The Church of the Advent is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts that gathers day by day, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, to know and make known the grace of God through Jesus Christ. Through our renowned music, our thoughtful preaching and education programs, our various missions of outreach, we make up a diverse community of faith that tries always to live by Jesus’s teaching, keeping the Gospel close to heart.
Sunday Services
7:30 AM — Morning Prayer
8:00 AM — Low Mass
9:00 AM — Sung Family Mass
11:15 AM — Solemn Mass
8:00 PM, second Sunday of the month — Compline
Solemn Evensong & Benediction — as announced
Weekly Service Schedule
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.)
Confessions by appointment.
Saturdays & Legal Holidays
Saturdays
8:30 AM — Morning Prayer
9:00 AM — Mass
Legal Holidays
12:15 PM — Mass
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.Recent Posts
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Sermon Preached by the Rev’d Daphne B. Noyes at the Church of the Advent, Sunday, July 14, 2019, the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
The Good Samaritan The familiar and beloved story of the Good Samaritan has provided inspiration and identity for charitable institutions for centuries. Take, for example, The Pennsylvania Hospital, founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond. The Hospital was very specific regarding who it would admit: “No patient shall be admitted whose Cases are
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Collect for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)
O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee, and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfill the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee
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This Week at the Advent, July 14-20, 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. Please join us downstairs following the service for a coffee hour. Child care is offered during the 9 am
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Sermon Preached by the Rev’d Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff at the Church of the Advent, Sunday, July 7, 2019, the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
In the Name of God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost… Amen Having listened with your customary attention to the words of today’s Gospel I am sure that many of you are in consequence — as I speak– wrestling with the question of “snake handling”. My reference is to that closing verse: “I have given
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Collect for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)
Keep, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy household the Church in thy steadfast faith and love, that by the help of thy grace we may proclaim thy truth with boldness, and minister thy justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one
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This Week at the Advent, July 7-13, 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. Please join us downstairs following the service for a coffee hour. Child care is offered during the 9 am
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Sermon by the Rt. Rev’d Alan M. Gates at the Church of the Advent, July 1, 2019
A sermon given on Monday, July 1, 2019, at The Church of the Advent, Boston, in observance of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (transferred), and hosting the Association of Anglican Musicians Restoring, Transporting, Resounding The king was out of his mind. King Philippe V, he was, grandson of Louis XIV of France. Philippe