This presentation was given on August 10, 2013 to the parish catechetical leaders in Savannah, GA. The first half is the importance of continually forming yourself and the second half is about forming your catechists . Ongoing formation is important for all of us.
The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation.
Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism, and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation, participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.
This presentation was given on August 10, 2013 to the parish catechetical leaders in Savannah, GA. The first half is the importance of continually forming yourself and the second half is about forming your catechists . Ongoing formation is important for all of us.
The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation.
Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism, and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation, participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.
The Pontifical Assembly of the Whole Church is to examine divine revelation and how it is handed on. The synod takes its direction from the words of St. John: "We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the Father" (1 John 1:2-3).
In the beginning God created man in Christ, and through Christ man might have access to the Father and come to share in the divine nature (see Eph. 2:18; 2 Peter 1:4). In his goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to make known to us the hidden purpose of His will. In Revelation, God out of abundance of His love speaks to men as friends and lives among them. This plan of revelation is realized by deeds and words having an inner unity. By this revelation then, the deepest truth about God shines out for our sake in Christ, who is both the mediator and the fullness of all revelation.
From the beginning God has kept the human race in His care, to give eternal life to those who perseveringly do good in search of salvation. Through the patriarchs and after them through Moses and the prophets, He taught this people to acknowledge himself as the one living and true God.
After speaking to men in many ways through the prophets, "now at last in these days God has spoken to us in His Son" (Heb. 1:1-18). For this reason Jesus perfected revelation by fulfilling it through his whole work of making himself present and manifesting himself.
In our Christian faith is an obedience by which man commits his whole self freely to God, offering the full submission of intellect and will to God who reveals. To make this act of faith, the grace of God and the interior help of the Holy Spirit must precede and assist, moving the heart and turning it to God.
A sacred synod has affirmed that God, the beginning and end of all things, can be known with certainty from created reality by the light of human reason. It teaches that it is through His revelation that those religious truths which are by their nature accessible to human reason can be know by all men with ease, with solid certitude.
In the beginning Jesus commissioned the Apostles to preach to all men that Gospel which is the source of all saving truth and moral teaching. This commission was faithfully fulfilled by the Apostles who, by their oral preaching, by example, and by observances handed on what they had received from the lips of Christ.
The Apostles left bishops as their successors, "handing over" to them "the authority to teach in their own place" (see 1 John 3:2). But in order to keep the Gospel forever whole and alive within the Church, they made bishops their successors. This sacred tradition, therefore, and Sacred Scripture of both the Old and New Testaments are like a mirror through which the pilgrim Church on earth looks at God.
The Apostles, handing on what they themselves had received, warn the faithful to hold fast to the traditions which they have learned either by word of mouth or by letter (see 2 Thess. 2:15). And so the apostolic preaching was.
For more than a decade I have been serving as a church usher both at the Moi University Christian Union and different worship assemblies, as well as in my career as an emergency first responder in most cases heading the protocol teams during different occasions. My slogan has always been ‘First In, Last Out’
The definition of an usher means door keeper but in truth, our churches greatly depend on diversity and magnitude of the many services ushers provide. Each usher has the opportunity to impact the lives of new and existing people in the church and should be viewed as an extension of the pastor’s hand. In most cases, they provide the first impressions of church and ministry of the pastor.
The ministry of ushering is a crucial part of worship because it is one of the most visible ministries in the Church. In Christ, you have received God’s unconditional love, and, in Christ, you are called to extend that same unconditional love to others. Although an usher’s love is no stronger than the love found in the whole congregation of the body of Christ, nevertheless the usher performs a major role in ensuring that people see and experience that love.
An usher is a spiritual ambassador for the local church – God’s ordained and organized body of believers. The usher serves as a “first representative” of Jesus Christ for a worship service.
Ushers are a tremendous force in setting the tone for worship and helping to prepare the people to hear and respond to the Word of God.
The purpose of ushering in church is not merely to serve people, as in a theater or restaurant. Its purpose is to serve God. When the ushers see to it that an atmosphere of reverence and order is maintained before, during, and after the service, they do it for God. When they usher the worshippers to their seats, they do it for God. When they gather the offerings, they serve God. What they do, they do not "as unto men, but unto God." They are a part of the total congregation which presents itself before God to worship Him.
While ushering is important, and its importance must be emphasized, the ushers themselves must not have or convey a feeling of personal importance and pride. Let him memorize and apply the Third Beatitude, "Blessed are the meek." Let him learn of our Lord to be "meek and lowly in heart." He is a servant of God. His work is important in its relationship to God and the worship of God, but personally he must not feel proud and important.
"Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." Col. 3: 23, 24.
The role of a church usher is to help your first time guests, repeat visitors, and members experience the sacredness and joy of a worship service.
I believe that an usher’s performance can make or break the outcome of the service as well as bring a true reflection of how friendly and loving the church really is. Ushers set the spiritual climate of the
An usher is a minister of hospitality and caring in the church. Ushers are considered Levites and therefore the gatekeepers of God’s sanctuary. Ushers, as the ones who stand at the door, greet, and distribute pamphlets, are the ambassadors for the church, and a key part in the Body of Christ. Ushering is a wonderful opportunity to minister to members and visitors by way of our attitude. A smile and a gracious greeting is a very warm welcome to church and by giving everyone a heartfelt welcome, we help set the tone of the congregation. Ushering is also a great way to get to know your church family through assisting and serving them on a regular basis. The ministry of ushering is one of the most crucial because it is one of the most visible in the church. When people come to church they are sometimes burdened, sad or discouraged. Each person, member or newcomer, comes with the hope to have an uplifting experience a time of renewal and celebration and be inspired. The skillful usher helps to make this a reality for those in attendance. The ministry’s purpose is to assist the pastoral staff, to meet, greet and assist visitors and members, to maintain order and reverence and to lead by example.
Duties of the Usher:
1.Greet worshipers, making every attempt to help them feel welcome.
2.Direct members, guests and visitors to find seating in the sanctuary and overflow rooms.
3.Work in conjunction with the deacons to maintain reverence in the sanctuary, worship areas and lobby.
4.Support pastoral staff, fellow ministry leaders, other departments and or worship leaders as needed during the course of services, such as distributing handouts, bulletins, hymnals, delivering messages, etc.
5.Support church events such as concerts, crusades, Week of Prayer and funerals.
6.Receive certain offerings, delivering them promptly to the treasury department of the church
7.Remain alert for any emergency that may arise, relieving the need or contacting the person(s) needed to provide the proper assistance.
8.Direct individuals out of the service/meeting in an orderly fashion (in most instances by row), leaving the auditorium or room ready for the next service or meeting.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
2. Today We Will
– Review the parish vision and implementation strategies
– Reflect on four qualities that should be visible in our
ministry
– Review Mass procedures
7. Qualities of an Extraordinary Minister
The person… should
distinguish themself by their
Christian life, faith and
morals… let them cultivate
devotion to the Holy
Eucharist and show himself
as an example to the other
faithful…
– 1973 Instruction Immensae
caritatis
Source:Ambrosius007atEnglishWikipedia
9. Humility
– Ministry is about service
– Are we prepared to
accept Christ in those
we minister to?
10. Hospitality
– Everyone has a place at
God’s table
– We welcome those who
approach the table
– The contact we make is so
brief
– Actions speak louder than
words
11. Gratitude
– ευχαριστία “thanksgiving”
– God will always be with his
people
– Celebrate our own lives
– When we receive the
Lord’s presence, then we
may share it with others
12. Reverence
– We are teachers of reverence
– Our reverence must be
extended to the Word, and the
whole Mass
– We must care for the Body of
Christ, the Church
– We must remain united, while
realising our humanity
14. The Rite of Peace
– Ministers participate in the
rite
- This is the ritual focus
- Part of the assembly
- Model participation
– Ministers move once they
have shared a sign of peace
with those around them
15. The Fraction
– Ministers of Communion
stand back in the sanctuary
– The focus is on the Priest
breaking bread at the altar
– Ministers approach the altar
once the priest receives
communion
16. The Distribution of Communion
– Maintain a sense of
reverence
– Convey a sense of warmth
and welcome
– Take note of those
requiring assistance
17. After Communion
– Vessels are returned to the credence table
- Remaining hosts returned to altar first
– Ministers return to their seats
– Altar Servers clear the altar
- Ministers assist at the altar and tabernacle only if required
– Ministers are asked to help clean and put away vessels
after Mass
The person who has been appointed to be an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion is necessarily to be duly instructed and should distinguish themself by their Christian life, faith and morals. Let them strive to be worthy of this great office; let them cultivate devotion to the Holy Eucharist and show themself as an example to the other faithful by their piety and reverence for this most holy Sacrament of the altar. Let no one be chosen whose selection may cause scandal among the faithful.
