Church Year Email Launch

Detail from an iconographic portrayal of the 12 month Church Calendar (Menaion)

Coinciding with the beginning of the new church year in September, Legacy launched its first Church Year email and blog series as part of our educational program. Besides highlighting great and lesser feast days and seasons, it provides an ongoing journal of conversations, thoughts, and excerpts from services to help the reader (and worshiper) engage in worship throughout the year.

In these emails and blog posts we have reflected together on how starting the year in September might be a shift for some of us:

“Today is the time to start anew. All of this points to the essential nature of the year as something much deeper than a random collection of days tracked by astronomical events and calendars. Like all things, the year’s purpose is to point us back to Christ himself.”

and how the Church Year is an opportunity to “grow in communion with Christ, Theotokos, the angels, and the saints,” following “a succession of opportunities, a path of holiness that every saint before us has trod.”

In Case You Missed It

Below is a list of blog posts made from the original emails:

Join Us On This Journey

As of January 2025, over 450 readers have subscribed to our Church Year series, receiving two emails each month. Each message offers fresh insights into the feasts, themes, and spirituality of the Church Year, helping us all grow in faith and worship.

We invite you to join this journey of reflection and renewal. Click here to subscribe and discover the beauty of the Church Year with us.