Waiting for the Light: An Advent Service of Readings and Music

Amidst the warm glow of candlelight, join the Abbey community for an Advent service of readings and music. Prepare for Christmas by being immersed in the beauty of scripture and song, and stay afterwards for mulled wine and mince pies.

We are delighted to be welcoming the Aylesbury Consort of Voices, an auditioned acappella choir directed by Edwin Pitt Mansfield, to lead us in our music. The choir performs to support local churches and charities across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Hertfordshire, with some members being professional musicians.

Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year. It is a period of longing, hope and expectation. As we approach the darkest time of the year the Christian community looks forward to the dawning of a new light, to a time when God’s promises to his people, down through history, are fulfilled. The readings from the Hebrew Scriptures articulate the hopes of the community of faith and the nature of God’s love.

Advent is characterised by the experience of waiting and watching and by the contrasting themes of light and darkness, judgement and mercy, life and death. These things remind us that Advent is not merely a countdown to Christmas and the birth of a baby in a stable in Bethlehem. It is a season to contemplate the mystery of the one who grew up to be crucified, to rise from the dead and to come in glory to judge the living and the dead.

A Launde Abbey Fundraising Event.

Tickets £30. Call 01572 717254 or email [email protected].