| What do you understand by the word Church? |
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A Church can be defined as a physical sacred place meant for worship, It can also be seen as a community of the lay faithful who cometogether to pray and worship God. It is usually made up of the Clergy and the Congregation. They also share common belief, values, norms and practice.
Some of the common activities held in the Church includes:
- Prayer
- Worship
- Bible study
- Fellowship
| How often do you go to church and what's the name of your church? |
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I go for morning mass often aside from Sunday mass.
My church is one of it's kind because we don't attend service rather we attend the holy mass. I'm a member of the Catholic Church headed by the Pope. Aside from Sunday mass, we also celebrate mass on everyday of the week. The mass is usually celebrated by a Reverend Father. The mass is made up of two parts, the Liturgy of the word and the Liturgy of the holy Eucharist. The reverend father is the only one allowed to celebrate the holy mass because his the only one that has the power to transform bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ during transubstantiation.
Some unique things about my Church includes.
- The holy Sacrament
The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments which is Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders and the holy matrimonial.
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- Hierarchical structure
The Church is lead by the holy Pope, followed by the bishops, priests and the Deacon.
- Liturgical Calendar
We use a Calendar which divided the year into A, B and C.
- Use of sacramentals
We also believe in the use of sacramentals like the holy rosary, holy pictures, incense etc.
- Veneration of the Saints
We look at the saints as our role model and ask them to intervene for us because the prayers of the righteous avails more.
- Papal Infallibility
We believe that the Pope also known as the Papal cannot make mistakes when it comes to the matters of the Church.
| Tell us the benefits of going to church. |
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- Spiritual growth
It gives us the opportunity to know God more.
- Morals and values
The Church teaching centers on morals and values.
- Place of interaction
It also helps people to interact and know each other.
- Place of support
The Lay faithful usually encourage and support their members during difficult times.
| Which steemian do you want to go to church with, someday? |
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Well, I would love to go to the Church with @blessebee.
Thanks for reading my post, I invite @josephhonesty, @adachukwu and @chilaw to participate in this contest.