by ASLC Admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Children, Christian Education
Storytime with Miss Val! Today we’re reading the book, “Where’d My Giggle Go” by Max Lucado, Illustrated by Sarah Jennings, Published by Tommy Nelson.
by ASLC Admin | Sep 1, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Like many of our worship items, the candles on the altar as well as those sometimes placed around the lectern, began for practical reasons. Early Christians often met in secret, including in caves, cellars, & tunnels to avoid persecution. Those places were of...
by ASLC Admin | 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 ASLC Admin | 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 ASLC Admin | 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 ASLC Admin | 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...
