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What is worship?
acts of religious praise, honour or devotion
Why do Christians worship?
-praise and thank god -ask for forgiveness -deepen relationship with God
what is liturgical worship?
A church service that follows a set structure or ritual
who leads the congregation during liturgical worship?
priest- have formal prayers with set responses
what is an example of liturgical worship?
celebration of eucharist for Catholic, orthodox and anglican churches
what happens during liturgical worship?
-hymns sung by congregation or choir -chanting from the priest
What is non-liturgical worship?
A service that does not follow a set text or ritual
what are examples of non liturgical worship?
Services in non-conformist churches, e.g. Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed.
what is different with liturgical and non liturgical worship?
NL basic structure might stay same, but preacher may change order, number of hymns or type of prayer
what is informal worship?
A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes 'spontaneous' or 'charismatic' in nature
How do Quakers worship?
mainly in silence until they feel Gods spirit moving to them and offer thoughts, prayers or readings
what is an example of informal worship?
pentecostal church -led by spirit -involve dancing, clapping
Why is liturgical worship important for Christians?
-receive forgiveness through action of priest -worldwide set of order, familiar to all 0passed down through generations, tradition -living presence of Jesus in HC
Why is non-liturgical/informal worship important for Christians?
-faith expressed in a variety of different ways -personal interpretations -actively take part -emotional impact, persona revelation
what is similar between liturgical and non liturgical worship?
-both follow christian calendar
what is private worship?
When believers praise or honour God in their own home
what does private worship involve?
prayer, meditation, using a rosary
What is prayer?
Communicating with God in silence or aloud, with others or alone.
What is a set prayer?
Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person
what is an example of a set prayer?
Lord's Prayer
what is an informal prayer?
prayer made up by an individual using using his/her words
how do different christians pray?
-Orthodox stand -Nonconformists sit -Anglicans may kneel
how do christians aid prayer?
-Catholics may use a rosary -Orthodoxs use icons
why do some christians prefer informal prayer?
-find their own way of expressing their needs -open hearts more easily by using their words
why is private prayer/worship important?
-build up discipline -routine to allow for reflection during a busy day -sense of communion with God
how is the lords prayer important for the individual?
-pattern for how to pray -combines praising god and asking for ones needs -must forgive others in order to be forgiven -only effective if relationships with others are right
how is the lords prayer important for the community and society?
-said at every holly communions, baptisms etc -a sense of unity and spiritual purpose
what are sacraments?
rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace
how do sacraments help christians?
-stengthen relationship with god by making him a part of their life -christians are part of the body of christ (church) with all of its responsibilities
What is Baptism?
The ritual through which people become members of the Church
what happened when Jesus was baptised by John in the river Jordan?
-Gods approval of his sons mission -set an example for his followers
what is infant baptism?
The ritual through which babies and young children become members of the Church
what denominations practise infant baptism?
Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, United Reform
why do catholic and orthodox christians believe in infant baptism?
-all directly descendants from Adam and Eve -removes the original sin
how are infants baptised?
-pour blessed water over head -dress child in white -parents and godparents make promise to bring children up in christian faith
what denominations practise believers baptism?
Baptists and Pentecostalists
why do Baptists and Pentecostalists disagree with infant baptism?
-too young to understand meaning -should wait until they are old enough to make decision themselves
what is the meaning behind believers baptism?
-conversion to living life dedicated to Jesus
how is believers baptism carried out?
-full submersion in the pool -read passage from bible -testimony
why are believers fully submerged into the pool?
cleanse from sin and rising up to new life with christ
What is Holy Communion?
-a service of thanksgiving and celebrating death/resurrection of Jesus through bread and wine
what is the meaning behind Holy communion?
-thanking God for sending Jesus to save people from sin -enabling them to experience Gods love for all of eternity
what do Catholics/Orthodox/ some anglicans believe about the bread and wine?
they bread and wine actually becomes the body and blood of christ, so they become present in death and resurrection of Christ
what do many christians believe about the holy communion?
-communion with god, fellowship with christians -brought closer as a community and brought closer to god
How does the Holy Communion impact individuals?
