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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.
THE SEASON OF EASTER – Year C
May 18, 2025
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Scripture: John 13:31-35
Sermon: “God’s Love Glorified” – Mack Dennis, Pastor
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May 11, 2025
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Scripture: Acts 9:36-43
Sermon: “The Last Rise First” – Mack Dennis, Pastor
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May 4, 2025
Third Sunday of Easter
Scripture: Revelations 5:11-14
Sermon: “Liturgies of the Iconoclasts” – Mack Dennis, Pastor
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April 27, 2025
Second Sunday of Easter
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Sermon: “Epilogue” – Will Arledge, Proclaimer
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April 20, 2025
Easter Sunday
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Sermon: “Balderdash” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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THE SEASON OF LENT – Year C
April 13, 2025
Palm Sunday
Scripture: Luke 23:1-25
Sermon: “The Passion, Pt. 1: Jesus’ Last Silence” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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April 6, 2025
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Scripture: John 12:1-8
Sermon: “The Holiness of Impractical Faith” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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March 30, 2025
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Sermon: “The Parable of the Prodigal” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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March 23, 2025
The Third Sunday in Lent
Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8
Sermon: “Holding On for Dear Life” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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March 16, 2025
The Second Sunday in Lent
Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Sermon: “Be the Light of Stars and Fire” -Mack Dennis, Pastor
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March 9, 2025
The First Sunday in Lent
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13
Sermon: “Finding Yourself in the Wilderness” -Amy Stertz, proclaimer
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THE SEASON OF EPIPHANY – Year C
March 2, 2025
Transfiguration Sunday
Scripture: Luke 9:28-36
Sermon: “The Glory of Jesus Prayer” -Mack Dennis, pastor
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February 23, 2025
The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: Luke 6:27-38
Youth Sunday
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February 16, 2025
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Sermon: “The Resurrection of the Dead” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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February 9, 2025
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Sermon: “Appearances” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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February 2, 2025
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: Luke 4:21-30
Sermon: “The Truth Is…” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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January 26, 2025
The Third Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Sermon: “The Luminous Word” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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January 19, 2025
The Second Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Sermon: “A Glorious Faux-Pas” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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January 12, 2025
Baptism of the Lord
Scripture: Luke 3:15-22
Sermon: “Stirring the Waters” – Casey Callahan, proclaimer
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January 5, 2025
Epiphany
Scripture:Ephesians 1:3-14
Sermon: “A Share in the Gift” – Will Arledge, proclaimer
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THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS – Year C
December 29, 2024
The First Sunday After Christmas
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17
Sermon: “The Indwelling Word” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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December 24, 2024
Christmas Eve
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
Sermon: “The Most Amazing Story Ever Told” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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THE SEASON OF ADVENT – Year C
December 22, 2024
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Scripture: Luke 1:46-55
Sermon: “The Lord is Near” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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December 15, 2024
The Third Sunday of Advent
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7
Sermon: “The Lord is Near” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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December 8, 2024
The Second Sunday of Advent
Scripture: Luke 1:68-79
Sermon: “The Tenderness of God” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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December 1, 2024
The First Sunday of Advent
Scripture: Psalm 25:1-10
Sermon: “Learning to Trust God” – Mack Dennis, pastor
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