We continue our exploration of seating arrangements this week by looking at an arrangement that has become more common in the last fifty years, the Radial arrangement. This seating arrangement has become more popular since the Second Vatican Council. The main motivation for its development has been a desire to increase the sense of the … Continue reading 29/11/09 – The Radial Seating Arrangement
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In order to continue to learn more about other renovated churches, to gain more feedback from parishioners, and learn what would work best in our parish, we would like to invite all parishioners to join us on visiting other renovated churches. Our second and final visit for this year is on this weekend at: All … Continue reading Church Visit to All Hallows Parish, Five Dock
Say Amen When the minister says “The Body of Christ” or “The Blood of Christ”, the appropriate response is “Amen”. It’s amazing how many people don’t say it out loud! The profound experience of sharing in the body and blood of our Lord should be something that makes us want to say Amen. It is … Continue reading 22/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #3
We begin our exploration of seating arrangements this week by looking at an arrangement well known to Wentworthville parishioners, the Processional arrangement. This seating arrangement is the one we see in our own church, and has existed for many years. The seats are all placed in rows facing the sanctuary at one end of the … Continue reading 22/11/09 – The Processional Seating Arrangement
Drink from the chalice Self-intinction, or dipping your host into the chalice is not the means by which communion is consumed from the chalice. We eat the host and drink from the chalice. Intinction is only permissible when it is performed by the minister (not the communicant), and is considered to be an alternative method … Continue reading 15/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #2
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