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	Seasons of the Christian Church Year
		The rest of the church year provides opportunity to reflect on the meaning of the coming of Jesus and his commission to his people to be a light to the world.
		When most of the people in the church were poor and had no access to education, the church festivals and the cycle of the church year provided a vehicle for teaching the story of God and his actions in human history.
		One simple avenue that can assist in tracking the seasons of the church year for worshippers, as well as providing a visual context for worship, is the use of Colors of the Church Year in the sanctuary.
	www.cresourcei.org /chyear.html (1098 words)

	Liturgical year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The liturgical year, also known as the Christian year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in some Christian churches which determines when Feasts, Memorials, Commemorations, and Solemnities are to be observed and which portions of Scripture are to be read.
		In both the East and the West, the dates of many feasts vary from year to year, though in almost all cases this is due to the variation in the date of Easter, and all other dates follow from that.
		In particular, the growing influence of the Revised Common Lectionary led to a greater awareness of the Christian year among Protestants in the later decades of the twentieth century, especially among mainline denominations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_year (2164 words)

	Jubilee (Christian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Mosiac law, each fiftieth year was to be celebrated as a jubilee year, and that at this season every household should recover its absent members, the land return to its former owners, the Hebrew slaves be set free, and debts be remitted (see Jubilee (Biblical)).
		Another Jubilee was proclaimed by Pope Martin V in 1423 (33 years after the last proclaimed Jubilee in 1390), but Pope Nicholas V, in 1450, reverted to the quinquagesimal period, while Pope Paul II decreed that the Jubilee should be celebrated every twenty-five years, and this has been the normal rule ever since.
		The first year, 1997, was to be dedicated to meditation on Jesus, the second to the Holy Spirit, and the third to God the Father.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jubilee_(Christian) (2398 words)

	Christian Year
		This is designed to keep us in touch year by year with the eternal Truths as revealed in Christ, and, through the acts of prayer and worship with which the Liturgical Year is associated, with the Ultimate Reality, God Himself, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
		Christmas is one of the major Christian Festivals which has caught the popular imagination, and it is not easy to extricate ourselves from the secular celebrations, but the challenge remains for the Church to be herself, and resist the temptation to ‘swim with the tide’.
		Christians in the early Church came to realise the three-fold nature of the One God through the witness of the apostles and the activity of the three Persons within their own lives, leading to the formulation of the doctrine by the great Councils.
	www.stwilfs.freeserve.co.uk /cyear.htm (5801 words)

	Seasons of the Christian year
		The Muslim year of the Hegira, which celebrates the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, has cycle differences from the common calendar by about 600 years and starts in March.
		The Christian Easter is the transformation of the Anglo-Saxon fertility goddess of spring, Eostre, festival.
		Easter is the apex of the Christian year and cosidered the "queen of feasts".
	www.stthomasofsc.com /church_seasons.html (1462 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Calendar
		That the early Christians kept with especial honour the anniversary of the Resurrection itself is more a matter of inference than of positive knowledge.
		Here, then, we have the most conclusive evidence that the Christians already in the first half of the second century were accustomed to celebrate the feasts of the martyrs.
		In the United States six festivals are kept as of precept--Christmas, the New Year, the Ascension, the Assumption, All Saints, and the Immaculate Conception.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03158a.htm (9052 words)

	Three 16-year old Christian girls beheaded in Indonesia - Page 3 - aliraqi Community
		By all means the reasons for them turning into human bombs should be analysed by taking into account the cultural and political influences that shaped their psyche, but I don't think it has anything much to do with religion.
		There is over a billion muslims worldwide, if on in a thousand believes the teachings of those ignorant sheikhs (we even see it in Iraq in the supporters of terrorism), then there are 1 million stupidly brainwashed suicide people running around in the world (thats not counting the brainwashing they do to their children).
		Those believers are invariably thought of as "liberal" by their counterparts from other religions and "heretics" by the rest of the followers of their own religion, so go figure.
	www.aliraqi.org /forums/showthread.php?pagenumber=3&threadid=51901 (1811 words)

	Christian Seasons Calendar
		The Christian calendar is to be a daily reminder that we are first citizens of the kingdom of God and secondly citizens of the state and culture.
		The cultural New Year's of January 1st was established by the Roman Empire since this was when all Roman state officials took office.
		The Christian New Year marks the beginning of another journey together through the story of what God in Christ is up to in the world.
	www.thechristiancalendar.com (520 words)

