Guard the Good Deposit

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Understand the story; don’t get lost in the details. The story of Jesus painted over the whole life of the Church sounds great. In its broad outline, the Church Year makes perfect sense. However, the Church Year is not free of all difficulty. The are some unfamiliar words and celebrations that change dates (Easter). There are versions of the Church Year that have celebrations and readings on virtually every day of the year. Don’t get lost in the details. The Church Year is not a rigid rule that you have to do perfectly. Don’t worry about getting it right all the time. The goal is simple – follow the story of Jesus. For more help with the Church Year visit: www.tumiannual.com . Let the Church Year guide the Scriptures and ideas you focus on. Imagine there was an ancient and proven guide for our spirituality. Imagine if, in our history, the Church had shaped a plan to follow Christ that outlined weekly texts and themes. Imagine this plan contained both a solid foundation of content and room for flexibility based on an individual church’s needs and situation. Now imagine that there was an amazing richness of resources, symbols, prayers, services, art, and music all keyed to this plan. The thing you are imagining exists. It’s the Church Year.