Clerestory Notes

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Clerestory Notes features original musical and textual resources and reflections for worship planners, liturgists, and individuals, and is a gathering space for anyone interested in these things and in contemplating the intersections of worship, liturgy, faith, and culture.

The Season of Pentecost --
     We are now in the longest season of the Christian
     year, which stretches from the first Sunday after the 
     day of Pentecost until Christ the King Sunday in late
     November. In contrast to the five earlier, more
     specifically focused seasons, the season after Pentecost 
     is an extended period of several months when the 
     Church studies and reflects on the ways in which
     God's people walk and live, in all aspects of our lives,
     under the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit.
          This season has sometimes been called "the season
     of the Church," because in it we grapple with questions
     like: What does it mean to be the Church? How do we
     live together in community? How ought we to live in
     in the world? What does church structure look like? How
     do we follow Jesus' example in ministry? What does
     covenant relationship with God, and with each other,
     really look like? How, and why, do we worship? And
     what does worship in our daily lives look like?
     
Resources for the Seaon of Pentecost --  
      Liturgies, reflections, readings, music suggestions,
      prayers, and more are here to aid in worship
      preparation, individual devotions, and contemplation
      as we seek to lives our lives, continually, as followers
      of Christ.