ADvent festival 2021
Advent festival 2021
By the time we launch our 18th Festival of Sacred & Religious Music on the First Sunday of Advent 2021 we would have lived through 22 months of the Pandemic – months of uncertainty, depression, job losses, online studies, sickness, bereavement. The great news is that we are still alive!
We are aware that choirs have not been able to meet due to lockdown restrictions. However, we believe that human contact can still be fostered. We are oceans and continents apart, yet the pandemic has helped us find ways and means in which we can stay connected and feel united! John 3:19-21 Christ is “the Light that came into the world” to dispel the darkness of sin and to radiate the truth and love of God. We wish to celebrate this thought with all the members of the FIPC.
This year as part of our online festival, we have decided to celebrate the 4 Sundays in Advent with music and the lighting of the Advent candles. We propose to dwell on the theme of each week in advent. The progressive lighting of the candles during Advent shall express our:
• Expectation and Hope for the coming of Our Lord (Prophet’s Candle)
• Longing to experience His presence now; our Journey of Faith. (Bethlehem Candle)
• Joyful anticipation of the Second Coming of our Lord. (Shepherd’s Candle)
• Peaceful preparation for His coming, now and at end times. (Angel’s Candle)
This will carry forward the theme we dwelt on last December – ‘Be Love’. We look forward to you joining us during this season of Advent.
Day 1 - 28 Nov 2021
Here are the first of the prompts or suggestions for you to make your advent more meaningful! Feel free to do other things which aren’t mentioned above, which signify HOPE to you. You can post them to social media, tag us @puericantoresindia and use our hashtags #TrueEncounters and #PueriCantoresIndia. If you like, you could even send your videos, pictures or write-up to us on direct message.
We look forward to seeing YOUR True Encounters!
Day 2 - 5 Dec 2021
Here are the actions for week 2! We hope you enjoy doing them and that they help you gain a deeper sense of FAITH this advent. Feel free to add your own actions too! You can post them to social media, tag us @puericantoresindia and use our hashtags #TrueEncounters and #PueriCantoresIndia. If you like, you could even send your videos, pictures or write-up to us on direct message.
We can’t wait to see YOUR True Encounters!
Day 3 - 12 Dec 2021
Here are the prompts for week 3 of this Advent! Feel free to do as many as you like and even come up with your actions of JOY. We hope that these little things will help you discover joy within yourselves, those around you and most importantly within Him!
You can post them to social media, tag us @puericantoresindia and use our hashtags #TrueEncounters and #PueriCantoresIndia. If you like, you could even send your videos, pictures or write-up to us on direct message and we’ll share them on the page for you.
We can’t wait to see YOUR True Encounters!
Day 4 - 19 dec 2021
Here are the prompts for the final week of advent! We hope doing these will help you find your peace in these trying times. Feel free to do as many as you like and even come up with your own actions of PEACE!
You can post them to social media, tag us @puericantoresindia and use our hashtags #TrueEncounters and #PueriCantoresIndia. If you like, you could even send your videos, pictures or write-up to us on direct message and we’ll share them on the page for you.
We can’t wait to see YOUR True Encounters!
