tell each other why we ought to go to church. Is it to pray? Is it to sing sacred music? Is it to hear sermons? Is […]