A comprehensive detailed handbook for the entire liturgical year that includes colors music and decorations for each season and occasion.This guide for clergy parish musicians lay readers and congregational representatives covers all the stages of organizing worship services for the entire year. Using The Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal 1982 as primary resources it explores the rich variety of optionsboth timehonored traditions and accepted innovations.Times and seasons covered in depth include Advent the Twelve Days of Christmas Lent and Holy Week Easter and the Great Fifty Days and the Sundays after Epiphany and Pentecost. Planning the Church Year explains the preparations that make for meaningful holy days and special occasions such as Lesser Feasts Thanksgiving Day Vigils Michaelmas All Saints Day the bishops visitation the Patronal and Dedication Festivals.