2004-2005 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 - it's Christian symbols. Every aspect of the Church and its furnishings has a religious and spiritual message for those who understand it's 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, 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 this link to the ELCA website for the current year Revised Common Lectionary. http://www.elca.org/dcm/worship/church_year/year_a.html

Note: Sundays and principal festivals are in caps; lesser festivals are in lower case.