{"id":44,"date":"2016-02-23T06:35:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T06:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2016-03-04T23:04:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T23:04:14","slug":"christian-liturgy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Christian Liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-177 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"HLiturgyBook\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HLiturgyBook.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Christian Liturgy is a public official worship \u2013 rites, ceremonies, sacraments and patterns of prayer of the church, as opposed to private devotions. The Church finds it very necessary and appropriate to form a parish Liturgy Committee, an umbrella body to coordinate various ministries that can periodically meet to review and plan parish worship in an enriching and solemn manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Composition:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The Liturgy Committee is composed of the pastor, the coordinators (heads) and\/or representatives of various parish ministries, for example, Music, Readers, Hospitality, Communion, Altar servers, Sacristans, Children\u2019s Liturgy, Decorators or other interested persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It exists to plan and provide for the spiritual development of church\u2019s public worship and of each member of the parish community through transforming liturgical celebrations, days of prayer and spiritual renewal, and any other special devotions; to collaborate among ministries; to bond and form small Christian Community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Functions: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To recruit and train members of the parish community to serve the various ministries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To coordinate these ministries by appointing coordinators and developing guidelines for each of the various ministries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To educate itself through study, prayer and participation in workshops and seminars, and to encourage other parishioners to participate in these programs and those sponsored by the diocese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To review the community worship celebrations to ensure they serve liturgical needs of the parish and to identify areas that need development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To ensure advanced planning and preparation is carried out for each of the major liturgical seasons: i.e., Advent\/Christmas, Lent\/Easter\/Pentecost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">To work with other parish committees to co-ordinate parish celebrations of Baptism, First Communion, First Reconciliation, Confirmation, RCIA, Marriage, and the Sacraments of the sick and funerals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Some of the big questions that a liturgy committee might ask include: Are our liturgies life-giving and praise worthy? Are parishioners able to participate easily in the Liturgies? What critiques are people making and how do we address them? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Liturgy is a public official worship \u2013 rites, ceremonies, sacraments and patterns of prayer of the church, as opposed to private devotions. 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