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Question 1

What is Agape?

Answer 1

Christian love.

Question 2

What does Cafod stand for?

Answer 2

A charity: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.

Question 3

What is Christian Aid?

Answer 3

A charity working in the developing world, providing emergency and long-term aid.

Question 4

What is Church Army?

Answer 4

An evangelistic organisation founded within the Church of England.

Question 5

What is Corrymeela?

Answer 5

A Christian community based in Northern Ireland promoting peace and tolerance.

Question 6

What does Ecumenical mean?

Answer 6

Relating to the worldwide Christian church.

Question 7

What is Evangelism?

Answer 7

Preaching of the faith in order to convert people to that religion.

Question 8

What are Food Banks?

Answer 8

Charity groups collecting donated food to distribute to the poor in Britain.

Question 9

What is a Fundamentalist?

Answer 9

Christians who take the Bible literally.

Question 10

What is Iona?

Answer 10

A remote island in Scotland with a fourth-century monastery, used by Christians today as a religious retreat due to its tranquillity and peace; St Columba set up a small monastic community here in 563CE.

Question 11

What is Lourdes?

Answer 11

A Catholic site in France where the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a series of visions in 1858, now a place of pilgrimage with a water spring believed to have healing powers and miraculous healings.

Question 12

What is a Mission?

Answer 12

An organised effort to spread the Christian message.

Question 13

What is Reconciliation?

Answer 13

The process of making people in conflict friendly again.

Question 14

What are Street Pastors?

Answer 14

A Christian organisation of people working on the city streets at night caring for people who need help or are involved in anti-social behaviour.

Question 15

What is Tearfund?

Answer 15

A Christian charity working to relieve poverty in developing countries.

Question 16

What is The World Council of Churches?

Answer 16

A worldwide community of Churches seeking unity, a common witness, and Christian service.

Question 17

What is Interfaith Dialogue?

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Different faith communities and groups coming together to better understand one another and to serve the wider community with mutual respect that allows them to live peacefully side by side, despite differences in beliefs and ways of life.

Question 18

What is The Christian Muslim Forum?

Answer 18

Aims to help Christians and Muslims live and work together creatively in a diverse society. It was launched in 2006.

Question 19

What is Persecution?

Answer 19

Persistently cruel treatment due to religion or belief. It is estimated that 100 million Christians worldwide experience this because of their faith.

Question 20

What is Open Doors?

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Founded in 1955 to support persecuted Christians in the USSR. Today it supports persecuted Christians by distributing Bibles, offering practical support, and raising awareness.

Question 21

What is Worship?

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Giving ‘worth-ship’ Acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion; May involve prayer, meditation, Bible readings, singing songs, preaching, sharing food, pilgrimage, celebrating festivals, using religious art, music, and drama; Christians usually have weekly Sunday public worship services on the day of Jesus’ resurrection.

Question 22

What is Liturgical Worship?

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A church service that follows a set structure or ritual, led by a priest who makes symbolic actions; hymns or chants are sung by the congregation or choir.

Question 23

What is Non-Liturgical Worship?

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A service that does not follow a set text or ritual.

Question 24

What is Informal Worship?

Answer 24

A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes spontaneous or charismatic in nature.

Question 25

What is Private Worship?

Answer 25

When a believer praises or honours God on their own.

Question 26

What are the key points for the Reason for Worship?

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- To always praise and thank God for His blessings - To ask for forgiveness of sins - To seek God's help for oneself or others in need - To deepen Christians' relationships with God and give them comfort and strength to live a Christian life.

Question 27

What is Prayer?

Answer 27

Silent or verbal communication with God, involving thanksgiving, confession, or requests for help or guidance.

Question 28

What is Set Prayer?

Answer 28

Prayers written down and said by many people, e.g. The Lord's Prayer.

Question 29

What is Informal Prayer?

Answer 29

Spontaneous and unique prayers said by individuals.

Question 30

What are Hail Marys?

Answer 30

Prayers said by Roman Catholics to Mary, representing time periods of Jesus' life.

Question 31

What is The Lord's Prayer?

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A prayer that Jesus gave His disciples, teaching them how to pray; states that God is the father and creator of all people on Earth; may be recited daily or on special occasions.

Question 32

What is The Rosary?

Answer 32

A string of beads used by Catholics to recite prayers.

Question 33

What are the Types of Prayer (ACTS)?

Answer 33

Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.

Question 34

What is Eucharist / Mass / Communion / The Lord's Supper?

Answer 34

Different terms for the bread and wine; Christians have slightly different interpretations of the ritual.

Question 35

What is Transubstantiation?

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In Catholic Mass, the host (bread and wine) transforms into the body and blood of Christ through the Holy Spirit.

Question 36

What is Memorialism?

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Taking bread and wine to remember the Lord's Supper and his later death and resurrection.

Question 37

What is Consubstantiation?

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The bread and wine is blessed and is holy, but does not change substance.

Question 38

What is Baptism?

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A symbolic washing to remove sins and be purified; Some Christians teach that this is also to be given the Holy Spirit and receive eternal life in heaven.

Question 39

What is Infant Baptism?

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A welcome into Christianity for babies, cleansing them of original sin. Parents choose godparents to make promises to God on behalf of the baby.

Question 40

What is Believer's Baptism (Adult)?

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Some Churches believe that baptism should be done by adults who agree themselves. This is sometimes called being 'born again in Christ.'

Question 41

What is Pilgrimage?

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A journey for a religious reason - not compulsory in Christianity. Completed for a range of reasons: healing, focus on faith, confession, inspiration, or asking for something.

Question 42

What is Christmas?

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Celebration of the birth of Jesus: The Nativity story.

Question 43

What is Easter?

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Celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Question 44

What is Advent?

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The solemn time leading up to Christmas.

Question 45

What is Lent?

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The solemn time (sometimes a time of fasting) leading up to Easter; Holy Week recalls the events in the last week of Jesus' life.

Question 46

What is a Sacrament?

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A ceremony in Christianity that is 'an outward sign of inward and spiritual grace'. Usually at a point of change in a person's life, e.g. Baptism, Marriage, Communion, Funerals.