Why do deaconess wear hats on communion Sunday?

Answer 1

Well, honey, deaconesses wear hats on communion Sunday because it's a tradition that dates back to the early church when women covered their heads as a sign of respect. Plus, it adds a touch of flair to the whole ceremony, don't you think? So, slap on that hat and get ready to serve the body and blood of Christ with style!

Answer 2

The Bible says in I Corinthians 11:1-9 that women should cover their heads to show submission to God's creation order.

Although men and women are equal spiritually and in value, God created men and women different, with different roles and functions. This is what the Apostle Paul was talking about when he said, "The head of the woman is the man" [I Corinthians 11:3]. God has ordained that man's role be one of headship and leadership over the woman. He created the woman to be man's "helpmeet" [Genesis 2:18]; and to be in submission unto man. To display this beautiful truth, God commands men to be uncovered and women to wear a headcovering. By wearing a covering on her head, a woman is displaying her submission to God, His creation order of authority, and is preaching to everyone that she gladly accepts her role the Creator has made her to assume. Therefore, "let her be covered" [I Corinthians 11:6] for His glory!

1 Corinthians 11:10 instructs that women should cover their heads as a testimony to the angels!

The Scripture says, "For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels." [I Corinthians 11:10]. Women, by wearing a headcovering, demonstrate their place of authority in submission to God and his order. The spirit of submission and the symbol it represents is no doubt power before God's throne and all the angels take note! What a rebuke a faithful woman gives to all the fallen angels and Lucifer who would not assume their created place but rebelled!

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 that women should cover their heads because nature itself teaches that it is proper!

Paul said, "...is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you..."[I Corinthians 11:13-14]. Paul appealed to nature as proof that a woman should wear a headcovering on her head. Nature teaches that it is a "shame" for men to have long hair, but it is "a glory" to the woman. Paul is saying that a woman's covering given her by nature [her long hair] is proof that God has ordained a distinction between men and women in role and function. Therefore, Paul argues, women should take their position in submission to God by wearing a material covering on their heads. This is the instruction nature has given us!

In 1 Corinthians 11:16 we find that women should cover their heads because that was part of the Apostles' teaching and what all the churches practiced.

According to the Apostle Paul, all the churches of God practiced the headcovering, and it was not just a "local Corinthians custom" as many would suppose. Paul said, "they have no such custom" as women going uncovered. [I Corinthians 11:13, 16]. Paul answers the question of verse thirteen in verse sixteen. It was not the practice of the churches of God for women to go uncovered! What would Paul think of most churches today regarding his teaching? Beyond that...what does God think of churches today that throw out this plain teaching? It is a dangerous thing to put oneself in the place of God and assume that some parts of the New Testament are for us and others not. Where would one draw the line if that were the case? What Paul taught here he taught "every where in every church" [I Corinthians 4:17]. History also clearly proves this fact. Let us entertain for a moment just a few quotes from some famous church leaders in church history.

Tertullian (160 - 215 A.D.) said, "It behooves our virgins to be veiled from the time that they have passed the turning point of their age."

Hippolytus (170 - 236 A.D.) said, "And let all the women have their heads covered with an opaque cloth."

Augustine (354 - 430 A.D.) said, "It is not becoming, even in married women, to uncover their hair, since the apostle commands women to keep their heads covered."

Martin Luther (1483 - 1546 A.D.)said, "The headcovering is a protection from being out of relationship with God. By fulfilling the commands, the women have a sense of peace and love in their relationships with God."

John Wesley (1703 - 1791 A.D.)said, "...if a woman is not covered -- if she will throw off the badge of subjection, let her appear with her hair cut like a man's. But if it be shameful for a woman to appear thus in public...let her, for the same reason, keep on her veil."

Did all of the churches practice what Paul taught. You'd better believe it...and many are still faithful to what the Lord said here.

Lastly, in Isaiah 47:1-3 you find that women should cover their heads because of modesty.

To "uncover thy locks" is called "nakedness" and a "shame" before God. [Isaiah 47:2-3]. This may seem strange to the average reader! However, right and wrong are not dictated by our culture, but by the words of Almighty God. God says plainly here for women to cover their heads for modesty's sake. A woman's hair is your glory [I Corinthians 11:15]. The glory of women is not for every man's gaze!