Vineyard Fellowships usually celebrate Christmas and Easter in worship, but do not otherwise follow the Christian year.
The Christian year for the most part is not observed in the Vineyard movement. This nontraditional stance is typical of the movement, which is only fifteen years old.
In Langley, the only parts of the Christian year we do observe are Christmas and Easter, which seem to be standard for most of the Vineyard Fellowships.
At Easter, a large multi-congregational celebration is held on Sunday morning. Some elements include a large wooden cross at the stage front which is progressively covered with fresh flowers brought by the congregation. The worship band then leads in a time of celebration consisting of upbeat songs of praise, which is followed by an informal message about the Easter story. The morning is concluded with a time of prayer ministry for all who respond, inviting the presence of the risen Christ to fill his people.
Our observance of Christmas takes several forms. We usually put on a Christmas banquet, not for our own congregation, but for the poor in the community. We also deliver hampers of food—about 120 of them valued at $100 each during the most recent Christmas. These actions indicated our desire that our Christmas expression is focused outward, giving to the community.
We have begun holding a candlelight service on Christmas Eve, singing Christmas music, and listening to an evangelistic message centered on the first Christmas and why Jesus came to earth.
At this point, I do not see a trend towards the further recovery of the Christian year in the Vineyard movement.