Ecclesisastical Calendar

Ecclesiastical Church Year Calendar
The vitality of our Christian faith is stimulated by the outward reminders which we see within the confines of our church—its Christian symbols. Every aspect of the Church and its furnishings has a religious and spiritual message for those who understand its language. Our Ecclesiastical Church Year is divided into a number of Seasons, Festivals and Days, each symbolized by a specific color. The colors of the paraments used during our services and their symbolic importance are as follows:
		Meaning: The Godhead, light, joy, peace, purity, heaven Used at: Christmas, Easter, Ascension Day, Epiphany, and Trinity
		Meaning: The Holy Ghost, zeal, fire, martyrdom Used at: Pentecost, Reformation, Thanksgiving and Saints' Days
		Meaning: Penitence Used at: Lent
		Meaning: Penitence Used at: Advent
		Meaning: Growth in the Christian Life Used at: The Sundays after Trinity
		Meaning: Deep mourning Used at: Good Friday
Follow the link below to the ELCA web site and the Revised Common Lectionary for the dates these colors are used this year. http://www.elca.org/dcm/worship/church_year/year_c.html Note: Sundays and principal festivals are in CAPS; lesser festivals are in lower case. Return to TOP