Advent Beards

This one's for the gentlemen:

Many churches, during the season of Advent (four weeks before Christmas), do special things like light Advent wreaths, sing songs, put up banners, etc. While our congregations will be doing many of these things, we are also going to be growing "Advent Beards"!

This idea comes from hockey players growing playoff beards. The idea goes like this: when a pro hockey team reaches the playoffs, most/all of the members of the team grow beards as long as they are in the playoffs. It serves as a way to unite the players on the team, and also to be a constant reminder that they are part of something special.

For our churches this will hopefully give the men something fun (and easy) to do, as well as serve as a constant reminder to everyone that we are part of something special! Advent is a season when we look back and remember Christ's birth, as well as look ahead and anticipate his eventual return. Both events are extraordinary, and by growing "Advent Beards" we are merely giving ourselves one more way to participate in the extraordinary season of Advent.

So I'm calling all men to grow some facial hair. It can be a moustache, sideburns, a goatee, a soul patch, a fu manchu, or a full beard. If you already have a full beard, shave it off (like I did) and regrow it during these four weeks of Advent. The point is to grow some facial hair as a reminder of something special happening! So grow, grow, grow!


Grace & Peace,
Pastor John