-receive gods grace by joining in sacrifice of jesus -becomes present reality for them
how does holy communion impact communities?
-unites and strengthens commitment to faith -support and encouragement -put love from god into others
How does Holy Communion impact wider society?
-reflect on many that are starving whilst eating the bread -work for equality and justice -collect money for needy
what is the ministry of the word?
focuses on gods words in the bible
what is the ministry of holy communion?
sharing of the bread and wine
what is divine liturgy in Orthodox Church?
-recreates heaven on earth -takes place on altar -priest represents the divide between heaven and earth
what is the orthodox liturgy of the word?
-hymns prayers read of bible -priest comes through royal doors, chanting gospel -may be a sermon
what is the orthodox liturgy of the faithful?
-priest receives bread and wine -creed, lords prayer is recited -priest says words Jesus said at last supper -bread divided into four -distributes -prayers of thanksgiving -given unconsecrated bread to take home
what does consecrated mean?
to make holy
how many quarters of the bread are consecrated?
3/4
what is the catholic mass?
begins with greeting of priest, prayers of penance and praise
what is the catholic liturgy of the word?
-(SUN) three readings from the bible, a psalm and a homily -people say prayers for church, LC, sick and dead (SUN + CREED)
what is the catholic liturgy of the faithful?
-offerings of b + w to altar -priest says eucharist prayer using words of Jesus from LS -prays over wine -lords prayer -priest and congregation to peace sign -members receive communion and blessed by the priest
how doe the Anglican Church celebrate holy communion?
same as catholics but do the peace sign of peace before offerings or bread and wine brought to alter
what is the main anglican view of holy communion?
community meal being shared equally with all
How is holy communion celebrated in the United Reformed Church?
-prayer of praise and thanksgiving -bible readings and sermons -congregation for needs of people for the world -minister reminds of Jesus words at last supper -open table so anyone can take bread and wine -prayer of thanksgiving, blessed, encouragement to go out and serve god
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey made for religious purposes
what is the role and importance of pilgrimage?
-grow closer to god, strengthen faith -express sorrow for sin, forgiveness -reflect on life -pray for special, thank god for blessings -seek cure for ilness -helped disabled/ill pilgrims -experience holy place -meet others who share faith
Is pilgrimage compulsory for Christians?
no- but can play a part in role of their spiritual lives and cleansed from sin
Where is Lourdes located?
south west France
what is the significance of Lourdes?
-bernadette had visions of Mary near river and to dig for spring of water which has healing properties
Where is Iona located?
Scotland
what is the significance of Iona?
-st columba established monastic community -feels like a place where christians can experience gods infinite power and presence
What is a festival?
A day or period of celebration for religious reasons
what does Christmas commemorate?
Incarnation of Jesus
what do christians do at Christmas?
-carol services -readings from the bible -nativities -midnight mass on Christmas Eve
what does light and dark symbolise at Christmas?
-light represent Jesus as the light coming into the world -darkness show baby Jesus being poverty
why do people exchange gifts presents at Christmas?
wise mens gave gifts to Jesus
why do christians give to charity at Christmas?
because God gave humanity the gift of Jesus, his son
What does Easter celebrate?
Resurrection of Jesus
what do christians do the week leading up to Holy Week?
-remember the events that led to Jesus death by processions
what happens on Easter Sunday?
churches filled with flowers ad special hymns are sung
what do orthodox christians do for easter?
walk around church at midnight on Saturday and enter darkened church with candles, to symbolise empty tomb
how do anglicans and catholics celebrate easter?
Saturday night vigil in darkness, includes lighting go paschal candle and ends in a holy communion
what do eggs symbolise at Easter?
new life
what is the church?
The holy people (body of Christ) that among whom Christ is present and active. 2.A building in which Christians worship.
what does the church do?
allows local community t meet, worship and pray, spiritual guidance and socialise
what does the Trussel Trust do?
provide emergency food, help and support to people in crisis in the uk
what parable is the trussell trust based upon?
parable of the sheep and goats -bring people together to end poverty and hunger in Britain
what can people get in exchange for their food voucher?
three days of nutritionally balanced food