Salt of the Earth: A Christian Seasons Calendar

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Salt of the Earth 2012 - 2013
A Christian Seasons Calendar

Call for Submissions Issued

April 15, 2012 We have just released the Call for Submissions for the 2012- 2013 edition of the calendar. Artists are requested to forward their submissions by May 15, 2012. Click here for a copy of the Call for Submissions. We invite you to join us in keeping time through the upcoming Christian year, as we move through the seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
This unique calendar opens with the season of Advent and turns not with the twelve months but with the rhythm of the Christian seasons: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter and the Season after Pentecost. View sample pages	Looking for a calendar? I just received the "Salt of the Earth" Christian calendar, which organizes the year around the traditional Christian seasons (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, Post-Pentecost). It will enrich my appreciation of "sacred time" in the year ahead. Brian D. McLaren: author, speaker, activist. www.brianmclaren.net
Walter Brueggemann: "I am so glad to see the emergence of this calendar because we Christians are in an emergency about time . . . (continued) See more of Walter here. Phyllis Tickle: "This is our calendar as Christians, the mark, instrument, and proof-positive of our dual citizenship in both secular and liturgical time . . . (continued) See more of Phyllis here. Stanley Hauerwas: "Few things are more important for Christians today than reclaiming the calendar as our time. This wonderful calendar helps us do that . . . (continued) See more of Stanley here. Marva Dawn: "I'm so grateful for the "Salt of the Earth" Christian calendar . . . (continued) See more of Marva here. Eugene Peterson: "Every day is holy, a gift of time in which we enter into the great rhythms of God’s creation . . . (continued) See more of Eugene here.
The Christian Seasons Calendar includes: Contemporary art from ten artists depicting the gospel story Scripture readings for Sundays & special days from the common lectionary Descriptions of the Christian seasons & suggestions for ways to celebrate them Liturgical colours for each season	Hallowing Time The Christian Seasons Calendar encourages Christians to be a "salty people", living faithfully in the world. The secular calendar has its origins in the Roman Empire where on January 1 Roman officials took office. The alternative format of the Christian Seasons Calendar is a daily reminder that we are primarily citizens in the kingdom of God, living in God's time.
Using the Christian Seasons Calendar - Placed in the home and office, the Christian Seasons Calendar is a distinctive reminder of the Christian way of life. Given as a gift at baptisms, confirmations and weddings, it encourages lives that are lived in God's time. Christian educators find the Christian Seasons Calendar to be a valuable teaching resource with children and families. Congregations welcome in the Christian Year with a Christian New Year's Party. For more suggestions of ways to make use of the Christian Seasons Calendar in your home and church visit Christian Seasons.