Worship Flashcards
What book do Anglican’s use?
Book of common prayer
Anglican church service?
- hymns sung along with canticles, stand to sing these
- stand for reading of creed or gospel
- prayer
- don’t believe in transubstantiation - Jesus’ death = single event = not to be repeated
What book do RCC use?
Book of missal
RCC church service?
- book of missal
- transubstantiation
- at each eucharist service, Jesus’ sacrifice truly recreated at altar
Quaker church service?
- lasts an hour
- silence and stillness, reflect and think and listen
- no songs, no set prayers, no readings or talks
- silence = closer to god
- no ministers, anyone can contribute to meeting
- anyone can speak, pray aloud, if someone does = listen in silence
- Bibles available to read from and advice and queries booklet
- ends when they shake hands
Greek Orthodox service?
- Eucharist = Divine Liturgy
- one hour and a half: 2 major sections
- both parts involve procession
- first: LITURGY OF THR WORD hymns, prayers, reading from bible set for day
- second: LITURGY OF FAITHFUL baptised members only, nicene creed said by all, Lord’s prayer, bread and wine
- Father called to turn bread and wine into blood and flesh
- bread given to congregation
- Non-Orthodox invited to eat
Methodist church service?
- publish own hymn book
- Eucharist = service of the table or communion
- open communion = all welcome, Christ’s table
- led by minster
- wine = grape juice because no alcohol abuse
- wafers instead of bread
- communion celebrated once a month
what is a a Sacrament?
a ritual through which the grace of god is received
an outward or visible sign of an inward, spiritual grave given to christians
what are the seven sacraments?
1) Baptism
2) Eucharist (Holy Communion)
3) Confirmation
4) Reconciliation
5) Marriage
6) Holy Order
7) Anointing of the stick
what does baptism symbolise?
a person’s admission into christian church
importance of Eucharist?
- reminds them of sacrifice
- closer to miners of congregation, sense of community
- connection over the centuries with Jesus
- reflecting on faith
importance of baptism?
- opened up to be full member of christian community
- usually need to be baptised to take part in eucharist
- isn’t just symbolic removal of sin, caused real transformation by washing away sin
which denominations don’t practice baptism?
Quakers and Salvation army
can relieve God’s grace inwards, no need for outward ceremony
what sacraments do Protestant churches recognise?
what do they call them?
Call them Sacraments of the Gospel
- Baptism
- Eucharist
only two with direct link to Jesus
what do orthodox churches call them?
what do baptists call them?
(sacraments)
Holy Mysteries
Ordainces