THE EPISTLE LESSON Ephesians 3: 1-12
THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 2: 1-12
SERMON "A New Year and a New Body"
WORSHIP NOTES
Welcome to worship at Westminster on Epiphany Sunday! Epiphany Sunday is a day set aside for celebrating the shining forth or revelation of God to humankind in the person of Jesus Christ. Both Eastern and Western churches observe Epiphany, however the specific date of the celebration varies with each tradition. In the Western church, Epiphany is observed 12 days after Christmas (January 6). Like Westminster, many reformed congregations choose to observe Epiphany on the first Sunday in January and continue to observe a liturgical season of Epiphany until Transfiguration Sunday, which is celebrated on the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday (February 22). The liturgical color for Epiphany is white. "Light" is the common liturgical symbol for the season of Epiphany.
