A day or period of celebration for religious reasons.
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What does Christmas celebrate?
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on the 25th of December and lasts for 12 days.
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What is Epiphany?
A moment of sudden realisation and is a feast in the end of Christmas.
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What is the most important Christian Festival?Why?
Easter is the most important Christian festival because it celebrates the resurrection.
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What does looking at Jesus's life, death and resurrection remind Christians of?
They remember the central teaching of their faith.
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How do the different denominations of the church remember Easter?
Orthodox Christians walk around the church with candles.
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What the church does: What does the church do as a building?
It provides a location where Christians from the local community meet, worship,pray and socialise.
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What events other than worship will occur?
Mothers' and toddlers' groups or youth clubs.
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What is a food bank?
Food banks are emergency food to help and support people in 'crisis'.
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How do people get food from Food banks?
A care professional like a doctor or health visitor will issue the person with a voucher and give them three days of nutritionally balanced food.
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What teachings are food banks based on?
They are focused on the key practises of helping those in need such as "love your neighbour".
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What other key practises show the importance of Food banks?
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in."
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What does agape mean?
selfless, unconditional and sacrificial love meaning that you reach out to your community and show love to all people.
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What are street pastors?
Adult volunteers trained to patrol streets of cities and reassure areas that experience high crime, drugs, gangs and knives, they help.
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What is the aim of street pastors?
Not to preach but to listen to people's problems, giving guidance and discouraging anti-social behaviour and to help and care for people in the local community.
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What is one of the key practises of helping others?
"Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."
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What is mission?
The church has a mission to spread the news. This is known as the great commissions.
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How much people in the world are Christians?
Estimates around 1.5 billion-2.5 billion. Mostly in South America, Africa and Asia. However less likely in the USA and Europe and not at all in the Middle East.
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How do modern Christians celebrate their faith?
They organise events or speak to people they meet about Jesus.
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What is the Great Commission described as?
To make disciples from all nations, not just new believers
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What is Evangelism?
When you preach in public or talk about your experiences aiming to accept Jesus into their lives.
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What is Reconciliation and what happens?
It is the repairing of relationship with God and humans and is part of the seven sacraments known as "Penance and Reconciliation." It is the role of the church to bring humanity closer.
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What happens in Persecution?
When they are forced to pay extra tax, not allowed to have good jobs.
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How does the church respond to this?
They help develop their faith and strengthen their beliefs."If someone slaps you on the right cheek,turn to them the other cheek also."
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How do they support persecution?
"If one part suffers the other parts suffer with it," They support the the suffering as much as possible.
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What is liturgical worship?
A set order and set pattern of worship.
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Why should they respond to world poverty?
Jesus helped the poor and that we should donate and give to poor.
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What does Christmas celebrate?
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Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on the 25th of December and lasts for 12 days.
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What is Epiphany?
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What is the most important Christian Festival?Why?
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What does looking at Jesus's life, death and resurrection remind Christians of?
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