The church year
Advent to Pentecost, one night at a time.
25 complete kits sit beside the 52-week rail. Each night has a public-domain verse, two short paragraphs, a prayer, a two-minute challenge, and a print slip. Ordinary time still uses tonight’s week story.
🕯️ Advent
Four weeks of waiting with the lights still low.
Advent week 1
🕯️ A Light in the Dark
God promises that dark rooms and long waits will not last forever.
Isaiah 9:2
Advent week 2
🔔 Get the Road Ready
John the Baptist tells people to make room before Jesus walks in.
Malachi 3:1
Advent week 3
🌷 Mary Says Yes
A young woman trusts God with a world-changing hello.
Luke 1:38
Advent week 4
🌙 Almost Christmas
The promised child is almost here, and his names are too big for a stocking.
Isaiah 9:6
⭐ Christmas
The child is born, shepherds run, and gifts are opened.
Christmas Eve
🌟 A Night Full of News
Angels find night-shift shepherds and tell them not to be afraid.
Luke 2:10
Christmas Day
🎁 A Savior in David’s City
The gift is a person, born in a real town, for a real family.
Luke 2:11
The days after Christmas
🐑 Shepherds Run to See
The shepherds do not stay in the field. They go look, then they tell.
Luke 2:11
Epiphany
🐪 Gifts for a King
Travelers follow a star, kneel, and open what they have brought.
Matthew 2:11
🌿 Lent
Forty days to tell the truth, turn around, and walk toward the cross.
Ash Wednesday week
🌿 Turn Your Heart
Lent begins with honesty, not with a costume of sadness.
Joel 2:13
Lent week 2
🪨 Bread Is Not Enough
Jesus is hungry in the wilderness and still trusts his Father’s word.
Matthew 4:4
Lent week 3
🎣 Come After Me
Jesus calls ordinary workers to walk behind him.
Matthew 4:19
Lent week 4
🐑 The One Sheep
God does not shrug when one child is missing. He goes looking.
Luke 15:6
Lent week 5
🏃 The Father Who Ran
A child turns toward home and finds a father already running.
Luke 15:20
The last stretch of Lent
✝️ Wounds That Heal
The road to Holy Week is a road of love that costs something.
Isaiah 53:5
🌴 Holy Week
Palm branches, a table, a garden, a cross, and a quiet tomb.
Palm Sunday
🌴 Hosanna on the Road
Jesus rides into the city on a donkey while children shout welcome.
Matthew 21:9
Thursday of Holy Week
🍞 Love One Another
At the table Jesus gives a command that fits in a kitchen.
John 13:34
The garden night
🫒 Not My Will
Jesus tells the Father the truth about his fear and still trusts him.
Luke 22:42
Good Friday
✝️ It Is Finished
Jesus finishes the work of love. The story is heavy and it is true.
John 19:30
Holy Saturday
🪨 A Quiet Stone
The friends of Jesus wait. The stone is heavy. Sunday has not come yet.
Matthew 27:59-60
🌅 Easter
The stone is rolled, breakfast is cooked, and fear does not get the last word.
Easter Day
🌅 He Is Not Here
The tomb is empty because Jesus kept his word.
Matthew 28:6
The week after Easter
🛤️ Walking Home Glad
Sad friends remember Jesus’ words and find the road has changed.
Luke 24:6
The Sunday after Easter
✋ My Lord and My God
Jesus does not shame a doubting friend. He comes close enough to be known.
John 20:28
Late Easter season
🐟 Feed My Sheep
Risen Jesus cooks breakfast and gives Peter work that looks like love.
John 21:17
🔥 Pentecost
Wind, welcome, and a promise to go with you.