ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Liturgical Season Color - Green

Green is by far the most common
color seen during the year.
Lutheran Worship calls for its use
during the seasons of Epiphany
and Pentecost.

Epiphany's message of Christ's
revelation to the Gentiles along
with the season's traditional
emphasis on extending Christ's kingdom through missions, calls for the use of green-the color symbolic of growth. 

Pentecost is observed as "the time of the church." Affectionately called the season of the "green meadow," no doubt due to the fact of green being the established color, these Sundays also emphasize the subject of growth. Green is a neutral color, but there is nothing colorless about our need to grow and mature as disciples of Jesus Christ. That's why the "green meadow" time of the church year is so lengthy. Time must be given to encourage all worshipers to maintain their faith through the constant use of God's means of grace.

For more about the use of color in worship, visit the Liturgical Color portion of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod website.