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The Lutheran Church Calendar is provided below. Most other Christian denominations use a very similar calendar. Reformation Day (October 31) and Reformation Sunday are the only Lutheran specific days on this calendar.
| Season / Day | Generic Date | 2005-2006 date | 2006-2007 date | Paraments | Description |
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Advent Season |
The 4 Sundays before Christmas |
Nov 27 to Dec 24, 2005 |
Dec 3 to Dec 24, 2006 |
Blue or Purple |
Preparation for the Birth of Jesus |
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Christmas Season |
December 25 to January 5 |
Dec 25, 2005 to Jan 5, 2006 |
Dec 25, 2007 to Jan 5, 2007 |
White |
The birth of Jesus. |
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Epiphany Season |
January 6 through the start of lent |
Jan 6 to Feb 28, 2006 |
Jan 6 to Feb 20, 2007 |
White, then Green |
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Epiphany of our Lord |
January 6 |
January 6, 2006 |
January 6, 2007 |
White |
Jesus is revealed to the world. Commemorates the visit of the Wise Men from the East. Occurs on the 12th day of Christmas. Epiphany in Greek means "manifestation". |
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The Baptism of our Lord |
Sunday after Epiphany |
January 8, 2006 |
January 7, 2007 |
White |
Jesus is baptized by John. |
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Sundays of Epiphany |
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Green |
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Transfiguration Sunday |
Last Sunday of Epiphany |
Feb 26, 2006 |
Feb 18, 2007 |
White |
Jesus took Peter, John, and James on an mountain to pray. Jesus face shown and his clothes became dazzling White. Moses and Elijah appear and talk to Jesus. |
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Lent Season |
6 weeks before Easter (40 days) |
March 1 to April 8, 2006 |
Feb 21 to March 31, 2007 |
Purple |
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Ash Wednesday |
6 weeks before Easter |
March 1, 2006 |
February 21, 2007 |
Black or Purple |
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Sundays of Lent |
First through 5th Sundays of Lent |
Mar 5, 12, 19, 26, Apr 2, 2006 | Feb 25, Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, 2007 |
Scarlet or Purple |
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Palm Sunday |
Sunday before Easter |
April 9, 2006 |
April 1, 2007 |
Scarlet or Purple |
Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey. He
was greeted by people putting palm branches on his path |
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Holy Week |
Week before Easter |
April 9 to April 15, 2006 |
April 1 to 7, 2007 |
Scarlet or Purple |
Events leading up to the death and resurrection of our Lord |
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Maundy Thursday |
Thursday of Holy Week |
April 13, 2006 |
April 5, 2007 |
White |
Maundy Thursday marks the Last Supper. Jesus' love is demonstrated both in his example of servanthood, the washing of the disciples feet, and in the gift of himself in Holy Communion. Judas betrays Jesus. Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, in the Mount of Olives. |
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Good Friday |
Friday of Holy Week |
April 14, 2006 |
April 6, 2007 |
Black |
Jesus is crucified at about noon (the 6th hour) |
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Easter Season |
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April 16 to June 2, 2006 |
April 8 to May 26, 2007 |
White |
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Easter Day |
First Sunday after the first Paschal full moon
after the start of spring (3/20) |
April 16, 2006 |
April 8, 2007 |
White |
The resurrection of our Lord |
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Pentecost |
8 weeks after Easter |
June 4, 2006 |
May 27, 2007 |
Red |
Commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the "feast of weeks" or Pentecost (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). See Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:22-27 |
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Season of Pentecost |
Pentecost through the start of Advent |
June 4 to Nov 26, 2006 |
May 27 to Nov 25, 2007 |
Green |
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Trinity Sunday |
Week after Pentecost |
June 11, 2006 |
June 3, 2007 |
White |
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
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Sundays after Pentecost |
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Green |
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Reformation Day |
October 31 |
October 31 |
October 31 |
Red |
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the church of Wittenberg, Germany. Oct 31, 1517 |
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Reformation Sunday |
Last Sunday of October |
October 29, 2006 |
October 28 , 2007 |
Red |
The Sunday on or before Reformation Sunday |
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All Saints Day |
November 1 |
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White |
Remembrance of Saints |
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All Saints Sunday |
First Sunday of November |
November 5, 2006 |
November 4, 2007 |
White |
The Sunday on or after All Saints Day |
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Thanksgiving Day (US) |
Fourth Sunday in October |
November 23, 2006 |
November 22, 2007 |
White |
A day of thanks to God by the Pilgrims for a plentiful harvest in 1621. Their first winter had been very difficult and took many lives. With the help of local Indians they were able to plant crops that yielded a harvest that would get them through the winter. |
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Christ the King Sunday |
Last Sunday of Pentecost (Sunday before Advent) |
November 26, 2006 |
November 25, 2007 |
White |
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