Scattered leaves and shorter days. We are in the dying season. Yet deep in the ground are stirrings of life.

The first season of the church calendar begins in the darkest of days. Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, invites us to stand in reality - the reality of brokenness in our lives and in the world. It is a season marked by the practice of lament. To lament is to remember, to cry out, to confess, to repent - with the hope of God’s redemption and restoration. We await the One who will share in our human condition - One able to usher in wholeness, a new creation.

As the Body of this One himself, we do not wait alone.

Join us at Tapestry Richmond as we open this Advent season with a sacred service of lament and hope.

We also have devotional materials for the month of December that can be picked up directly at the church. If you would like to get a hold of a digital copy please e-mail lucinda@thetapestry.ca.

To read our lead pastors statement on In Person worship gatherings click here.

PLEASE NOTE:

• What a worship gathering will look like. These worship gatherings will include live music, responsive prayers, live preaching, and some (socially distanced) interaction. However, no group singing will be permitted at this time.

• Congregants are asked not to attend if they are displaying any upper respiratory or flu-like symptoms.

• Congregants, especially the elderly with underlying or complicated medical conditions, are encouraged to not attend.

• Sanitizing stations will be placed at all entrance and exit points.

• Enter the facility through the main entrance doors where you will be directed to your seat(s) in the sanctuary.

• Maintain physical distancing requirements all all times.

• The use of face masks is required while you are in the building. If you do not have a face mask, one will be provided for you.

• Cleaning crews will wipe down high touch areas before and after each gathering.

• When the gathering is over, please hold appropriately-distanced conversations outside the church building.

• After you have registered, in the case that you can no longer attend, kindly cancel your Eventbrite registration to allow people on the waiting list to register.

• There will be no communion and no kids' program at our gathering.