Christian Practices

• Believer’s Baptism Service is where those old enough to decide for themselves are welcomed into the church.
• Liturgical Worship Formal worship occurs with set prayers, hymns and Bible readings.
• Christmas is a Christian festival which celebrates the incarnation (birth) of Christ.
• Mission is the calling to spread the word of God and evangelise.
• Consecration is when a priest blesses bread and wine in order to use it for Eucharist.
• Non-liturgical worship is a type of worship with no set pattern, may have modern music and sermons.
• Easter is a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Christ.
• Persecution is the hostility and ill-treatment of a group of people.
• Eucharist is a service where bread and wine is received by Christians to remember Jesus’ sacrifice.
• Pilgrimage is going on a journey to visit a holy site.
• Evangelism is spreading the word of God through action or speech.
• Prayer is a type of communication with God, can be private or during worship.
• Infant Baptism Service is where babies are welcomed into the church with holy water.
• Reconciliation is when you restore friendly relations after a conflict or falling out.
• Liturgical Worship is a form of worship that takes place in a church and is led by a priest.

  Formal, set prayers are read out. This is more of a traditional, and formal form of worship.
• Reconciliation – the confession of a sin followed by penance and absolution. The catholic pursuit of

  forgiveness.
• The Eucharist - also known as Holy Communion, this is the central act of Catholic worship. It involves the consecration of bread and wine to become the body and blood of Christ. Catholics believe it becomes the actual flesh and blood of Jesus Christ.
• Infant baptism involves baptising an infant with

  water. Some Christians believe that infant baptism

  removes the original sin that Adam and Eve brought

  into the world from the infant’s life and welcomes

  the infant in to the church community.
• Adult baptism (believer’s baptism) involves baptising

  an adult. Some Christians believe that an infant

  would be too young to understand the significance of

  baptism and that it is carried out only for the parents.

  Some Christians believe that they should wait until

  the child knows the significance of baptism before

  they are baptised.
• Holy Communion in an Anglican Church:

  •The belief that Jesus is present in the

  bread and wine in a physical way.

  •The belief in transubstantiation, where

  they believe that the bread and the wine

  transform into the body and blood of Jesus.
• Holy Communion in a Nonconformist Church:

  •Praise and thanksgiving to God

  •bible readings

  •teachings from the priest/vicar

  •An invitation for all to receive holy communion.

  •A prayer of thanksgiving,

  encouragement to serve God.
• Lourdes, France Iona, Scotland:

  A young girl called Bernadette experienced visions of Mary in a cave near a river in Lourdes. Mary asked Bernadette to dig in the ground and drink the

  water she found there. This water would later be believed to have healing

  properties and cure ill health.
• Protestants may visit

  the quiet island of

  Iona where they can

  join in daily worship

  at the monastery and

  experience monastic life.
• Iona is thought as a "thin place" because the veil between the spiritual and physical world is thin. It is believed to be a place where nature reveals God's power and presence
• The Alpha Course is a series of sessions that help people explore the Christian faith.
• The Great Commission is Jesus' instructions to his followers that they should spread his teaching to all the nations of the world/
• Reconciliation: confession of a sin followed by penance. Catholic pursuit of forgiveness.
• Christians also have a duty to act in a moral way and help others in the

  local community. Two examples of this are Street

  Pastors who help drunk people at night, offering them support and aid, and Food Banks that provide food to people in poverty.
• An example of reconciliation is the Coventry Cathedral which was bombed during World War II but now seeks to create peace

  and reconciliation elsewhere in the world. The World Council of Churches also works to help after conflict.