{"id":10,"date":"2008-03-30T15:52:07","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T22:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johannite.org\/arimathea\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2018-12-27T11:39:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T19:39:12","slug":"church-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johannite.org\/rcc\/church-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Etiquette 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"offering-communion\"<\/a>Come as you are, stay as long as you like, or as little as you like<\/strong>. The only thing we ask is that you are respectful of other parishoners and attendees and keep noise to a minimum while liturgy is undertaken. You can will find a short introduction about church etiquette in the following parts.<\/p>\n

Also, if this is your first time in a liturgical and sacramental church, the seeming complexity of the liturgy can sometimes be intimidating or confusing – but we\u2019re here to help<\/em>. If you have questions about the liturgy, Gnosticism, or the Apostolic Johannite Church as a whole, please ask away.<\/p>\n

You can write to us, call ahead of time, or join us for coffee afterwards – questioning is, after all, the beginning of wisdom. If we don\u2019t know the answer, you can be sure we\u2019ll say so. Ideas are often best explored with other minds and thoughts, and we\u2019d be pleased to help you, if we can.<\/p>\n

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Church Etiquette 101<\/h2>\n

Many people, on their first visit to a church, are a little worried about how to behave. This page is a short guide to some of our common customs intended to reduce anxiety in new visitors.<\/p>\n

Standing, Sitting, and Kneeling<\/h3>\n

Because most chapels we celebrate our liturgy lack kneelers, we don\u2019t kneel as a general rule. For most of the service the celebrant will invite you to stand or sit at the appropriate time. Before the start of the service, you should sit (or if you prefer kneel) to meditate or pray quietly. At the beginning of the service as the celebrant enters, the people stand to mark the beginning of the service. At the end of the service, as the celebrant moves to the front of the altar to depart, the people stand to mark the end of the service.<\/p>\n

The Sign of the Cross<\/h3>\n

A common custom in all Christian communities is to make the sign of the cross at particular times. If you\u2019re not comfortable doing so, don\u2019t worry. If you\u2019d like to adopt the custom (in one of its various forms), it is typically done:<\/p>\n

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  • Whenever a priest makes the sign of the cross over the people in a blessing or absolution<\/li>\n
  • Whenever the name of the Blessed Trinity is said (we have several of these formulae such as \u201cIn the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\u201d, \u201cIn the Name of the Pleroma and The Logos and the Pneuma Hagion\u201d and so on)<\/li>\n
  • At the end of the reading of the Gospel<\/li>\n
  • After taking Communion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Typically, in our Missal, you’ll find a little cross sign (+) that signifies you where you may make the sign of the cross.<\/p>\n

    Taking Communion<\/h3>\n

    Many churches restrict who is able to share in the bread and wine at a Communion or Eucharistic service. The AJC welcomes anyone who wishes to join us in communion to share. Common practice is to kneel to receive communion. Because our chapel has no communion rail or kneelers, this is a challenge, so the people usually receive communion standing. The priest will bring the consecrated host and the cup (or chalice) to you where you are standing. If you have no fear of hard floors and you\u2019d prefer to kneel, feel perfectly free to do so.<\/p>\n

    First, the priest will offer you the consecrated host. Standing in front of you, she or he will hold it before you and say, \u201cBe what you see, receive what you are.<\/strong>\u201d You should respond, \u201cAmen,<\/strong>\u201d and then open your mouth or hold out your hands. The priest will place the bread on your tongue or in your hands, and you consume the host.<\/p>\n

    After you receive the bread, proceed to the cleric holding the cup. Just as before she or he will hold it before you with the words, \u201cBe what you see, receive what you are.<\/strong>\u201d You should respond, \u201cAmen.<\/strong>\u201d The cleric will then hold the cup to your lips. If you are kneeling, allow the cleric to tilt the cup until you can take a small sip of the consecrated wine. If you are standing, it is very difficult for the cleric to tell when you have received the consecrated wine, so gently hold the base of the cup and assist with tilting it until you take a sip.<\/p>\n

    Once you have received communion in both kinds, feel free to either kneel or sit and pray or meditate on the gifts of the Eucharist.<\/p>\n

    Now that You Know, Welcome to Our Community!<\/h3>\n

    The celebration of liturgy is an occasion for joy because we draw closer together as a community, we draw a little closer to the Divine and we offer ourselves as agents for the ongoing life of the world. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with attending services, all these guidelines might seem a little overwhelming, but don\u2019t worry \u2013 it\u2019s not hard to follow and there are people here to help.<\/p>\n

    The important thing is being open to the mystery of liturgy and present to the other human people working with you. If you can do that, everything else falls into place.<\/p>\n

    Welcome to the Rose Cross Community!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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