[Magdalen] Local Advent Calendar

[Scott Knitter]

Here's the website of the Jesus People USA, who run Wilson Abbey. You can
regard it as a sort of evangelical religious order or a slightly cult-y
(maybe) intentional Christian community. A little controlling of members'
relationships, although I haven't heard of anything really crazy otherwise.
But it's a quite large and active residential Christian group that not many
people even in its neighborhood are familiar with.

https://jpusa.org/

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 10:44 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jay, do you also know that Park View Mennonite in Harrisonburg has what is
> supposed to be one of the best Easter Vigils in the area?!  I have yet to
> make it, because I usually have an early service on Easter, but I may try
> this year, and I'll see if Susan H. might want to go.
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 11:14 AM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That's very neat! I live  up here in the Shenandoah Valley, out in the
> > country among the cows and Mennonites. I was somewhat amazed but
> delighted
> > to find out that Mennonites observe Advent, although slightly differently
> > from us, and do take it seriously.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 10:54 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > This is very cool!’ Thanks for sharing it with us, Scott!
> > >
> > > > On Nov 29, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In the next neighborhood to our south is a "Jesus People" community.
> > Many
> > > > of its members live in a building called Wilson Abbey, where they
> run a
> > > > coffee shop and some social services. They observe Advent by turning
> > the
> > > > facade into a giant Advent calendar. I'm just fascinated at this
> > > observance
> > > > of Advent in a very public way at the right time (not starting the 12
> > > days
> > > > of Christmas before Christmas, or some such nonsense). I'm not sure
> > what
> > > > each of the calendar's windows represents, but it'll be interesting
> to
> > > find
> > > > out.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/11/29/uptowns-massive-advent-calendar-is-back-counting-down-to-christmas-with-elaborate-window-displays/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
> love."*
> *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
>


-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA