United Methodists are encouraged to follow the Calendar for the Christian Year, which was adopted as the official United Methodist liturgical calendar by the 1984 General Conference and published in The United Methodist Book of Worship (1985). The Common Calendar consists of the Christmas Cycle and the Easter Cycle. Each cycle consists of a preparatory season (Advent and Lent), a festival season (Christmas and Easter), and an "ordinary time" of growth (Seasons after Epiphany and after Pentecost).
This 8" x 14" official calendar reflects the common usage of Christians in North America but the General Conference did include a provision that gave United Methodists the option of referring to the Season after Pentecost as Kingdomtide.
** Please note the Calendar image is 2024-this item will be for 2025**
