Vineyard

Vineyard Fellowships usually celebrate Christmas and Easter in worship, but do not otherwise follow the Christian year. The Christian year for the most part is not observed in the Vineyard movement. This nontraditional stance is typical of the movement, which is only fifteen years old. In Langley, the only parts of the Christian year we do observe are Christmas and Easter, which seems to be standard for most of the Vineyard Fellowships. At Easter, a large multicongregational celebration is held on Sunday morning. Some elements include a large wooden cross at the stage front which is progressively covered with fresh flowers brought by the congregation. The worship band then leads in a time of celebration consisting of upbeat songs of praise, which is followed by an informal message about the Easter story. The morning is concluded with a time of prayer ministry for all who respond, inviting the presence of the risen Christ to fill his people. Our observance of Christmas takes sev…