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Parament Colors for 2004
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The Season of Christmas |
White |
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Ends on 5
January 2004 |
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The Season of Epiphany |
Green |
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6
January through 24 February |
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Exceptions: |
White |
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6 January, The
Epiphany |
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White |
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11 January, The
Baptism of Our Lord |
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The Season of Lent |
Purple |
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25 February
through 10 April |
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Purple |
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25 February,
Ash Wednesday |
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Exceptions: |
Red |
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Holy Week |
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Red |
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4 April, Palm
Sunday (Passion Sunday) |
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Red |
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8 April,
Maundy Thursday |
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Red |
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9 April,
Good Friday |
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Red |
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10 April,
Holy Saturday |
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The Season of Easter |
White |
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11 April
through 30 May |
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White |
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11 April,
Easter Day |
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White |
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20 May,
Thursday, Ascension Day |
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Red |
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30 May,
Pentecost |
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The Season After Pentecost |
Green |
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31 May through
27 November |
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Exceptions: |
White |
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6 June, Trinity
Sunday |
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White |
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1 November, All
Saints Day |
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White |
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7 November, All
Saints Sunday |
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The Season of Advent |
Purple |
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28 November
through sundown 24 December |
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Purple |
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28 November,
The First Sunday in Advent |
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Purple |
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5 December, The
Second Sunday in Advent |
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Purple |
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12 December,
The Third Sunday in Advent |
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Purple |
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19 December,
until sundown, The Fourth Sunday in Advent |
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The Season of Christmas |
White |
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24 December,
after sundown, Christmas Eve |
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White |
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25
December through 5 January 2005 |
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White |
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25 December,
Christmas Day |
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White |
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1 January 2005,
Holy Name |
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Special Worship Services:
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White
for baptisms, weddings, funerals, and secular holidays.
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White
for the commemoration of a saint who died of natural causes.
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Red
for the commemoration of a saint who was martyred.
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Red
for ordinations.
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Purple
for services of repentance.
Notes:
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Gold
is an alternative for White
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Blue
can be used in Advent instead of Purple
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Purple
can be used for Holy Week
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Hemp or natural colored
fabrics can be used
instead of Red or Purple for Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday), Good
Friday, and Holy Saturday. It is also customary in some areas to
drape unremovable decorations (such as a cross affixed to the wall)
in black during that period.
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