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The Season of Pentecost

 

Theme:   Celebrating the resurrection of the Lord.  The season of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the growth and spread of the church. Pentecost is celebrated as the birthday of the Church by the power of the Holy Spirit and is the fiftieth day of Easter.  Pentecost is not the coming of the Holy Spirit; but, rather the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on human flesh to give birth to the Church.

Color: On the day of Pentecost (a Sunday) the color is red, representing the tongues of fire that rested upon the head's of the disciples at the beginning of their apostolic ministry. The rest of the season is marked by green vestments and hangings which represent the growth and development of the church throughout the world.

Time: The season of Pentecost covers the time from the end of Easter until Advent. It is the longest season of the year covering anywhere from 5 to 6 months of the church year. It is sometimes referred to as the season of "ordinary time".

 

The Season After Pentecost


Theme:
The Church fulfills the Great Commission
Dates:
The Season After Pentecost lasts from the day after Pentecost to the day before Advent.
Colors:
In most churches, the decorations are green to symbolize the growth and life of the Church. You can read more about color in worship
Special Days:
  • Trinity Sunday, the Sunday after Pentecost, the celebration of the Holy Trinity.
  • The Transfiguration, the commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor, and is the Last Sunday After the Epiphany.
  • Holy Cross Day, 14 September, originally commemorates the alleged discovery of the true cross in Palestine in the fourth century.
  • All Saints’ Day, 1 November, the Christian Memorial Day on which all who died for their testimony of Jesus are remembered.

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