Christmas Eve Lovefeasts
Christmas Eve LovefeastsLovefeast Ode
11 AM • 4 PM • 8 PM
Calvary is blessed to be hosting our traditional Lovefeasts inside our sanctuary at 11 AM, 4 PM, and 8 PM with a band prelude beginning 30 minutes before each service. Nursery care will be provided for each service.
Parking
Non-named spaces around the church building will be reserved for handicapped parking. For general parking, you may park at the Milton Rhodes Center lot across the street on Poplar or on the street. Do not park in any space marked RESERVED. Please be aware that this is a well-attended event, so arriving early is recommended for ease of finding a parking spot.
Accessibility
Both main entrances to the church are handicap accessible and we have accessible restrooms available.
Benevolent Offering
The majority of the Christmas Eve offering will be evenly distributed between the Moravian Board of World Mission for Hurricane Helene relief, Laurel Ridge Camp, and The Dwelling’s Winter Overflow Shelter. Your generosity enables us to offer these causes substantial support. We appreciate your gifts!
For any other information, please call Calvary at 336-722-3703 or email the office at office@nullcalvarymoravian.org.
About the Lovefeast
The early Christians met and broke bread together to signify their union, fellowship and love. In 1727, the Moravian Church revived this practice, and it has established the custom of celebrating the great church festivals by partaking together of a simple meal known as a “lovefeast”. The first lovefeast in Wachovia was held at Bethabara on the evening of the arrival of the first Moravian colonists in North Carolina, November 17, 1753. The Christmas Eve Lovefeast, with its lighted candles, is one of the most beautiful services of the Moravian Church. The custom originated on the European continent at Marienborn, Germany in the year 1747, and spread throughout the Moravian world. Worshippers are given a lighted candle to remind them that Christ said, “I am the light of the world,” and “You are the light of the world – let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in Heaven.”