An Overview Of The Christian Year

Throughout the past generation, worship leaders and planners from many traditions have been working toward a consensus or ecumenical approach to the Christian year, resulting in the following outline of the year-long calendar. ADVENT SEASON First Sunday of Advent to fourth Sunday of Advent CHRISTMAS SEASON Christmas Eve/Day First Sunday after Christmas New Year's Eve/Holy Name of Jesus Second Sunday after Christmas Epiphany SEASON AFTER EPIPHANY First Sunday after Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord) Second Sunday after Epiphany to Eighty Sunday after Epiphany Last Sunday after Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday) LENTEN SEASON Ash Wednesday First Sunday of Lent to fifth Sunday of Lent Holy Week Passion/Palm Sunday Monday in Holy Week Tuesday in Holy Week Wednesday in Holy Week Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday PASCHAL (EASTER) SEASON The Great Paschal Vigil Pascha Day Pascha Evening Second Sunday of Pascha to sixth Sunday of Pascha Ascension (Sixth Thursday)…