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The word Anglican describes those churches, institutions, and people following the religious concepts and traditions founded by the Church of England. Most Anglicans are members of churches that are part of the international Anglican Communion.

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I a person continually have trouble achieving goals or just having things work out for them does this mean that God is withholding his grace or blessings If so how does one get back into God's grace?

i can say this to you, God is not withholding his grace from you-or anybody else for that matter. just because God is not answering your "prayers" right away doesn't mean he's not listening in on your requests or paying attention to you. a lot of the time we pray and ask God for things we feel we need (or want) and when we don't get it right away then we blame God for not loving us-or withholding us from his grace or blessings. and it could be that he his showering you with blessings galore and giving you unconditional amounts of grace but you don't see them yet because they might not be exactly what you had in mind. but if you do seriously think or feel you as a person has been turned down by God himself-then you should probably get some religious help beyond answers.com (just a thought)i hope that maybe this helped you in some way... whoever you are. try to look at all of the good things you have in life and you might just get the idea of what Gods grace was meant to be. :) good luck in finding God's grace in your life!

Is a Methodist wedding valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church?

It depends. It is valid if the two getting wedded aren't Catholic. It is not valid if one or both are Catholics.

How do you wish someone good luck on their surgery?

I wish you the very best for a speedy recovery.

CAN a quaker be a godparent in the Anglican church?

Seeing as there are people I know who are both Anglicans AND also Quakers, the answer has to be Yes, but whether other churches who practise Christenings, would allow it, I am not sure. I suspect it is likely to vary between different types of Christian Church, and also depend whether the individual potential Godparent is able to make the declarations required.

Many Quakers refuse to make oaths believing that we should speak the truth without such a declaration.

Is communion in other churches valid for Catholic?

No with a few limited exceptions. The Catholic Church's Code of Cannon Law, specifically Cannon 844 details exactly when, and from whom, a Catholic may receive the Sacraments. Section 1 states: "Catholic ministers may lawfully administer the sacraments only to Catholic members of Christ's faithful, who equally may lawfully receive them only from Catholic ministers, except as provided in §2, 3 and 4 of this canon and in can. 861 §2" [which pertains to Baptism]. Sections 2, 3 & 4 provide the exceptions to this law and pertain primarily to emergency situations when no Catholic priest is available, i.e., the battlefield when eminent death is expected. In such a situation, a Catholic may receive the Sacraments (e.g., Eucharist & Anointing of the Sick/"last rights") from a minister the Catholic Church considers to have valid sacraments. The primary Churches that the Catholic Church would consider fall into this category would be: the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Armenian Apostolic, Coptic, possibly a few others). However, in general, no Catholic can just decide to attend a non-Catholic (i.e., Protestant) church and receive Holy Communion. Such churches would include the Lutherans, Episcopalian/Anglican, Presbyterian, etc. For a Catholic to receive communion in these Christian churches (not in full-communion with The Catholic Church), it would be considered a "mortal sin" for the Catholic to do such a thing and he/she would need to be reconciled back to the Catholic Church in the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Penance.

How many anglicans are there are there in the world?

There are approximately 6 million Anglicans in the world, according to the yearly Census. There are more Anglicans in Africa than there are in The United States.

Has the Anglican Church of Canada ever been called The United Church?

No. The United Church of Canada was formed in 1925 by a merger of the Methodist Church, the Congregationalist Assemblies and 2/3 of the Presbyterian Church.

How can you tell if it is Catholic or Anglican church?

You can normally tell if it is Catholic or Anglican because there is usually a sign showing if it is Catholic or Anglican.

What is a difference in decoration between church and synagogue?

Instead of having los of statues like in the church they have tapestries and absoluteley no statues at all in the synagogue.

Another point that leads away from decoration is that they don't say God in the synagogue. They say G-d or Adoni as the name is too sacred.

They also have the difference in readings such as the Bible in the church and the Torah in the synagogue.

Hope this helped :D

How did the christingle come to be used in the Church of England?

When the world was created the different fruits represent different parts of the world.

So the orange represents the world and god made the world and we pray to god in our churches.

When was the verse starting The rich man in his castle removed from the Hymn all things bright and beautiful?

The verse in question reads: The rich man in his castle,

The poor man at his gate,

God made them, high or lowly,

And ordered their estate. The offending lines were lines three and four. This verse was thought to be contrary to scripture, in that God creates all people equally, and that poverty is not a result of the will of God, but a result of the evil in the world. It was decided that this verse seemed to say that God somehow favoured some people bestowing riches on them, whilst others he made poor - for no reason other than he had 'favourites'. This was contrary to Christ's teaching ('the first shall be last and the last first'... 'it is harder for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God...' etc) and so the verse was dropped in almost all hymnbooks. Many other hymns have heresies in them. A good example is 'O Valiant Hearts' - the hymn of the British legion which equates Christ's sacrifice on the Cross with the sacrifice made by the soldiers in World War I. Whilst in no way belittling the sacrifice that these brave men made, the hymn's comparison is heresy in the extreme. It just goes to show that you should always obey the 11th commandment: 'Get not thy theology from hymns'!

Can an Evangelist marry a Catholic?

Yes, though both of them, if they are serious about their faiths, they have to be both saved and believe similarly, or it just won't work. This can be really bad if both of them don't believe the same way, as they will fight over how the children are to be brought up and whether they will be Catholic or evangelical, though Catholics can be evangelical, but I have only heard of Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and Pentacostal evangelicals. The Catholic church requires the other partner to join the Catholic church, and for the children to be brought up as Catholics. Obviously, this would create a problem for anyone who falls into the usual definition of evangelical.

How do you conduct church business meetings?

my church has an executive board, called the BSL (Board of Srevant Leaders) that makes large decisions among our congregation. Our pastor of finances takes care of all of the financial aspects of our ministries.

When can the church be decorated after Advent?

The season of Advent ends on Christmas day. Typically, the following weekend is when the church can resume using its typical decorations.

What Puritan dissenter claimed that worshippers did not need the church to help them interpret the Bible?

The Puritan dissenter who claimed that worshippers did not need the church to help them interpret the Bible was Roger Williams. He argued for the idea of soul liberty, emphasizing that individuals could have a direct relationship with God and interpret scripture on their own. Williams' beliefs ultimately led him to found Rhode Island, a colony known for its religious freedom. His views challenged the established Puritan orthodoxy and contributed to the broader discourse on religious tolerance.

Where did carrying corpse into a church originate?

It started in the late 1100s when sir cruthers of england died and did the first funeral in the catholic church

What is the Cavalry church?

You mean Calvary, not cavalry, right? Calvary is a name for the place where Jesus Christ was crucified. It is also called Golgotha. Some churches use it as part of the church name, and you would need to ask the members, preachers, or founders of each such church to find out why.

Cavalry, an entirely different word, is soldiers mounted on horses. A cavalry church might consist of an army chaplain and the horseback troops who attend his religious services.

What is the difference between Anglicans and puritans?

It depends which Anglicans and Puritans you mean! Anglicans were members of the Church of England, and the Puritan movement sought to bring about a more 'pure' (i.e. more thoroughly reformed) church. Some of them remained within the Church of England, but others began new non-conformist groups, either out of choice or because they were ejected.