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CHURCH YEAR SEASONS

The Christian Year calendar is our guide for worship and Christian faith formation. The beginning of the Christian year is the season of Advent, approximately four weeks before Christmas Day, and continues with special days and seasons following the life of Christ and the mission of the church.

There are two major cycles in the Christian Year. One is the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that is focused upon Christmas and the mission of the church. The other is the Lent-Easter-Pentecost cycle that has Easter as its focus. The Season after Pentecost is sometimes referred to as “ordinary time.” This is not because they are “ordinary” days. Ordinary is taken from the word for “ordinal” numbers. The Sundays during this time are designated by the “first,” “second,” “third,” Sunday after Pentecost, for example. Therefore, they are designated “ordinary” time because of using ordinal numbers to mark them.

Seasons of Church Year

ADVENT

From the Latin word, adventus, Advent means “arrival” or “coming” and marks the coming of Jesus as human being into the world. Including the four Sundays prior to Christmas day, this season is used as a time of preparing for the coming of the Christ child. Advent marks the beginning of the church year and is the first season in the Christian calendar. While many people think of January 1 as the beginning of a new year, the church year begins with Advent.

CHRISTMAS

The season of Christmas is actually a period of twelve days which begins on Christmas Day and continues through January 5. We typically think of the season of Christmas as beginning after Thanksgiving and concluding on December 25. However, for the Church, December 25 is the culmination of Advent waiting, and marks the beginning of Christmas.

EPIPHANY

The Day of Epiphany follows the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany, as a day and season of celebration, has been around as long as the celebration of Christmas. Our January 6 celebration, as Christians, emphasizes the epiphany, or manifestation of God, and represents the revelation of God to the world in Jesus Christ.

LENT

Lent is a season of prayer, penance, and self-discipline, beginning on the Wednesday of the seventh week before Easter. The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is forty days prior to Easter, not counting Sundays. The sixth Sunday in Lent is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week. Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and officially ends on Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday then begins the season of Easter which lasts for seven weeks.

EASTER

Easter Day commemorates the day of resurrection of Jesus following the crucifixion. Easter is more than a day of celebration in the Christian calendar; it includes a period of seven weeks, and is known as The Great Fifty Days. The full period of Easter continues from Easter Sunday to the day of Pentecost.

PENTECOST

The day of Pentecost is the Sunday following the end of the fifty days of Easter. The Day of Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus in the immediate days after the ascension of Jesus.

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THE SEASON OF PENTECOST

October 30, 2022

Reformation Sunday

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Sermon: “From Faith to Faith” – Mack Dennis, pastor

October 23, 2022

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Joel 2:23-32

Sermon: “Pentecost Overflow” – Mack Dennis, pastor

October 16, 2022

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Sermon: “Finding a Seat in a Crowded Room” – Rev. Kasey Jones, guest preacher

October 9, 2022

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” – Mack Dennis, pastor

October 2, 2022

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon: “The Great Rekindling” – Mack Dennis, pastor

September 25, 2022

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Sermon: “Jeremiah’s Long Odds Bet” – Mack Dennis, pastor

September 18, 2022

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Sermon: “The Shrewd Steward” – Brett Baddorf, Ministry Associate

September 11, 2022

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Sermon: “Blessed Are the Disproportionate” – Mack Dennis, pastor

September 4, 2022

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sermon: “Choose Life” – Laura Addis, Ministry Associate

August 28, 2022

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-26

Sermon: “Pleasing Sacrifices” – Mack Dennis, pastor

August 21, 2022

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Isaiah 58:9b-14

Sermon: “What is the Sabbath For?” – Mack Dennis, pastor

August 14, 2022

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

Sermon: “Interpreting the Present Time” – Mack Dennis, pastor

August 7, 2022

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25

Sermon: “Grace and Gratitude” – Michael Hester, guest preacher

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CHURCH YEAR SEASONS

Seasons of Church Year

ADVENT

CHRISTMAS

EPIPHANY

LENT

EASTER

PENTECOST

THE SEASON OF PENTECOST

October 30, 2022

Reformation Sunday

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

October 23, 2022

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Joel 2:23-32

October 16, 2022

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

October 9, 2022

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

October 2, 2022

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

September 25, 2022

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

September 18, 2022

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

September 11, 2022

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

September 4, 2022

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

August 28, 2022

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-26

August 21, 2022

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Isaiah 58:9b-14

August 14, 2022

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

August 7, 2022

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25

July 31, 2022

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-28

July 24, 2022

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Psalm 88

July 17, 2022

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Psalm 11

July 10, 2022

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

July 3, 2022

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

June 26, 2022

Third Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

June 19, 2022

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-15

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June 12, 2022

First Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

June 5, 2022

Day of Pentecost

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

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THE SEASON OF EASTER

May 29, 2022