What Time Does The House Of Prayer In Montpelier Ohio Start There Church Service

1974 sketch of the church by Karen Stoops, member

Zion Lutheran Church
405 Hickory Street ; P.O. Box 68
Montpelier, Ohio 43543
Zion1859@yahoo.com

Serving Christ in Northwestern Ohio since 1859

Sunday Forenoon Worship Services: Our Sunday morning worship follows a traditional Lutheran liturgy which is based on the Scriptures. We receive Communion on the starting time Sun of the month during most months and on special feasts or holy days. All worship services include prayer, singing hymns, Scripture reading, and a sermon/homily based on the Scriptures. We typically follow the order of readings from the Revised Common Lectionary.

Christmas Eve: Our Christmas Eve worship service commonly begins at 6:30 p.thousand. and is a joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus. Traditional Christmas hymns mingle with the telling of the Christmas story. The service includes prayer, Christmas hymns, a sermon/homily, Holy Communion, and a candlelight vigil.

SEASONS OF THE CHURCH Twelvemonth / LITURGICAL Agenda

Advent: Potential dates span November 27/December 3 - December 24
Appearance marks the outset of the liturgical year. During the season of Appearance, we redirect our focus from celebration of what God has done to the kickoff of the story of God�s promises. We are reminded that God is faithful to his promises. One of the promises is that Jesus will come again. Advent is the time built into the liturgical calendar that we remember that a Messiah was promised and we waited until he came; Jesus� return was promised and we expect until he comes. It is a fourth dimension of repentence and anticipation. The official start of Advent is the Sun closest to St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30) and continues for four sequent Sundays. The earliest possible date for Advent to begin is November 27 and the latest possible date for Advent to begin is December 3. The color for Advent is blue. At i fourth dimension, the color was majestic, for Christ�s royalty. To distinguish Advent from Lent, many churches take changed the color from purple to blue. Blue symbolizes the heaven (the angels heralded the shepherds from the sky, the magi followed the star in the sky to find the newborn Rex, and now it is the direction nosotros look to come across the return of the King) and heaven.CHRISTMAS: December 25 - January 5
Christmas is the time during which nosotros gloat the birth of Jesus Christ; the fulfillment of the promise of a Messiah. It is a time of celebration and rejoicing. The Christmas flavour begins the eve of December 25 (sundown December 24) and ends with the commemoration of Epiphany (January 6), when the church remembers the coming of the magi (wise men) to Jesus. There really are 12 days of Christmas! The colour for the Christmas flavor is white, the colour of purity and innocense, symbolizing the innoncense and purity of Christ. ORDINARY Time (Time afterwards Epiphany): January 6 - Transfiguration Sunday
The time after Epiphany is a time during which the church focuses on growth rather than a specific issue in the history or timeline of the church. The focus on growth, spiritual and Kingdom, reminds us of who we are in Christ Jesus and the many ways in which Jesus is revealed to united states of america in the Scriptures and in our daily lives. This time without a season begins with Epiphany and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday before Ash Midweek. Shrove comes from the discussion that means absolution/forgiveness. The time after epiphany can finish as early as February 3 or every bit late as March 9. Withal, since liturgical fourth dimension is mostly measured by Sundays (except for Christmas and Lent), Ordinary Time ends with Transfiguration Sunday, the day nosotros think Jesus' transfiguration on a mountain, witnessed by iii of his disciples. The color for ordinary fourth dimension is light-green, the color for life and growth.LENT: Ash Wed to Holy Saturday
Lent is a time during which the church focuses on sin, our need for a Savior, and repentence. It lasts 40 days (seven weeks not counting Sundays). It begins on Ash Midweek and ends on Holy Saturday. Many special days occur during the season. Ash Midweek is a special mean solar day and begins this season, when the church remembers that the punishment for sin is expiry and eternal separation from the Male parent. Nosotros receive ashes in the shape of the cantankerous on our forehead to remind us of God'southward words, "From grit you lot came and to dust you will return." The last calendar week of Lent is called Holy Calendar week and begins with Palm Dominicus, the twenty-four hours in which we remember Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the day on which the same people who yelled "Crucify him!" were proclaiming, "Hosanna!" (an exclamation of joy and adoration). Maundy Th follows with a rememberance of Jesus' concluding supper with his disciples, the institution of Holy Communion, and the betrayal of Jesus in the Garden. Good Friday marks the day of Jesus's death by crucifixion. The eariest date for Lent to begin is February 1 and the latest date for Lent to brainstorm is March x. The colour for Lent is regal, the color of repentence and royalty, symbolizing Christ as our King.

EASTER: Easter Sun to Pentecost
Easter is the highest celebratrion of the Church. It is the virtually important day of the yr and in the history of the Church building. On Easter, we gloat Jesus defeating death by God resurrecting him from the grave. Considering of Jesus' resurrection, we take forgiveness of sin and the opportunity for eternal life. The consequences of our sin is paid and we are gratuitous to live for God rather than bound to death through a life marked by sin. The date for Easter is the first Sunday later on the first full moon falling on or afterwards the vernal equinox. Therefore, the earliest date Easter can occur is March 22 and the last twenty-four hours Easter tin can occur is April 25. The season of Easter lasts 50 days. twoscore days after Easter, we remember Jesus ascension into Heaven. For 40 days Jesus appeared to his disciples and continued his ministry on earth before ascending into the heavens before the disciples' optics. The color for Easter and the season is white, the color of purity and innocense, symbolizing the holiness of Christ.

PENTECOST: May 10/June 13
l days after Easter is the commemoration of Pentecost. Pentecost is celebrated as the birthday of the church. On Pentecost, the promised Holy Spirit descended on the disciples. Thousands believed the testimony of the disciples and made the decision to follow Jesus Christ, because they witnessed this very special issue. The primeval twenty-four hour period for Pentecost to occur is May 10 and the latest date for Pentecost to occur is June thirteen. The color for Pentecost is red, the color of fire and passion, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.ORDINARY Fourth dimension (Time after Pentecost): Trinity Lord's day to Christ the Rex
The time later on Pentecost is a time during which the church focuses on growth rather than a specific event in the history or timeline of the church. The focus on growth, spiritual and Kingdom, reminds us of who we are in Christ Jesus and how to live our lives in faith. This period of ordinary time begins with the rememberance of a doctrine (church education), our understanding of God every bit the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - one God, three persons. The menstruation ends with the celebration of Christ the King on the Sunday earlier the showtime Sunday of Appearance. The color for ordinary time is green, the colour for life and growth.