Celebrate the Advent & Christmas Seasons
Advent & Christmas Events and Services
Join us this holiday season as we celebrate and remember the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ!
- Sun Nov 30: Advent Wreath-Making Event and Advent Kids' Party
- Sat Dec 6: In Durham As It is in Heaven
- Fri Dec 12: Advent Fellowship Night
- Thur Dec 18: The Longest Night Worship Service
- Wed Dec 24: Family Christmas Eve Service (3:30pm)
- Wed Dec 24: Hymns and Carols Service (5:30pm)
See details for events and services below.
Windowsill candle art by Cason Albright (2025)
From 3-4pm, TAPC and Emmaus Way will gather for our annual Advent Wreath-Making event on the first Sunday of Advent. Adults are invited to make Advent wreaths with fresh-cut greenery in the Fellowship Hall. Children are invited to an Advent Kids' Party (crafts, creative snacks, and seasonal fun) starting in the Weekday School classrooms. Please check children in between 3 and 3:15pm on the Weekday School hall.
Questions? Contact Jenni Albright at jalbright@trinityave.org
7:30pm, TAPC Sanctuary
Join us for an Advent concert of Bach and Vivaldi, featuring Vivaldi Gloria and BWV 62 in collaboration with Mallarmé Music.
The concert is free, but donations will be accepted towards the Trinity Avenue Elizabeth Andrews Emergency Assistance Fund which helps people in Durham facing eviction and utilities disconnections.
Can't attend in person? Watch it live by clicking here!
Come celebrate the Advent season with your TAPC family! We will have a night of crafts, snacks, singing, and a chili dinner.
Schedule
- 5 - 6pm Crafts for kids, Fellowship for adults
- 6 - 6:45pm Christmas Sing Along
- 6:45 - 7:30pm Chili Dinner
Questions? Contact Jenni Albright at jalbright@trinityave.org.
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We gather for a contemplative service that acknowledges that Christmastime is not always 'merry and bright,' and reminds us that especially in our darkest of nights, we need the light of Christ.We will read scripture and sing songs of longing and consolation.We will light candles in honor of the hurting places within ourselves and our world. We will make an offering of prayers and silence to God in the hope of Emmanuel.All are welcome, and all that is within us is welcome.
Questions? Contact Pastor Katie Crowe at kcrowe@trinityave.org
We herald the birth of Jesus with Scripture, song, and a cast of Nativity characters courtesy the children of TAPC.
Children who wish to be in a nativity costume are welcome to come at 3:30pm to get ready for worship.
Family Christmas Eve Service (No childcare available, but children of all ages are welcome in the service)
Questions? Contact Director of Children's & Youth Ministries, Jenni Albright at jalbright@trinityave.org
Join us for a traditional service and candlelights as we pause in worship to wonder at the miracle of Emmanuel: God with us. (Childcare is available during this service, but all ages are welcome in the service as well.)