happy "church calendar" new year!

Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent, which is also marks the beginning of the liturgical year in the Western Church. Advent is the first of six seasons on the Christian calendar and, as such, the beginning of a whole new (church) year. I am an illiterate Protestant on all this, so I am enjoying reading up and learning more.

I am finding myself more and more drawn to the rhythm and seasons of the church calendar and liturgy. I found a helpful website with lots of articles and resources on the church calendar and seasons.... http://www.crivoice.org

Here are a couple specific links that I found especially helpful this week...
The Seasons of the Church Year:
http://www.crivoice.org/chyear.html
The Liturgical Year:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgical_year