Comments on: Christian, the New Year is sooner than you think… http://perilousrealm.net/2007/11/17/christian-the-new-year-is-sooner-than-you-think/ Looking for Rivendell in Rochester, NY Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Black Angus http://perilousrealm.net/2007/11/17/christian-the-new-year-is-sooner-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-13321 Black Angus Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:41:17 +0000 http://www.restlessreformer.com/2007/11/17/christian-the-new-year-is-sooner-than-you-think/#comment-13321 Thanks Travis! I'm pastoring a church in Australia and after Christmas last year was yet another round of commercialism I got fed up by the shops wanting us to immediately forget Christmas (it had served their purposes in getting us to spend) and now it was end of year sale. And second week of January Easter eggs went on sale. In Australia our calendar is filled and driven by commercialism. So out of a deep sense of frustration I turned to the Christian Year as rest for my soul. I could walk in gospel-time rather than being frog-marched by the shops. And after talking it through with the church, we're going to follow the Christian year for a year and see where it takes us. We're looking forward to it! It is something many of us (me included!) who have never done it before. It was always too 'Catholic' for my liking but now I can see its wisdom and grace. Thanks Travis!
I’m pastoring a church in Australia and after Christmas last year was yet another round of commercialism I got fed up by the shops wanting us to immediately forget Christmas (it had served their purposes in getting us to spend) and now it was end of year sale. And second week of January Easter eggs went on sale. In Australia our calendar is filled and driven by commercialism.
So out of a deep sense of frustration I turned to the Christian Year as rest for my soul. I could walk in gospel-time rather than being frog-marched by the shops. And after talking it through with the church, we’re going to follow the Christian year for a year and see where it takes us. We’re looking forward to it! It is something many of us (me included!) who have never done it before. It was always too ‘Catholic’ for my liking but now I can see its wisdom and grace.

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