Lutheran worship follows a yearly pattern called the Church Year.

The Church Year allows for God’s people to focus both on the life and teachings of Christ each year.

• • Advent
    The Church Year begins with Advent at the end of November and spans the next four weeks before Christmas. Advent means “coming” and is a time of quiet reflection in preparation for the coming of Christmas and the coming of Christ at the end of the world.
  • Christmas
    For twelve days we celebrate the coming of God as a man to save us.
  • Epiphany
    Epiphany is a Greek word that means “appearing.” We remember the appearing of the star to the wise men, telling us that Christ is the Savior of all nations. We also see Christ appearing to His disciples, making Himself known as the promised Savior as He begins His ministry.
  • Lent
    Lent is time for humble and solemn meditation on the seriousness of our sins and the depth of Christ’s love for us that He took those sins upon Himself.
  • Easter
    The sorrow of Lent is broken by the triumphant celebration of Easter, the highest of holy days for Christians. We rejoice in the victory of the risen Christ over all of our enemies.
  • Pentecost
    The season of Pentecost begins 50 days after Easter and covers the remaining half of the Church Year. During Pentecost we focus on the teachings of Christ and their application to us.