This Advent season, First Wayne Street will celebrate “Christmas at the Movies.” Each Sunday of Advent, we will use a Christmas film to help us focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Each week, we will focus on themes of hope, peace, joy and love. Join us as we use films such as, “A Christmas Story,” “Elf,” “A Christmas Vacation,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

What is Advent? “Advent is a season of four weeks including four Sundays. Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.” The season proclaims the comings of the Christ—whose birth we prepare to celebrate once again, who comes continually in Word and Spirit, and whose return in final victory we anticipate.” (UMC Book of Worship)