Show Catholics open advent season The opening of ol the Holy Season of ol Advent will be celebrated by the parishioners of ol Saint James Catholic Church Churchon on Sunday November 29 according according ac ac- ac cording to Father George F F. Davich Pastor DURING the four lour Sundays prior to Christmas the members members mem memo bers of or the parish through the execution of the Sacred Liturgy prepare for lor the Feast of or the Nativity is a Latin term meaning To come come The families of ol the parish recite prayers read the Scriptures and Ins instruct their children concerning the true spiritual meaning of ol the Feast east of ol Christmas The most common custom in Advent is the Advent Wreath The wreath is German in origin and was taken from pie fhe pagan fire wheel The wreath represents the cycle of ol thousands of or years from Adam to Christ during which the world awaited the coming of ol a Redeemer It also represents the final coming in ing glory ory It bears four lour candles equally spaced three purple e ones to be lighted on the first three Sundays Sundays Sundays Sun Sun- days of ol Advent and a rose one for lor the the Sunday just prior to Christmas Christinas The candles are placed on the wreath and the wreath decorated by members of ol the family k 1 r 1 h 4 ti II I I P t 7 LINDA L LEE E Is sh shown wn lighting the fIrst candle on the Advent Wreath to officially open the advent season at St. St James Catholic Church Looking on are her family Mr and Mrs Ned Gloria Lee and ond Gary and Debbie and Father George Davich Pastor at St. St James THE TilE PURPLE signifies penance in other words Christ has not been born We ate are waiting l his s arrival When When the candle is lighted it symbolizes that Christ is going to be born He is the light of the world to come After Arter the fourth Sunday of Advent the purple candles are replaced with white ones which means that Christ has been b born rn and we too loo are reborn into the love of God explained Father Davich The Liturgy for the First Sunday of ol Advent will be planned and executed by the Saint James Youth Group wl which ch is moderated by Linda Dick Jacobson Dale Meagher Evonna Merkley Jeanne Magdalen Reiger and Betty Morrow Commentating the Liturgy will willbe willbe willbe be Dr John R. R Music for lor the Mass will be furnished by the Choir under the direction of ol Harriet Dickerson Instrumentalists Instrumentalists Instrumentalists In In- will include Mr and Mrs Herbert and family Leo Karren and Harry Kilman Amy Lube will be at atthe atthe atthe the organ will be Ernie Doose and Linda Lighting the Advent Wreath will be Mr and Mrs Ned Lee and their three children The Lees Lee's are active members of Saint James where Mr Lee is isan isan isan an Extraordinary Minister of f Communion and Treasurer of Saint James Mens Men's Club Mrs Lee is an active member of the Catholic Ladies Club and is in charge of Liturgy Decoration |