Community 2023 – Edition 4

Community 2023 – Edition 4

The Pentecost service in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year is a feature of this edition of community. Several other Chief Apostle visits are highlighted, and the ordination of women in ministry is again discussed. A report of the recent District Apostles’ meeting is included, and the sombre news of a bus crash in Zambia is shared with the readers.

Podcast: Word service liturgy

Podcast: Word service liturgy

The District Apostle recently provided advice regarding the AVT services, where it was decided to define the difference between the liturgy of a transmitted service with the congregation present, and a service purely for transmission with no congregation present at the transmission point.

A decision was made that the AVT service without a congregation present would be in the format of a ‘word service’. As absolution is not part of our ‘word service’ liturgy, this means that we will no longer pronounce absolution in our AVT services without a congregation.

To further clarify these changes, a podcast has been produced.

LITURGY FOR WORD SERVICES

Thanksgiving 2023

Thanksgiving 2023

In a few short weeks we will celebrate Thanksgiving, and we can already use the days ahead to prepare for this event. We are pleased to share the altar decorations from last year, from many of the congregations in our Western Pacific district.

2022 Altar decorations