Worship

• only used in the orthodox church
• holy pictures specifically painted to represent Christ, Mary or one of the saints
• orthodox faith believe the image is filled with a small bit of spirit the person represents
• it's thought that if you pray to it you will come in direct contact with the icon
• an iconostasis is a screen containing lots of icons

Worth-ship meaning how much something means to you

• 10 Hail Mary's and 1 Our Father
• means crown of roses
• creed on the crucifix
• aid of worship for Roman Catholics
• beads called decades
• the 'glory be' is said on the single bead which comes into the circle

• God is present in the Eucharist for Catholics
• follows a rite fixed pattern
• as people arrive they are given books that contain the rite used week by week
• church of England
• Anglican church

• 3D figures that represent Jesus, Mary or one of the saints
• Catholics do not pray to statues, they uses them as a reminder of the person and the love of God
• some people light candles in front of the statues

• in mass
• brings everyone together
• all Catholics are together in the body of Christ
• stronger type of prayer

• personal communication
• meditation and focusing on a particular object to pray
• done in silence
• no distractions
• peaceful

• does not rely on books or set forms or service
• can be structures using the bible
• God is present in the bible
• Quakers
• Methodists
• baptists
• evangelical
• benefits are that it gives a great sense of the Holy Spirit at work

• to help understand our religion
• to read Jesus' life and stories
• in mass
• receive the word of God

• when Christians come together to praise God it nearly always include passages from the bible
• Christians believe that the bible is the inerrant word of God and listening will being them closer to him
• the bible itself speaks of the power and importance and the word of God

• relating to God: the bible helps individuals pray of their own
• people base their prayers on passages from the bible
• the teachings of Jesus: the bible includes the teachings of Jesus to show the believers the best way to God
• the psalms: they reflect different situations that people find themselves in and how they have found hope in God
• other uses: passages can be selected by people in meditation

• Protestant church do not believe that Mary is any different from other women
• the orthodox church looks to Mary like they do other saints. She is the object devotion and her painting and icons help them to worship her
• the Catholic church gives Mary a central role in the belief and worship. It is thought that the son of God came into history

• Catholics and orthotox believe this
• her body and soul were taken up to heaven
• Mary assumed to heaven and did not decay in the tomb
• Catholic church celebrates this on August 15th

• Catholics believe that Mary was free from sin when she was in her mothers womb
• Mary was free from sin since birth

• If Jesus was born though natural human he would be nothing more than a human
• when angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a baby
• though the Holy Spirit
• the virgin birth of Jesus shows that jesus is true God
• Catholics believe that Mary remained a virgin

• people believe that it is the voice of God and Holy Spirit taking though their body
• they believe that they have no control over what they are saying
• heavenly language

• people believe in God becuase they experience him though worshipping him
• Christians believe they are filled with the Holy Spirit
• Pentecost

• singing
• praying out loud
• speaking in tongues
• raising arms in the air
• uncontrollable tears and shaking

• people feel Gods presence and power
• people experience that they depend on God and show God they love him and need him