Sacraments
Episcopal Church History
Confirmation 101
Beliefs and Traditions
The Liturgical Season
100

This is the number of sacraments and sacramental rites we recognize in the Episcopal Church.

What is seven?

100

The Episcopal Church was founded to create a new American religious structure independent from this country.

What is Britain?

100

This person lays hands as an outward sign of the rite of Confirmation.

Who is the Bishop?

100

This symbolic act represents Christ as the "Light of the World" and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

What is lighting the candles?

100

This is the season we prepare for the mystery of Easter. It is six weeks long, and a time for reflection and penitence. The colors in the church are changed to purple.

What is Lent?

200

The outward visible sign for this sacrament is water.

What is Baptism?

200

This book was adopted in 1789 by the American Episcopal Church so all members could share in common worship.

What is the Book of Common Prayer?

200

This is a requirement for Confirmation in the Episcopal Church.

What is Baptism?

200

This belief of the Episcopal church comprises of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

What is the Holy Trinity?

200

The liturgical season of ordinary time, which is the longest season of the church year, beginning after Pentecost and continuing until the First Sunday of Advent is marked with this color in the church.

What is green?

300

The outward visible sign of this sacrament is bread and wine.

What is Eucharist?

300

He became the first African American Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in 2015 after serving as the Bishop of North Carolina.

Who is Michael Curry?

300

This is the inward spiritual grace of Confirmation.

What is being strengthened by the Holy Spirity?

300

Episcopal clergy often wear these during worship, that include items such as robes, stoles, and chasubles, symbolizing their roles and the liturgical season.

What are vestments?

300

This day is the seventh Sunday after Easter and is one of the seven principal feasts of the church year. It is sometimes called the “birthday of the church” because it is understood that Jesus “completed” his work with his disciples by sending the Holy Spirit. 


What is Pentecost?

400

The inward spiritual grace of this sacrament is healing of mind, body, and spirit.

What is anointing of the sick?
400

This man was consecrated as the first American bishop by Scottish bishops in 1785.

Who is Samuel Seabury?

400

This is a mature, independent affirmation of one's faith.

What is Confirmation?

400

The Episcopal Church follows this schedule which determines the Scripture readings for each Sunday and major feast day throughout the liturgical year.

What is the lectionary?

400

This season marks the new year of the church and the colors change to either purple or blue.

What is Advent?

500

The inward spiritual grace of this sacrament is authority and grace given by the Holy Spirit. Hint: This is how you become a priest!

What is Ordination?

500

The Episcopal church uses these three pillars, also known as the three-legged stool, to illustrate its beliefs and initiatives.

What are Scripture, Tradition, and Reason?

500

After being confirmed, parishioners are now considered this.

What are active members in the church?

500

This person is the chief pastor and minister who serves a number of local churches that make up a diocese in the Episcopal Church.

Who is the Bishop?

500

The season of Easter is a period of this many days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday and is a time to remember that Jesus spent time appearing to his disciples and preparing them for Pentecost

What is 50?

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