Moravian Love Feast and Candlelight Service

Name: Moravian Love Feast and Candlelight Service
Start: 2024-12-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 900 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC

Schedule

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

900 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC | Morehead City, NC

You're invited to the Moravian Love Feast and Candlelight Service held in the Church Sanctuary, Sunday, December 8th at 5:00 PM. Warm mugs of sweetened coffee, prepared in the Moravian tradition, and authentic Moravian buns are served to the congregation. Seasonal music and Christmas carols set a festive tone while the congregation enjoys the “feast.” The candle portion of the service began as a Moravian children’s service. Handmade beeswax candles decorated with a red paper frill are distributed to each worshiper. The beeswax candles have been variously described as symbolizing the purity of Christ and the sacrifice of Christ as the light of the world. The candles are lit while the worship space is darkened except for a large illuminated Moravian Advent Star. Often led by a child, worshipers sing the antiphonal hymn, Morning Star, O Cheering Sight. After the last hymn, the worshipers carry their lighted candles out into the world. While the Love Feast dates back to 1727, this service has been a tradition at First Methodist Church since December 1988.