CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Serving East Hampton, Middle Haddam and surrounding communities.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SEASONS
The Church Year is ordered by six seasons that each celebrate a part of Christian faith and life. The Episcopal Church Seasons are determined by the dates of Easter Sunday and Christmas Day. They are Advent season, Christmas season, Epiphany season, Lenten season, Holy Week, Easter season, the season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time). You can most easily tell what season we are in by the color of the clergy's vestments and the altar cloth hangings, although some seasons are represented by the same color . The colors are white, red, purple, and green.
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ORDINARY TIME
In the Episcopal Church, Ordinary Time refers to the longest season of the liturgical year, encompassing the periods between the major seasons of Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter. It is a time for Christians to live out their faith in everyday life and focus on discipleship. Green is the liturgical color of Ordinary Time, symbolizing growth, discipleship, and the unfolding of grace. Ordinary Time is divided into two sections, the first running from the Monday after the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord through the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and the second from the Monday after Pentecost through the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent.