Comments on: The Value of Advent http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/ trying to nail down the shifting signifiers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:23:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anthony Velez http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Anthony Velez Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:02:37 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/#comment-2839 Oh, and I want to affirm you and Kermit by also saying that it is not easy being green (ordinary time, the time of the Church) and yet it is worth the hardship. Oh, and I want to affirm you and Kermit by also saying that it is not easy being green (ordinary time, the time of the Church) and yet it is worth the hardship.

]]> By: Anthony Velez http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Anthony Velez Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:59:39 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/#comment-2838 Yes we do, and it looks like it is the same colors you Presbies use. On a somewhat related note, I have a Book of Common Worship, which is the prayer book that used to order the worship service of Presbyterians. This is to say that Presbyterians used to be quite liturgical, and I am sure some still are. I once read that if John Calvin had his way the churches of Geneva would have had weekly communion, and that this conviction was carried by John Knox to Scotland. If any of this stuff interests you, I suggest a book titled, Worship is a Verb, written by Robert Webber, who was a theologian and a kind of worship consultant for Protestant churches who were interested in exploring ways to integrate more liturgical (and historic) forms of worship into their existing forms. Yes we do, and it looks like it is the same colors you Presbies use. On a somewhat related note, I have a Book of Common Worship, which is the prayer book that used to order the worship service of Presbyterians. This is to say that Presbyterians used to be quite liturgical, and I am sure some still are. I once read that if John Calvin had his way the churches of Geneva would have had weekly communion, and that this conviction was carried by John Knox to Scotland. If any of this stuff interests you, I suggest a book titled, Worship is a Verb, written by Robert Webber, who was a theologian and a kind of worship consultant for Protestant churches who were interested in exploring ways to integrate more liturgical (and historic) forms of worship into their existing forms.

]]> By: ROG http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 ROG Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:37:19 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/12/11/169/#comment-2837 Went to children's ed a couple weeks ago with Lydia. The teacher was showing (in puzzle format, no less) how the Xian year works, from Advent to Advent, in a great circle. This may be arcane, but does your place of worship attribute colors to the church season? For us (Presbyterian), Lent is purple, Pentecost is red, Christmas and Easter are white. Advent's now blue to distinguish it from Lent. The "ordinary time" is green. (It's not easy being green. Or Green.) Went to children’s ed a couple weeks ago with Lydia. The teacher was showing (in puzzle format, no less) how the Xian year works, from Advent to Advent, in a great circle.

This may be arcane, but does your place of worship attribute colors to the church season? For us (Presbyterian), Lent is purple, Pentecost is red, Christmas and Easter are white. Advent’s now blue to distinguish it from Lent. The “ordinary time” is green. (It’s not easy being green. Or Green.)

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