Seasons of the Church Year
Most people think it's red and green, but THIS is the color that we use to celebrate Advent.
What is PURPLE (or blue)?
You won a special prize for memorizing this prayer in kindergarten. Some people use different words in this prayer like "forgive us our trespasses" where we say "forgive us our debts."
What is the Lord's Prayer?
The purpose of the sermon isn't where the preacher gives their opinions, but instead tells us what this person/being is telling us.
Who is God?
When we bring THIS into the Sanctuary, we're reminded that God is with us to light the way.
What is the acolyte's candle?
This season of the church year is only 12 days long and actually starts when most people think it ends.
What is Christmas?
This is the prayer we use when we tell God about all the mistakes we've made.
What is the Prayer of Confession?
What is to help us do what God calls us to do in the world. To love our neighbor and to show people what God's love looks like.
This book is where you'll find all the songs we sing in Church.
What is the hymnal?
This color is used in the Sanctuary to celebrate Christmas, Easter, and weddings.
What is white?
This is the prayer we use before we listen to the Bible being read. It's where we ask God to make sense of what the Bible says... to "turn the light on" for our brains.
What is the Prayer of Illumination?
True or false? You have to go to seminary in order to preach a sermon?
False! The session of the church can give anyone permission to preach!
It's true that our regular preachers have been to seminary, though.
When children are babies, their parents bring them forward for THIS so they can know that they are created & claimed by God's love.
What is baptism?
This season of the church year celebrates the birthday of the church. It's color is red!
What is pentecost?
This is the prayer that we use to dedicate/give our offerings to God.
What is the Prayer of Dedication?
When the preacher tells a story during their sermon (example: During this movie I saw, a guy dressed in a spider costume rescue some children from danger) this is called what? The purpose is to help paint a picture or to make a point.
What is an illustration?
In the Apostle's Creed, we say that we believe in the holy catholic church. What does this mean since we're not Catholic?
This season of the church year is marked with the color green. And it's pretty unspectacular. Pretty regular. Pretty boring. We actually aren't celebrating anything extraordinary during this time.
What is ordinary time?
This prayer isn't really a prayer, but a blessing for us before we leave the Sanctuary. Its title means "Good Word".
What is the Benediction?
These cloths are hung on the pulpit and worn around the pastor's shoulders. What are they called?
What are paraments?