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scars of their torture, imprisonment. orexrle.

Eusebius of Caesarel, I historian, toldus. Thosc who have come here are themost distinguishcd nlinisters of God. fiomlhc nrany churches in Europe, Africa. and

''Constantine is the firrt ruler of all timeto have gathered such x grorp in the bondofpeAce."

Bishops Set StandardsDuriDg the persccutions. many people

were not rble to hold on to their faith whilebeing ()rtured. Thcy gavc in and reiectedGod.

The bishops have now sel up a proce-dlre that will allow these people {o relurnk) the Church il drey ask to be admittedagain.

Thc bishops have llso establi\hed stan-dards for thc elcc(ion and ordination ofpricsls and bishops.

Debate Concerning ChristA local debate about Jesus Christ as the

Son ol God began in Alexandria some timeago. It ha\ led ro serious conflict. Arius, apriest of that region, has been teaching thalChrist, the Word, did not cxist with codthe Father from all etemity. His followenjhave been p ro tes t i ng i n t hc s t r cc t ssinging songs and shouting, 'Thcrc was

Bmperor Constantine Calls Church'sBishops to Council Meeting in Nicaea

CONSTANTINOPLE. 325 CE_Argumen ts i n l he Church h t t vc l cd theEmperor Constantine to call ll the bishopsfor a Council nceting.

About 3(X) bishops have truvcled frcmtheir honres to Nicaea. not far from here-The i r expenses a re be ing pa id by theEmperor. who has taken charge of thisimporranl Council himself. Some of thebishops are from the Greek-speaking Ei r.Others are from the Wesr, where Latin isthe main language.

Because this gathering is happening sosoon afler thc cnd of the persecutionr ofChistians, many who arc herc still bear the Continued on page 2

CONSTANTINE, Continucd from pase I

when He was not! There was when He was not! '

In opposit ion to their v iew, Bishop Alexander con-demned Arius and banned him from holding any office irthe Church. Alexander believes that the Word (he Son)h{s existed fiom the very beginning of !ime. Hc has beenassilted by a scholarly priest named Alhanasius. Althoughhe is not allowed to speak at lhe meeting, Athanasius hasheen uorl in! in lhe background ro opp,J\e AriLr. .

Disturbed by this conllicl in Alexandrin. the Empe.orasked the Council to prepare a llrm answer to lhe ques-tion, W}lo is Jesus Chrisl?

Thc matter was presented to the Council by Eusebius,Bishop of Nicomedir, who brought a wfitten statcmcnl.The supporters of Arius told us they expected to pcrsuadc

the Council wilh logical argumenh for their position.Shout! of "Liar! ." Blasphemy!." and Heresyl" were

heard as the Council became outraged at the suggestionthat Christ was only a creafure. One member grabbed thestatenent lion Bishop Eusebius hand. ripped it to sh.eds.nnd trampled the pieces on the lloor

A Creed has now been wri t ten Io stale clear ly thrtCluist is of thc same "subslance" as the Falher The Creekword for substance (hofioouskt) was suggested by theEmperur Constantine himself.

All bishops were asked Io sign the new documcnt nowbeing cal led the Nicene Creed. Only a handt 'ul haverefused, i rnd they h ve been declared heret ics by lheChurch and banished fiom their cities by the Enrperor

Early Christians Became MartyrsDrorn lhc ci lr l) drys oi rhe Chur!h. rrrenr-| ' bcrs nf the Christ ian community weretreAted in x cnrel way, Stephcn was onc ofthe f irst to die for his belicfs. Hc wassloncd in Jerusalenr for preaching aboulJesus.

In m{ny p rts of the Roman Empire,Christians were blaned lbr evil deeds andwere torturcd and killed. Many were sentinto the Circuscs (Arclras) wherc they werech sed by l i ons and o the r w i l d beas ts .Others werc bealcn, bumed, and sbned todeatn,

Dur ing the t imes o f pe rsecu t i on .Chris(ians wcre lbrbidden tiom worshiping

in public. Their books wcrc scizcd undbulncd. Sacrcd places and objects wefedestroyed.

