崇拜新視野 The Wonder of Worship

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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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

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

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

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