Lent is a 40 day Christian festival that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter (Sundays are not counted).  To begin this holy season, on Ash Wednesday some churches invite their members to come forward and receive the imposition of ashes.  The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead […]

Epiphany is both a day and a season on the church calendar.  The day is January 6th; the season is the time between the close of the Christmas season and the beginning of Lent.  “Epiphany” means “an appearance, a showing forth, or a shining revelation”.  Though the world pays little attention, for Christians it is an important […]

On January 1st we observe the festival of The Circumcision and Name of Jesus. God commanded Abraham that on the eighth day after birth every male child would be circumcised. This was a sign of the covenant that God marked them as His people. The Israelites were to observe this practice as it would be […]

May 13th is Ascension Day. It is an important day in the Church year. It marks the day when, among the disciples, our Lord rose into the clouds and was taken up into Heaven. It’s a day that gives us reasons for great joy. One reason is the truth that the Scriptures were once again […]