(from the 6/7/19 issue of UM News Weekly Digest) The Christian year includes two central cycles focused on major events in the life of Christ: Christmas and Easter. Each season begins with a time of preparation and anticipation followed by celebration. Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, calls Ordinary Time “the in-between time, where we see, speak about and join God’s ongoing work in the world.” Read story Read more Ask The UMC