We look forward to worshiping with you on the Second Sunday of Advent and on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

ADVENT
The first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for "coming." The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord's nativity, and for the final coming of Christ "in power and glory." 
From a Glossary of Church Terms maintained by The Episcopal Church

About "Sarum blue" as a liturgical color for Advent

The seasons of the Church Year are marked by different colors used in the vestments and other decorations. Here is a brief description about the increasing use of blue during Advent (our choice at St. Margaret's)

The usual liturgical colour in Western Christianity for Advent is purple or blue.[2] The purple colour is often used for hangings around the church, on the vestments of the clergy, and often also the tabernacle. On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, rose may be used instead, referencing the rose used on Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent. In some Christian denominations, blue, a colour representing hopefulness, is an alternative liturgical colour for Advent, a custom traced to the usage of the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) and the medieval Sarum Rite in England. In addition, the colour blue is also used in the Mozarabic Rite (Catholic and Anglican), which dates to the eighth century.[2] This colour is often referred to as "Sarum blue". The Lutheran Book of Worship lists blue as the preferred colour for Advent while the Methodist Book of Worship identifies purple or blue as being appropriate for Advent.[2] There has been an increasing trend to supplant purple with blue during Advent as it is an hopeful season of preparation that anticipates both Bethlehem and the consummation of history in the second coming of Jesus Christ.[2][3] Proponents of this new liturgical trend argue that purple is traditionally associated with solemnity and somberness, which is fitting to the repentant character of Lent.[2] During the Nativity Fast, red is used among the denominations of Eastern Christianity, although gold is an alternative colour.[4] From the Wikipedia article about Advent

 

For more information contact Lane Hensley, Rector