Advent by Candlelight for Women

Advent by Candlelight for Women

28 Oct 2025 | Posted by: chadmin

We look forward to Christmas with a mixture of joy and anxiety, warmth and exhaustion. Stressing over the to-do list, and hoping for time to just enjoy the season. Advent by Candlelight is an opportunity for women to set aside the hustle and bustle, and take time to focus on the birth of Christ.

Advent by Candlelight is an enchanting evening as women gather together in joyful anticipation to celebrate the coming of the Messiah. The banquet room is transformed into a candlelit wonderland, complete with an inspirational speaker, reflection, music, and delicious food and drinks. CLICK HERE to see pictures from past events. 

Due to the beautiful fellowship that grows out of this event and the desire by so many women to attend, Advent by Candlelight will be offered on two different nights this year: Thursday, December 4, 2025 and Saturday, December 6, 2025. Choose one night to attend.

Cost is $25/person ($200 for a table of eight). Registration will open on Nov 3 at 9am by calling or coming to the parish office (309-682-8642). This is the only way to register and we do not accept early registrations. We will need your name, phone number and email. If you have the names (first and last) of each of your guests (maximum of eight persons per table, including the host), that is also helpful for us. Names can be filled in later if you are still organizing your seven guests.

HOSTESS INFO

CLICK HERE for complete hostess information. Below are some highlights. 

• Reservations are required for this event due to limited seating. Guests should be at least age 21. 
• It is easiest if you register all of your guests with you. Notify your guests that you are registering them so they don’t register twice. Tables are eight people maximum.
• If you don’t have all of the names at this time, that’s OK. We’ll talk through that when you call to register. If you do not have a full table, we will look to seat people with you, as we do have people who attend unattached to a table group. Welcoming new people to your table is a lovely gesture and means a lot to those needing a seat.
• Cost is $25/person. All seats must be paid for by November 21, 2025 to the parish office. If cost is prohibitive for you or one of your guests, please reach out to the parish office staff for assistance. We do not want anyone to be excluded due to finances. Exact cash is appreciated, we don’t keep change in the office. Checks can be payable to St. Philomena. 
• Decide the table theme and decorate on your own or with your table guests. Be creative and have fun. No glitter or glittered decorations!
• Provide eight place settings (plates, napkins, silverware, wine and water glasses, coffee cups/saucers).
• Disposable coffee cups will be provided if you prefer to use those. We will also provide clear, plastic plates to use on top of your china so that you aren’t transporting dirty plates at the end of the night.
• Don’t forget the candles! Candles should be on drip plates, in vases or with a protective cloth/doily. Votive, tea light or pillar candles only. Please no taper candles.