BecAuse of the conslant drnger theylaced. carly Christians developed signrls k)identify one another One such sign was thefish. The initial lelters of the Greek wordfor f ish ( i . /rr lrrr) stand for lhc u,ords."Jesus Christ, Cod's Son, Savioi"

To use the sign, 1I Christian would drawhalf of a f ish in the dirt. A non-Christ ianwou ld th ink no th ing o f i t . Bu t o lhe rChrist ians would know what to do. Theywould complele the sign by drlwing theofier half of thc fish.

How Constantine Became a Christian' I he Roman Empirc had many rulers.

Some of the more famous ones were JuliusCaesar and Augustur Caesar. At l imcs,more lhirn one man claimed to bc emperor,and lighting broke out.

Constanline grew up hoping to beconlethe ruler of lhe whole Rontan Empire. Hewas patient and careful. and he waited untilthe time was right.

In 313, Constantine gathered lis inniesand marched on Rome. Maxent ius,t h e r u l e r o f R o m e , l c d h i s a r m yt o m e e l C o n s t a n l i n e o n t h e M i l v i a nBridge.

The night before the batlle, Constanrine

had a dream he could not forgel- He saw avision of the Christ ian symbol. the C/r lRho. along wi ih the words. ' In this youshali conquer"

Chi a\d Rl1o re the first two le$ers of(he Creek name. "Christ." Constanline hadthis synbol put on the shields of his soldiers. The battle was won. and Constandncissued the Edict of Mi lan. In Ihis order,perseculions of Chrislians wcrc stopped.Churches. cenreteries, and other prcpe icswere restored.

C o n s t a n l i n e c o n l i n u e d 1 o s u p p o r tChrisfians and was baplized just befbre hedied in 337.

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Christian Worship ChangesIn the early Church, Chrislians wor-

shiped in small groups in private homes.Their services w€re simple. People gath-ered in secrct, sharcd a meal, and celebrat-ed lhe Eucharist.

Becoming a Christ ian wds dangerousand required individuals to spend up tothree years in preparation before bcingbaptized.

After Const ntine became emperor,

everything changed. People no longer hadto hide their beliefs or be afraid of theauthodties. Churches were built so thatChristians could wo$hip ir public.

Many people want€d to bccomcChristians ght away, but they were notof len wi l l ing to accept the condit ions ofbaptism md repentance.

Celebrations of Epiphany, Easter, andPentecost became lestival occasions.

1. Nicaea2. Chi Rho3. Mariyr

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tl. Eusebius9. Constantinoplc

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12. Creed13. blasphemy14. heretic

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Verses for the Unit:Session lt John l6:26;Philippians 2: I tSession 2: Rrrrdnr /2:2: Ro,]rans 11:8Session 3: Prdrn //8.2J: John 8:32:

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"l came from the Father and have come info fhe world; again, Ileaving the world and going to lhe Father" -Jor,n .16128 (NRSV)

". . . [A]nd every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,the glory of Cod the Father" Priipp,k lJ 2.'.11 (NRSV)

Clues:L Over 300 bishops ga$cr here at

the request ofthe Emperor2. A Christian symbol placed on

the shields ofRoman soldiers.3. One who suffered ard died lbr

believing in Christ-4- The cmpcror who ended the

cruel treatment of Christians.5. A bishop who believcd d.l

Jesus and Cod the Father existedfrom the beginning.

6. An edict dcclaring that aChristian s property wolrld bcrestored.

7. A priest whose lbllowers \houl-ed his slogans in thc strccts.

8. The nanre of hisloriiln lionlCaesarea who was present irt theCouncil .

9. The Council was held nol trnfrom this city.

l0.The Grcck word for fish.ll. Cruel lre:rlment ofolhcrs.

including torture and dcalh.12. A stalcmcnt ofbcl ict13. A starcmcnl considered to be iI

contempt ofGod or to curseCod.

