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Church Calendar Year

The twelve month Church Calendar commemorates significant events in the life of Christ and the Christian church. See Church Colors (Liturgical).

Advent Season, the four Sundays before Christmas, is the season of preparation when the faithful prepare for the coming of Christ.

Christmaside, usually two Sundays, is the season of celebration of the birth of Jesus.

Epiphany Season, meaning "manifestation" focuses on the light manifesting itself in darkness as God reveals himself in Jesus, and God" glory is seen in Him. The season begins January 6th and continues for four to nine Sundays until the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.

Lenten Season begins with Ash Wednesday and last for 40 days, not counting Easter. This is a time for spiritual preparation through prayer and meditation for the festival of Easter.

Passion Sunday falls on the fifth Sunday in Lent.
Palm Sunday is the gateway to Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter.
Maundy Thursday commemorates Christ's washing the feet of the Disciples and the institution of the Lord's Supper.
Good Friday is the day of the Crucifixion.

Eastertide, observed for seven Sundays, focuses on the resurrection of Christ, constituting a deliverance from the slavery of death to the new life in freedom.

Ascension Day is the fortieth day after Easter and commemorates our Lord's ascension to heaven.

Pentecost, the 50th day after Easter, begins with the seventh Sunday after Easter and continues for 11 to 27 Sundays. It is the Festival of the Holy Spirit and it celebrates the coming of fire and the sevenfold gifts of the Spirit.

Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost, focuses on the nature of God as on God in three persons.

Liturgical Season Colors

The church colors are symbolic representations Of the changing seasons in the Christian Church (Liturgical) Year. The seasons include Advent, Christmastide, Epiphany, Lent, Eastertide and Pentecost.

White traditionally and universally symbolizes purity, light, joy, glory, victory, celebration, and is used during Christmastide, Epiphany. Eastertide, and on Trinity Sunday: also may be used for weddings, Baptism and Holy Communion.

Gold symbolizes glory, and festivity, and is also used for Christmastide and Epiphany.

Red is the color of blood and fire, symbolizing the sacrifice of our Lord, zeal and warmth of devotion. It is used for Pentecost and on occasions emphasizing the Church in mission, ordination, consecration, confirmation, and other non-liturgical days such as Thanksgiving or church anniversaries.

Green symbolizes growth, the growth of the believer in the Christian faith and is used during Pentecost and Epiphany.

Purple symbolizes dignity, royalty, and repentance, and is used during the seasons of preparation such as Advent, Lent, and Maundy Thursday except when the Sacrament of the Supper of the Lord is being celebrated, when White is used.

Black symbolizes despair and mourning. Black is frequently used for funerals, but is increasingly being replaced by white to focus on the Christian faith and hope in immortality which the reason for joy.