The Church of the Advent, a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, is a Christian community in the Anglo-Catholic tradition that gathers day by day to know and make known the grace of God through Jesus Christ. All that we are and do is empowered by this grace, given to us through the Sacraments instituted by Christ, especially the Sacrament of the Altar. By this grace, we embody a diverse and vital parish family, with members of various ages, economic circumstances, ethnic origins, and denominational backgrounds. Through our renowned music program, our thoughtful preaching and education programs, our guilds of bell ringers, gardeners, and acolytes, as well the volunteers for our Tuesday Night Community Dinner and other social missions, we at the Church of the Advent make up a community of faith that tries always to live by Jesus’s teaching, keeping the Gospel close to heart.
Weekly Service Schedule
Sundays
7:30 AM — Morning Prayer
8:00 AM — Said Mass (Anglican Missal)
9:00 AM — Sung Mass (Rite II)
11:15 AM — High Mass (Rite I)
Weekdays
9:00 AM — Morning Prayer (Mon. – Fri., except legal holidays)
12:15 PM — Mass (except Wed.)
5:30 PM — Evening Prayer (Mon. – Fri., except legal holidays)
6:00 PM — Healing Mass (Wed.)
Saturdays
8:30 AM — Morning Prayer
9:00 AM — Mass
Legal Holidays
12:15 PM — Mass
Confessions by appointment.
Coming Up!
Our corporate Lenten discipline: A Lenten Journey for the Church of the Advent 2019
Complete schedule of Lenten observances and events
Wednesdays in Lent
7:00pm, Theology Study
Thursdays in Lent
6:00pm, Stations of the Cross & Benediction
Saturday, April 6
Lenten Quiet Day with the Rev'd Canon William Parnell, Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Massachusetts. Please register here by March 27.
Visit Us
30 Brimmer Street, Boston, MA 02108
Anglo-Catholic Worship
The Advent is part of the Episcopal Church, the Diocese of Massachusetts, and the world-wide Anglican Communion. We celebrate the Eucharist daily, base our worship on the Book of Common Prayer, and invite all baptized Christians to join us for Communion. Sunday services are at 8 AM (Said Mass, Anglican Missal), 9 AM (Sung Mass, Rite II), and 11:15 AM (Solemn Mass, Rite I). Nothing would make us happier than to have a chance to worship with you!Community
Our parish is very diverse, and we strive to be open and welcoming to everyone in our community. Whether you're liberal or conservative, young or old, gay or straight, rich or poor, just visiting or a Boston native -- we hope you'll feel at home at the Advent. If you join us for Sunday Mass, please also join us for coffee hour immediately afterwards (downstairs in Moseley Hall). Smaller community groups meet throughout the week, and we encourage all members of the parish to be involved in some form of Christian formation.Mission
From our founding back in 1844, the Advent has been committed to ministry and outreach. We march in Project Bread's annual Walk For Hunger, and every Tuesday evening, members of the parish serve a nourishing meal to people in need. We have also sponsored relief efforts in Haiti, have participated in our diocese's B-SAFE summer program, and have an active Care and Prayer team. We are always looking for more ways to help do God's work in the world, so please check back often to see current service opportunities.Mass for the Solemnity of the Feast of the Holy Cross
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Recent Posts
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Sermon Preached by the Rev’d George Truman Welch at the Church of the Advent, Sunday, March 24, 2019, the Third Sunday in Lent
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Collect for the Third Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ
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This Week at the Advent, March 24-30, 2019
Welcome to the Church of the Advent! If you are new to the area, visiting, or seeking a church home, we are glad you’re here and hope to have a chance to greet you in person. Child care is offered during the 9 am and 11:15 am services; an usher can guide you to the
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Sermon Preached by the Rev’d Jay C. James at the Church of the Advent, March 17, 2019, the Second Sunday in Lent
But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? It’s a question we have thought about at different periods in our lives. What are the factors you consider when choosing where to live? Do you prefer urban,
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Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and
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This Week at the Advent, March 17-23, 2019
Welcome to the Church of the Advent! If you are new to the area, visiting, or seeking a church home, we are glad you’re here and hope to have a chance to greet you in person. Child care is offered during the 9 am and 11:15 am services; an usher can guide you to the
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Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Hanson at the Church of the Advent, Sunday, March 10, 2019, the First Sunday in Lent
Today’s collect uses the name “Satan” to refer to that great enemy of humanity. That is a Biblical name, but it’s a name that Saint Luke never uses. Luke uses exactly one word for the enemy that our Lord confronts and defeats in today’s Gospel reading. That name is the devil. So what does this