Like the changing of the calendar following the seasons of nature, we have changing seasons of worship as we follow the church (or liturgical) calendar.

 

The Liturgical Calendar is divided into two great cycles:  The Christmas Cycle and the Easter Cycle.

Each Cycle has three phases:

            Christmas – Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

            Easter – Lent, Eastertide, and Pentecost

 

We mark these seasons with various acts and emphases of worship, including the following:

            Advent – A Service of Hanging of the Greens

            Christmas – Multiple services of communion on Christmas Eve

            Epiphany – A Service of Communion

            Lent – An Ash Wednesday Service (on the first day of Lent)

            Maundy or Holy Thursday – A Service of Communion (on the Thursday before

                        Easter Sunday, remember Jesus’ last meal with his disciples before his

                        crucifixion)

            Easter – A Service of special music and celebration

            Pentecost – A Service of Communion (celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit)

 

Special Music Services

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·  A     All Choirs Christmas

·         Sunday, December 13, 2009

·         8:45 and 11:00 in the Sanctuary

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·         The Christmas Carol Festival

·         Lessons and Carols

·         Sunday, December 20, 2009

·         4:00 PM

·         Chancel Choir and Orchestra