The Color Wars
It’s All About Those Saints
Oh, What A Year!
Biblically Yours
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This is the color we use to celebrate the birthday of the church.

WHAT IS RED?

100

This saint is the focus of study for the June 2025 pilgrimage

WHO IS ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI?

100

Some of us look forward to attending this every August

WHAT IS SYC (SUMMER YOUTH CONFERENCE)?

100

Our joint Palm Sunday reading is also known by this name.

WHAT IS THE PASSION GOSPEL?

300

This is the color that we use most of the year, Sunday after Sunday.

WHAT IS GREEN?

300

This saint is the first African American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church

WHO IS ABSALOM JONES?

300

Some of us spent a few weeks preparing for this ceremony


WHAT IS RITE 13?

300

This year in J2A, we read and discussed many Bible passages on this topic

WHAT IS LOVE?

400

This color is only used two days each year in our liturgical calendar

WHAT IS PINK/ROSE?

400

On the Sunday of the Godly Play All Saints parade, we also observe this occasion

WHAT IS ALL SOULS DAY?

400

This J2A fundraiser really lived into the theme of Caring for God’s Creation

WHAT IS THE CAN AND BOTTLE DRIVE?

400

This book of the Bible tells us what happened on the first Pentecost

WHAT IS ACTS OF THE APOSTLES?

500

This color used to be the color for two seasons, now it’s mainly used for one.

WHAT IS PURPLE?

500

This year, some of us visited the church named for this British saint


WHAT IS ST. ALBAN’S?

500

We use these to make ashes for Ash Wednesday 

WHAT ARE PALMS FROM PALM SUNDAY?

500

Some people think of this as the Tree of Life

WHAT IS THE TREE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN?

1000

This color, symbolizing purity and joy, is primarily used for Christmas, Easter, and other major feast days.

WHAT IS WHITE?

1000

This saint is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland, famously using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity.


WHO IS ST. PATRICK?

1000

We do this 2nd Sunday in Advent to commemorate the Christmas season an decorate our church.

WHAT IS THE TREE LIGHTING?

1000

This first book of the New Testament tells the story of Jesus's birth, life, ministry, and resurrection.

WHAT IS MATTHEW?