Lillian Daniel, UCC pastor and author of When Spiritual but Not Religious is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church (my review), recently wrote a humorous piece for the Huffington Post entitled “The Church Year: New and Improved.” In this article, she lists and briefly explores eleven completely made up prospective additions to the church year including
- Bad Preaching Sunday,
- Jesus, My Buddy! Sunday, and
- Not Everyone Has a Nice Mother Sunday.
Denominational Apology Sunday, May 15 (formerly Pentecost):
Time will be reserved for the denomination to apologize for one or more of the following: a) historical wrongs; b) hurt feelings; c) stands taken which may turn out to be wrong; d) stands now believed to be wrong which may turn out to be right; e) things that other denominations have done wrong.
So What?
As we approach the Season of Lent, many people are thinking about the church year.
- How have you found following the church year has helped you in your journey of faith? Or, if you have never been a part of a tradition that observed the church year, what about it do you find most attractive?
- If you were asked to add one item to the church year, what would you choose? Why?