Planning the Church Year

A comprehensive, detailed handbook for the entire liturgical year that includes colors, music, and decorations for each season and occasion.

This guide for clergy, parish musicians, lay readers, and congregational representatives covers all the stages of organizing worship services for the entire year. Using The Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal 1982 as primary resources, it explores the rich variety of options--both time-honored traditions and accepted innovations.

Times and seasons covered in depth include Advent, the Twelve Days of Christmas, Lent and Holy Week, Easter and the Great Fifty Days, and the Sundays after Epiphany and Pentecost. Planning the Church Year explains the preparations that make for meaningful holy days and special occasions, such as Lesser Feasts, Thanksgiving Day, Vigils, Michaelmas, All Saints' Day, the bishop's visitation, the Patronal and Dedication Festivals.

Author: Leonel L. Mitchell
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: 08/01/1991
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780819215543

About the Author
Mitchell, Leonel L.: - Leonel L. Mitchell was an Episcopal priest and retired professor of Liturgics at Seabury-Western Seminary. He is the author of several books.