The Season After Pentecost, also called ordinary Time, begins the day after Pentecos and ends the day before the First Sunday of Advent. It may include twenty three to twenty eight Sundays, depending ong the date of Easter, but the first Sunday is always Trinity Sunday and the last Sunday is always the Sunday of the Reign of Christ or Christ the King. The season also includes All Saints and Thanksgiving.

United Methodists have the option of calling this season Kingdomtide, a term first used in 1937 in a book sponsored by the former federal Council of Churches as a anme for the half of the year between the Day of Pentecost and Advent, during which churches were urged to emphasize Jesus' teachings concerning the kingdom of God. In 1940 the season was shortened to three months, beginning the last Sunday in August. The former methodist Church adopted it in its shortened three month form in 1945 ad 1965 editions of The Book of Worship. Today, no other denomiation uses the term Kingdomtide.

Although the scripture lessons in the lectionary for this half of the year go in a semicontinuous cycle through books of the Bible rather than follow a theme, the gospel lessons cover jesus' teaching ministry and tend to center on the them of the kingdom and the reign of God. Thus this half of the year can fully serve the purposes intended for Kingdomtide in its original six-month form.

(The above information is taken from The United Methodist Book of Worship copyright 1992 by The United Methodist Publishing House.)

• For the last few years, during the months of July and August, we have celebrated Camp Meeting Months during our morning worship service. During this time, we relax our order of worship. We sing hymns taken from a list that is nominated by the congregation.
• World Communion Sunday, is celebrated on the first Sunday in October with a service of Holy Communion and a special offering.
• All Saint's Sunday is celebrated on the First Sunday in November with Holy Communion and special music.
• Thanksgiving is celebrated through a community worship service on the Wednesday night prior to Thanksgiving. The service and preaching responsibilities rotates among the churches that are a part of the Chilhowie Area Ministerial Association.
• The last Sunday in the season is celebrated as Christ the King Sunday. We draw the Christian year to a close and look forward to Advent and the dawning of a new year.

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