School Year - Church Year

I asked myself a long time ago why does the Church Start Sunday School in September while the Church Year starts the end of November. Many people forget when the Church Year actually starts. The first day of the New Church Year is the Sunday closest to St Andrews Day or the First Sunday in Advent. The Church Year does not start on January 1 nor the first week after Labor Day (or even a couple weeks before Labor Day like some schools).

There are some suggestions to changes this problem. You can have school and sunday school all year round. This is a great idea because we all need to keep learning. Learning does not take a vacation. Some Schools in the United States have moved to a Year round school Year. They take extended breaks during Christmas, Easter, the Fourth of July and Labor Day. These help to supplement being out of school for three months.

But most of the Country still struggles with giving up their summers. They still cling to summer being a time for family, Vacation, and Field work. Therefore, it would actually make more sense to wait until after the Harvest in September and October to Start Sunday School. Thus, waiting until the actual Church Year begins to have you Rally Day. Then end Sunday School after Trinity Sunday with a special Confirmation correlation.

But maybe a better Idea is to Start the Church Year the First Week in September. You spend the time leading up to November discussion Old Testament History. Just like in Confirmation you spend most of this time studying the Ten Commandments. You spend this time in Sunday School teaching children Old Testament classics. The Church as a whole can start fresh in September with a wonderful Rally Day and Creation Celebration.

Hopefully these various solutions give you new perspective on the relationship between School Year and Church Year. These are the different cycles within our Lives. Don't forget about Football, Basketball, and Baseball season cycles or Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Thank you.

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