During this Advent season, we are combining the “tried and true” with the “wide and new” to help us get back into the habits of faith and discipleship while also growing beyond the comfortable and routine we've come to expect. We'll be exploring stories of women and mothers every Sunday, following the excellent new work A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church by the Rev. Dr. Wilda C. Gafney. Click through to learn more …

After more than a year of our habits and rituals of family, faith, and fun being interrupted, it is all the more important that we embrace the annual rituals of Advent as we begin again to tell the story of God's love in Jesus Christ. This past weekend, we the community of faith known as Union Avenue, once again marked the beginning of a new liturgical year celebrating the love of God that is transforming the world with the season called Advent. Click through to read about the season ahead …