	Stanton H. Wilson's The Use of the Christian Year
		The observance of the Christian Year does not, of course, provide an automatic redress, but it does lessen the awful possibility that in the course of a year the Church will not deal with all the great and historic facts of her Faith.
		The observance of the Christian Year affords us an inspiring opportunity of bearing witness to that fact by uniting from the heart with.the Church throughout all the world, in celebrating the fundamental certainties which are held in common by all true Christians everywhere.
		The major seasons of the Christian Year are recognised by the "world"--by the secular authorities and commended in many cases by public holidays, at Christmas, Easter, and on Good Friday.
	www.mun.ca /rels/hrollmann/restmov/texts/pp/PP073.HTM (2567 words)

	Bible In A Year pledges - Christian Gamers Alliance Forums
		As Christians, we are all aware of the importance of reading the Bible on a regular basis yet we often allow the circumstances of life to come between us and our personal study of the Word.
		I propose that all members of the Christian Gamers Alliance and their member groups commit to a "Bible In A Year" program for the year 2003.
		Of course, if you do not commit to a One Year plan before January 1, you are still free to commit later and either try to catch up or carry the reading schedule into next year.
	www.cgalliance.org /forums/showthread.php?t=3758 (1110 words)

	Resources for The Christian Church Year
		The Christian Season of Advent from a Protestant perspective, including the meaning of the symbols used to celebrate it and its theological significance as part of Christian worship.
		The Christian Season of Epiphany, the climax of the season of Advent and Christmas, and its place in the church year, including a reflective prayer.
		The Season of the Christian Church Year known as Pentecost, its history from the Old Testament, and its significance as an aspect of Christian theology and worship.
	www.crivoice.org /chyear_resources.html (421 words)

	Christian Calendar - Staunton District of the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Christians use this time to prepare for the second coming of Christ spoken of in Matthew 24:29-31 and 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
		We believe that death for Christians is not a transition into nothingness but a passage into the eternal presence of the Almighty for those who are His children in this life.
		The Sanctoral Cycle (sanctify) refers to the saints whose lives are celebrated throughout the Christian year.
	www.gbgm-umc.org /stauntondistrict/christian_calendar.html (1771 words)

	Christian Year
		The Ashby Christian Year Calendar shows the main Holy Days of traditional Christianity and the outstanding days of interdenominational emphasis.
		It is designed to help those Churches who want to observe the orderly forms of The Christian Year, a heritage of all Churches.
		The special days to be observed are based upon the Calendar suggested by the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., except the Kingdomtide season, supplemented with generally accepted liturgical lessons and color.
	www.ashbypublishing.com /html/christian_year.html (86 words)

	CHRISTIAN DATES >>> christian religious dates & holidays
		Below are some useful websites that contain in formation and advice on special Christian dates during the year, holidays and other times during the year that are important to Christians.
		The difference between them lies in the way they approximate the length of the tropical year and their rules for calculating Easter.
		Calculates the dates of moveable feasts according to the Church of England for any year and provides a days of the week calendar for that year as well.
	www.christianadvice.net /christian-dates.htm (329 words)

	The Rhythm of the Christian Year - by Emil Bock - Renewing the Religious Cycle of Festivals (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rhythm of the Christian Year - by Emil Bock - Renewing the Religious Cycle of Festivals
		The Rhythm of the Christian Year by Emil Bock answers a need which is ever-present in the human soul and yet is largely overlooked by much of modern humanity.
		He was one of the founder priests of The Christian Community, a movement for Christian renewal, and led the movement from 1938 until his death in 1959.
	www.skylarkbooks.co.uk /Shop/media/The_Rhythm_of_the_Christian_Year_Bock.htm (329 words)

	heritage christian
		Mark coaches year round; when he's not coaching the school team, he's become an integral part of the Rockfish, coaching their II's (the Orcas) on the road and coaching several of the Rockfish Spring League teams.
		This year, they've picked up a couple of really big transfers, and if they can get the chemistry to work, they should do even better.
		He's the school's leading all-time scorer, the school's leading three-point shooter of all time, and is a four year starter and an excellent shooter rebounder and we'd also look for him to start.
	www.socalhoops.tierranet.com /archive/prepnotes/1299/heritage1206.htm (1278 words)

	Calvin Institute of Christian Worship - The Pattern of the Christian Year
		The Christian year was developed in antiquity and was a vital part of the worship of the church until the time of the Protestant Reformation, when much of its observance was abandoned because of abuses that had crept into it during the Middle Ages.
		The Christian year always begins with the season of Advent in anticipation of the incarnation of Christ, celebrates his birth at Christmas, and his ministry during Epiphany.
		Note: It is also possible to structure the Christian year according to one of the ecumenical creeds of the Christian Church.
	www.calvin.edu /worship/planning/insights/11.php (1859 words)

