The Church Year
The church year ensures we cover the important events and teachings of Christ every year.
ADVENT
The church year begins with Advent at the end of November and spans the next four weeks before Christmas. Advent means “coming” and is a time of quiet reflection in preparation for the coming of Christmas and the coming of Christ at the end of time.
CHRISTMAS
For twelve days we celebrate the coming of God as a man to save us. Christmas is the festival of God the Father as we celebrate the fact that he sent his one and only son to live among us sinful human beings, all so that he could save us and bring us back to the Father.
EPIPHANY
Epiphany is a Greek word that means “appearing.” We remember the appearing of the star to the wise men, telling us that Christ is the Savior of all nations. We also see Christ appearing to his disciples, making himself known as the promised Savior as he begins his ministry.
LENT
Lent is time for humble and solemn meditation on the seriousness of our sins and the depth of Christ’s love for us that he took those sins upon himself.
EASTER
The sorrow of Lent is broken by the triumphant celebration of Easter, the highest of holy days for Christians. We rejoice in the victory of the risen Christ over all of our enemies. We learn that because Christ was raised from the dead we too through faith will be resurrected.
PENTECOST
The season of Pentecost begins 50 days after Easter and covers the remaining half of the church year. During Pentecost we focus on the teachings of Christ and their application to us.