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復活期（Eastertide）

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The Resurrection, Rembrant van Rijn, 1635 All the hopes and expectations of Christians are realized in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, making Easter the most celebrative day of the church year. Some traditions begin their Easter celebration with an Easter Vigil service, either late Saturday evening or very early Sunday morning. The vigil recapitulates the biblical theme of redemption history through readings, helping worshipers see the powerful sweep of God’s actions throughout history. In this way it provides the entrance into Easter. The vigil usually begins outside, in darkness, and opens with a processional into the worship space. Historically baptism of persons instructed in the faith took place (and still does) as part of this vigil. The Easter morning service is a time of joy, celebration, and renewal. Even churches that do not customarily follow the church year celebrate this day as the culmination of all that the gospel is about. The liturgical colors ...
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大齋期（Lent）

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大齋期旅程 大齋期序幕：聖灰日（星期三） 聖灰日崇拜 如何預備聖灰 《聖灰之歌》 《塵土歸塵土》 《為我們標記聖灰》 （ 聖灰 是懺悔的 標記，亦是贖罪的標記 ） 大齋期第一主日 大齋期第二主日 大齋期第三主日 大齋期第四主日 大齋期第五主日 大齋期第六主日：棕枝主日 聖灰日默想 聖灰日詩歌選 大齋期詩歌選 棕枝主日詩歌選 大齋期崇拜資源 大齋期崇拜資源 大齋期經課資源 大齋期閱讀 泰澤崇拜
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顯現期（Epiphany）

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January 5 The Epiphany Eve 顯現日前夕 January 6 The Epiphany 顯現日 First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord 耶穌受洗主日 Last Sunday after Epiphany: The Transfiguration Sunday 登山變像主日 經課崇拜設計  https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning 顯現期崇拜資源  http://www.textweek.com/epiphany.htm 顯現期禱文資源 https://re-worship.blogspot.sg/2012/11/epiphany-worship-resource-index.html 顯現期詩歌資源  https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/songs-for-epiphany/ 顯現期相關資料  https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/epiphany-resource-guide/ January 6 The Feast of the Epiphany The Sunday after January 6 First Sunday after the Epiphany The Baptism of our Lord February 2 The Presentation of Our Lord The Sunday immediately prior to Ash Wednesday Last Sunday after the Epiphany The Transfiguration of Our Lord
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聖誕期（ Christmastide）

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崇拜設計資源： 24 Famous Paintings of Nativity Christmas Worship Resource Lessons and Carols Something different for Christmas? Christmas Resource Guide Nine Lessons and Carols The Revised Common Lectionary The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as Twelvetide, is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ. In most Western ecclesiastical traditions, "Christmas Day" is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days are 25 December – 5 January, inclusive. For many Christian denominations; for example, the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church, the Twelve Days are identical to Christmastide. December 28 Today, the Church celebrates the memory of the small children of the neighborhood of Bethlehem put to death by Herod. Our Christmas joy is tempered today by a feeling of sadness. But the Church looks principally to the glory of the children, of these innocent victims, whom she shows us in heaven following the Lamb wherev...
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將臨期（Advent）

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教會年曆始於將臨期（ Advent ）第一主日，即是新的聖年的開始。 Advent  這辭原於拉丁文，意思是來臨，是耶穌來臨季節的縮寫。這季節乃聖誕節的預備期，有四個主日。這個節期的信仰內容是認識耶穌基督第一次降生前的事，並盼望祂的再來。 崇拜設計資源： http://rotherham35.blogspot.com/2011/09/u750ebook-pdf-download-worship.html https://lectionarypage.net https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/ http://www.textweek.com/ https://wordtoworship.com/lectionary http://lectionarysong.blogspot.com https://re-worship.blogspot.com
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將臨期點燭禮（Advent Candle Lighting）

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The Worship Sourcebook Advent Candle Lighting The lighting of Advent candles dramatically depicts the growing expectation we have for the coming of Christ, the light of the world. This action most often functions as a call to worship, but it can also function as a response to the assurance of pardon or to the sermon. The traditional Advent wreath has four purple candles (lit on the four Sundays of Advent) grouped around a white Christ candle (lit on Christmas Day). The main symbolism portrayed by the wreath is the growing intensity of light as the candle lighting includes an additional candle each worship day and as anticipation builds for the celebration of Christ’s second coming. Some congregations attribute particular meaning to individual candles, associating them with peace, joy, love, and light; with Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the Magi; or with other related aspects of Christ’s coming. These associations may be helpful for a congregation at a particular time, but...
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感恩節（Thanksgiving Day）

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上帝的賜予──感恩節 感恩節是美國人民家家團聚，舉國同慶的重要節日。這個節日始于1621年。那年秋天，遠涉重洋來到美洲的英國移民，為了感謝上帝賜予的豐收，舉行了三天的慶祝活動；從此，這一習俗就沿續下來，並逐漸風行各地。1863年，美國總統林肯正式宣佈感恩節為國定假日。1941年﹐美國國會通過把感恩節定在每年11月的第四個星期四，是一個長達四天的公定假日 大約在公元16世紀末到17世紀，英國清教徒發起了一場宗教改革運動，宣佈脫離國教另立教會。但在17世紀中葉時，保皇議會通過了信奉國教法，清教徒開始遭到政府和教會勢力的殘酷迫害。迫於無奈，他們只能遷往荷蘭避難；在荷蘭他們依然飽受戰爭帶來的痛苦和折磨，為了徹底逃脫宗教的迫害，為了保住下一代的語言和傳統，他們再一次想到大遷徒。 他們把目光投向美洲這塊地域遼闊、物產富饒﹑未開發的新大陸。清教徒領袖布雷德福召集了102名同伴，在1620年9月登上一艘重180噸，長90英尺的木制帆船─五月花號，開始了冒險航行。11月21日船隻抵達科德角（馬薩諸塞州普羅文斯敦港），12月26日抵達新英格蘭土地。在這充滿危險的遠征中，遭逢一人死亡、一嬰孩誕生，他們衷心感謝上帝的眷顧。 整整一個月他們都不敢貿然靠岸，只派出偵察隊在科德角灣沿線尋找定居地。偵察隊發現了一個天然的良港，就是今天的普利茅斯港。港口附近有漁場，不遠處有一片連綿起伏的小山，把這塊土地環繞起來。遠處有小溪、有開墾過的農田，還有一片能讓這群異國漂泊者避難的房屋。這裡原是一個相當繁榮的印第安村落，幾年前天花流行，全村人無一幸免。 幾天後，五月花號渡過了科德角灣，在普利茅斯港拋下了錨鏈。移民們劃著小艇登陸時，按照古老的航海傳統，首先登上了一塊高聳于海面上的大礁石。五月花號上禮炮轟鳴，人聲鼎沸，共同慶祝新生活的開始。後來，這塊礁石就被稱為普利茅斯石，成為美洲新英格蘭第一個永久性殖民地的歷史見證。 不過，第一個冬天並不美好。從大西洋上吹來的凜冽寒風，漫天的冰雪，拍打著簡陋的住房；在這一片冰天雪地裡，移民們缺少必要的裝備，也缺乏在這片土地上生活的經驗。在繁忙勞動的重壓下，加上惡劣的飲食，難以忍受的嚴寒，使更多的人倒地不起。接踵而來的傳染病，奪去許多人的生命。一個冬天過去，歷盡千難萬險來到美洲的102名移民，只剩下了50人。 第二年春天的一個早晨，一名印第安人走進了普利茅斯村，並自我介紹說，他是...
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