Transitional Pastor's Note "…waiting, anticipating, expectant people of faith.” On the church calendar in December of each year is the church season of Advent.   Advent comes from the Latin word “advenire” , meaning “to come”  or “the coming.” For the Church, then, Advent is the time of year we focus on the coming of Christ into the world–past, present and future. At Advent we remember Jesus coming into the world in the past the first time over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem as