Communion Steward Ministry   

Altar Guild Ministry; Convene and consult with the Pastor to prepare the Chancel each Saturday for Sunday worship/ceremonies, according to the Christian Calendar/season/colors for the Altar. This is a very special service to God, an act of worship in itself, through which God can change your life and the lives of other people. A special responsibility and privilege of the highest order. The Chancel Stewards with Acolytes are entrusted with the care for the Altar furnishings, appointments, sacramental elements and the other arts, and its surrounding area or the things that pertain to worship services.

Six distinct periods of Christian observances. Each focuses upon a different aspect of the Christian experience and tradition. These periods or seasons do not necessarily occur on the same dates from year to year, but are related to the dates of the two principal Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter.

(1) Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas.

(2) The Christmas Season includes the twelve days from sunset Christmas Eve (December 24) through Epiphany (January 6).

(3) The Season After Epiphany begins January 7 and lasts until Ash Wednesday.

(4) Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Easter. The exact dates of Lent depend on the date for Easter Sunday.

(5) Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. Because the date for Easter moves between March 22 and April 25, the length of the Season After Epiphany and the Season After Pentecost varies. The Easter Season is fifty days long and goes through the Day of Pentecost.

(6) The Season After Pentecost begins immediately after Pentecost Sunday and continues until the beginning of Advent.

For More Information Contact:

Neely United Methodist Church
1755 Thomas Delpit Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Tel: 225-344-2050
FAX: 225-928-5613
Internet: neely1@gbgmchurches.gbgm-umc.org