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Advent Assembly PowerPoint Running time: 2m 45s Sound required.

This PowerPoint presentation provides a visual guide to the meaning and symbolism of Advent, the period leading up to Christmas. It explains the significance of the Advent wreath, the lighting of candles, and the anticipation of Christ's coming. The text is in English.

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Advent Assembly PowerPoint Running time: 2m 45s Sound required.

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  1. Advent Assembly PowerPointRunning time: 2m 45s Sound required. Click to start. Do not press click again.

  2. The church’s year has come to an end . . . . . . and a new year begins. The mood changes from celebration and hope . . . . . . to preparation and expectation. Green changes . . . . . . to purple.

  3. The red berries represent the blood that Jesus will shed on the cross. The circle of the wreath represents the eternity of God’s love. This is Advent The symbol of Advent is the Advent wreath The red ribbon represents the blood that flowed from Jesus’ side.

  4. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent On each Sunday of Advent another candle is lit. As Christmas comes closerthe light grows. Christ is the light of the world.

  5. Emmanuel is the name we use for Jesus at this time of year. Emmanuel means ‘God is with us.’ O come, O come, Emmanuel, and cheer our spirits by thine advent here.

  6. “An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: ‘Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people.’ The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel.” The Gospel of St Matthew, chapter 1

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