	The first day of the Christian year (Site not responding. Last check: )
		April 1st is called All Fools Day because it was New Year's Day and a national holiday and in a spirit of extra goodwill children and adults had a trick or treat mentality.
		April new year that even to this day they still have their end of year accounts to 31st.
		When I have shown some interest in going to serve in another parish, and have asked for some statement about the parish, I have almost always had back a list of what they were doing, not what they thought or believed that might have prompted their actions.
	www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=3701 (1203 words)

	Scotch College: Year 7: Christian Education
		Christian Education is taught at all levels and aims at what has been termed 'education towards faith'.
		It provides an opportunity to examine the foundations of historic Christian faith in the Bible, and the claims of Jesus to be the Christ.
		Christian Education taught at one period per six-day cycle so that each lesson, while related in the narrative to what precedes and follows, must stand alone.
	www.scotch.vic.edu.au /curr/7curr/7ChEd.htm (334 words)

	GAP year at Christian Aid
		A gap year spent with us can be a life-changing experience.
		You'll raise money for Christian Aid with massive fundraising events and visit up to four summer festivals promoting our work (we may even let you listen to some of the music!) You'll also receive lots of training, take part in local and national events and spend a week shadowing at the Christian Aid head offices.
		Christian Aid works with 600 local organisations in some of the poorest communities in the world.
	www.pressureworks.org.uk /dosomething/Gap/index.html (342 words)

	Rules to Order the Christian Year
		In any year when there is a Second Sunday of Christmas, the Epiphany (6 January) may, for pastoral reasons, be celebrated on that Sunday.
		The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) is celebrated either on 2 February or on the Sunday falling between 28 January and 3 February.
		The weekdays of Lent and every Friday in the year are days of discipline and self denial, except all Principal Feasts and Festivals outside Lent and Fridays from Easter Day to Pentecost.
	justus.anglican.org /~ss/commonworship/rules/rulesyear.html (1940 words)

	Seasons of the Church Year; St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia
		An annual remembrance of Christ’s passion is therefore the central event of the Christian year, so it was the first event to be placed in the calendar.
		Because the lunar year is 29 days shorter than the solar year, an adjustment was necessary if Easter and Passover were roughly to coincide.
		The Jewish festival celebrated the wheat harvest, and, as recorded in Acts, was the occasion of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Christian church.
	www.saintgeorgeschurch.org /cal_seasons.htm (635 words)

	Exegesis for the Christian Year
		Exegesis for the Christian Year by Henry Gustafson
		In it Christians saw both his descension and ascension, his coming from and his going to the Father (13:1).
		That birth was not something which Nicodemus by himself could bring about: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh." But in submitting to baptism one in repentance and faith opened up to the work of God’s Spirit.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=402&C=139 (1897 words)

	Introduction to The Christian Year, by John Keble
		Strangely enough, though the "Christian Year" has passed through more than fifty editions in England, it found no avenue to the American press, until brought, last summer, to the notice of the intelligent and liberal publishers under whose auspices it now appears.
		The arrangement of the Ecclesiastical Year, he has always regarded as one of the happiest possible contrivances for arresting the attention, and maintaining the interest of men, in regard to the great facts of Christianity, while it appeals most powerfully to the purest and strongest sympathies of the human heart in their behalf.
		In conclusion, the "Christian Year," apart from its high poetical merit, is recommended most earnestly for its pure, affectionate, and elevating character, as a family book.
	anglicanhistory.org /usa/gwdoane/keble_intro.html (817 words)

	Christian Gap Year with Blaze
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	www.falmouthcorps.org.uk /Blaze/GapYear (112 words)

	MONGOLIA GIVES LOCAL CHRISTIAN 13-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to Christians in Kazakhstan who had previously been in regular contact with the jailed Christian, police officials in the Bayan-Olgey district of western Mongolia arrested Marat Kojash late last summer.
		When he wrote to receive more information, he was put in touch with local Christians in neighboring Kazakhstan who began to correspond with him regularly.
		All the Christian literature and media items in his possession were ordered confiscated and destroyed, and Kojash was forced to sign a statement confessing his alleged "crime" and renouncing any further contact with Christians in Kazakhstan.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/mongolia.html (613 words)

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