by Mona Marquardt | Aug 25, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Even the communion linens have special names, and traditionally even specific locations. Like the vessels for communion, the detail of how they are to be made, folded, and placed can be slightly humorous. The two we use most have humble origins. The purificator is...
by Mona Marquardt | Aug 18, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Communion is the center of our worship service so it’s not surprising there are plenty of special items with special names. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t changed over the years. A book from 1964 states there are five vessels required for communion, three more are...
by Mona Marquardt | Aug 12, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
This one caught me off guard too! I knew many of our Roman Catholic and Episcopal friends marked Mary, Mother of our Lord day in the church year, I never had. For generations, the church, including Martin Luther, honored Mary with the title “theotokos,” from the Greek...
by Mona Marquardt | Aug 4, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
An unexpected benefit of pulling the pulpit closer to the congregation was the room behind the altar to add a “credence table.” Credence tables, or sometimes shelves, are the traditional place to put the bread and wine during the service before the offertory, if they...
by Mona Marquardt | Jul 21, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
There’s nothing directly to support that and tradition is of mixed opinion about it. At any rate, we do know that she was a faithful companion of Jesus’ and in some of her actions, like anointing Jesus, showed an understanding of who Jesus was that the disciples...
by Mona Marquardt | Jul 16, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
In the summer months we get lots of parables from Jesus. Originally it seems like Jesus wanted to keep those who were against him from understanding everything he was saying. Theologian Fred Craddock says, “Remember, these are not children’s stories” when Jesus talks...
