Posts Tagged ‘Church Year’

My favorite time of the year is Christmas, and as I learn more about the church year, I realize that Advent is my favorite church season.  From Wikipedia: Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming”) is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the [...]

Today there is no denying that it is fall – it’s chilly, the sky is overcast, and the wind is all blustery . . . it’s blowing the leaves everywhere! The fall leaves always remind me of change; how each year we cast off the old foliage, start over, and allow for new growth.  In [...]

As you can see, the talented Leanne Wildermuth has completed the new look for Reading Red Letters – and man, did she do a fantastic job or what?! The thought for this new design came from the practice that churches have of changing their altar hangings, robes, etc. with the changing church seasons.  I thought [...]

Happy Easter everyone!  It’s been a long day – I went home to Florida for Easter, and this morning we went to the sunrise service (on the beach!), so I’m exhausted now that I’m back in North Carolina.  More updates soon (including the unveiling of my new design)! This post is being re-posted on 7/7/09 [...]

Yup, Lent is coming soon!  Ash Wednesday is in tomorrow and is the first day of Lent.  I think I know what I’m giving up this year, and it was partially informed by a great post that I read over at ThinkChristian.  Here’s a small excerpt: Lent begins in just two weeks, and I’ve always [...]