The Church
by finty kehoe
1. Anglican
1.1. Features
1.1.1. Plain
1.1.2. Font
1.1.3. No stoup
1.1.4. Shape of the cross
1.2. Cross
2. Roman Catholic
2.1. Features
2.1.1. Altar
2.1.2. Lectern
2.1.3. Pulpit
2.1.4. Crucifix
2.1.5. Font
2.1.6. Stoup
2.1.7. Candles
2.1.8. Organ
2.1.9. Confessional
2.2. Most widely followed
2.3. It is the oldest in the west
2.4. 1 central leader
2.4.1. The pope
2.5. Traditional, set pattern
2.6. Every Sunday
2.7. About an hour
3. Church of Wales
3.1. Part of the Anglican communion
3.2. The head of the church is the Archbishop of wales
3.3. It allows women priests
3.4. Sit quietly in order to gather thoughts
3.5. Sing traditional welsh hymns
3.6. Vicar
4. Non conformist
4.1. Appeared in 1600s
4.1.1. No set pattern
4.2. Features
4.2.1. Chapel
4.2.2. Simple
4.2.3. No spire on the roof
4.2.4. Just hear Gods word and to sing his praises
5. Liturgical
5.1. An order of Service Common to all churches of the same denomination. All church in wales will follow the same set pattern of doing things
5.2. A priest Leads the congregation in formal prayer
5.3. Music, hymns, choir or by chanting by the priest will heard
5.4. The priest will perform symbolic actions which have specific meanings
5.5. The Eucharist
5.6. The congregation receive forgiveness through the actions of the priest
5.7. It follows the same pattern each time worldwide
5.8. Bible passages especially the gospels will be read
5.9. The ritual has been passed through generations (traditions)
5.10. Set responses
5.11. Bible readings follow the church calendar and teach Christian history
6. Non-Litergical
6.1. Services that are not prescribed and are open to improvisation
6.2. There is no set order or ritual
6.3. The theme of the worship sets the order. The theme may be a response to a community or world event
6.4. Holy communion is only celebrated once or twice a month
6.5. Allows lay members to take part in worship
6.6. There is an emphasis on the bible
7. Informal
7.1. The singing and music is often lively
7.2. The congregation often speaks in tongues
7.3. The Holy Spirit is often thought to be present
7.4. It has similar characteristics to other forms of worship but it is very free flowing
7.5. Often found in Evangelical churches. These have become very popular in the UK
8. Private
8.1. Often involves the aid to worship including rosary beads, candles, icons, the bible
8.2. It can be liturgical or non liturgical
8.3. Allows an individual connection with god
9. What is it
9.1. A building used for public Christian worship
9.1.1. Or the food bank, salvation army and food groups
9.2. It is important because:
9.2.1. It is a place of worship
9.2.2. A place where they can help others do moral things
9.2.3. You can speak freely