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Christian Seasons Resources -
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Written by Janice Love
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 18:36 |
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Why the Christian Seasons? The seasons of the Christian Year - Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost - give shape and form to our corporate worship. The early church had largely established the seasonal celebrations by the fourth century and the Roman Catholic Church reconfirmed this ancient calendar in 1969, followed by many Protestant churches (see "How the Christian Calendar Came To Be" for more). Jesus is the Reason The rhythm of the seasons and the gifts and insights each can offer lend a structure to our worship that helps to keep the church pointing towards its Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ.
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About the Christian Calendar |
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Christian Seasons Resources -
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Written by Janice Love
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 23:20 |
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About the Christian Calendar * An important resource for what follows is James F. White's 1990 revised edition of Introduction to Christian Worship The narrative of Jesus' earthly life, his death, resurrection, ascension and gift of the Spirit at Pentecost forms the backbone of the Christian calendar. This backbone gives the church its identity, its mission, its reason for existing. About the Christian Calendar We begin with the four weeks of expectant waiting that is Advent (from the Latin adventus, "coming"). We wait for two events, one of which we celebrate for already occurring in history - the birth of Jesus - and the other an event we wait for still - the return of Christ and the full completion of God's redemption in and for the world, when the earth is renewed and restored to God's full intention. Advent leads us to the 12 days of celebration that is Christmas (short for "Christ's mass"). |
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