seasonText="Join us for worship at 11:00 this Sunday!";

if (season=="Advent"){

seasonText=
"The <A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/holy-01.htm\">"+
"Advent season</A> marks the beginning of the church year, "+ 
"a time of preparation as we await the celebration of the Messiah\'s "+
"birth.  At this time we like the faithful of Israel in the Old " +
"Covenant look expectantly for the Savior promised from the earliest "+ 
"pages of Scripture... A King who would save His people from their sins." +
"  Our <A HREF=\"http://www.lvpca.org/Liturgy/Advent.htm\">Advent Liturgy</A> " +
"provides structure for us to praise and thank God together as a congregation " +
"at this time of year."
;

}

if (season=="Christmas"){
seasonText="<A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/holy-02.htm\">"+
"Christmas </A> has arrived!  Our Lord Jesus Christ has taken on "+
"flesh and can  identify with us in all of our struggles, and yet is "+ 
"without sin. "+
"The lowly conditions of his birth foreshadow His humility " +
"as He laid down His life for His people. " +
"We rejoice in His birth and marvel at the miracle of His " +
"Incarnation! ";
}

if (season=="Epiphany"){
seasonText="We rejoice in this " +
"<A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/Holy-03.htm\">Epiphany season</A> " +
"as we celebrate the manifestation of "+
"our Lord Jesus Christ.  It is our prayer that you will behold " +
"Him as He is presented in the Holy Scriptures, until we behold "+
"His glory face to face.  May His people shine with the radiance of His "+
"glory, that He may be known, worshiped, "+
"and obeyed to the ends of the earth!<BR>";
}

if (season=="Lent"){
seasonText="The <A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/Holy-04.htm\">season "+
"of Lent</A> is upon us, and we observe this time by devoting special "+ 
"attention to repentance and reflection as we prepare for Easter.  Fasting, prayer "+
"and almsgiving are disciplines that we use to focus our attention on God and away from sin as well as "+
" good things that can distract us from steadfast service to God.";
}

if (season=="Easter"){
seasonText=
"The Lord is Risen! We celebrate Christ\'s " +
"resurrection during the " +
"<A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/holy-06.aspx\">season of "+
"Easter</A>. This event is crucial to the Christian faith. If Christ "+
"had not risen from the dead, our faith would be futile, for we would "+
"not be forgiven for our sins. Those who call themselves Christians " +
"ought to contemplate the Apostle Paul's words (in 1 Corinthians 15) "+
"and recognize the centrality of this event in the history of the "+ 
"world. ";
}

if (season=="Pentecost"){
seasonText="Much of the church year is taken up with events in the life "+
"of our Lord Jesus Christ. The season of "+
"<A HREF=\"http://www.kencollins.com/holy-07.htm\">Pentecost </A> " + 
"is a time during which we reflect upon the activity of the Holy Spirit, " +
"particularly His ministry in the life of the Church.  Our life in the " +
"Spirit causes us to seek to imitate our Lord Jesus, that we might "+ 
"bring forth the fruits of righteousness in our lives. ";
}


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