14. One whose beliek are in oppo-sirion to the estublishedChrist ian lai lh.

15. A Creek word melning \)foncsubstance or being.'

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The Church'sBenedict Builds Monastery for Growing

Vorship Number of MonksJoining CommunityTakes Form

Crcs Year- lntermcdiate,Episopal Childnn s

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I n t he sma l l comrnun i t y o l Mon leCassino, a new stlucturc has been buih bythe hands ol men dedicated to God and ledby a man namcd Benedict tioDr Nursia.

Th i s sma l l v i l -r age wrs cnosenbecause i t i s f a rfron a|ly busyroxds. It has beench nged grcatly byth i s new bu i l d ingcalled ! monastery.The o r iS ina l spo twas x p lnce o fpagan worship. Themonlis havc torndown thc altar tharwas thcrc and buil lftc ncw foundationrighi o top of i t .They havc nowdedicaled the placeto God.

The brothershave ta.ken vows ofpove r l y . cnasn ly !and obed ience .Thcy wil l establisha community wherc they will livc under theRule written by Benedict.

One of the monkr lold us about thercquirements of the Rule. They arc veryreasonable." he said. "Some places havemuch stricter rules, such as lasting for longperiods of tinre and sleeping on the ground.

BeneJ i ( l h3s g i ven u ' a w i r ) l o I i \ e t ha 'praises God in every parl ofour lives.

"We gather lbr pmycr eight times dayThe se rv i ces a re ca l l ed Ma l iDs . Lauds .

is our obedience to itabbot. '

Prime. Terce. Sexl.None. Vespers. andCompline.

' 'Benedict thi nkswc nccd to get prop-cr resl and f ix)d lokeep ou rsc l vcs f i t .We hlve lwo mcals ad ry and s leep onbeds w i th b lanke rsand pillows.

"We nlso share inwha teve r work i snecessary t0 m in-taln tne lr lonaslely.where we l i vc andwork apan fiom theworld. We spend panof our day studyinglhe Sc r ip lu res andother writings in ourlibrary.

"The most impoFtant pffl of oDr Ruleand lo Bcnedict. our

While this communily is just for mcn. wehave leamed that one will be establishednearby lor women. This communily \r'ill beca l l cd a conven t , and i t w i l l be l ed byBenedict's sister. Scholastica.

Anthony and His Pig Bring Warm lightnthont and his sisrer l i lcd in a snl l lv i l l a g e i n E g y p l . T h e y \ e r e v e r y

A lhon). lhe older.look good ci fc of hissistef and dlc propcrly.Soon he' $as cvcn r iche r . O n e d a l $ h i l e i nc h u f c h h e h e r f d t h eGospel s lor l of thc r ichy o u n g r L r l c r . J c s u s 'words $ cr'ir clcirf: (lo.s e l l \ o u r p o s s c s s i 0 n s .nno lrve Inc ntoncv lothe poor. iud )oLI ! ! i l lh i l |c l fc i lsufc in hel\ ' -

r \ | l I h o n ) p f o v i d e dn r o n c v l o f h i \ \ i s l c f .' f h e n

h c s o l d c v c r y -l h i n g l h i r l b c l o r g c d t ohir t t . gavc thc nroncr tolhc poor. rrr( l \ renl I t t ()thc dcscr l lo l ivf .

Mon.Lsticism l'cstcrdav and lbdati l , r r" '1r 1 ' . . ,1 rrr r l re . le.r Ir B(ncdrct Jr( l

f l ' , t t r c r . l r r r ' l i l r n J r i r \ t e r i ( { o r c o r ) \ ( n . r .\ l i r n 1 r r r e n r r , l r r ' r r r r l d e d , i i r r e r l l h c r i ' \ , \ ith is rva!. Those who tbl low Sl. Benedi.-r nfecal led tscrcr l ict ine\.Other groups tilhered uDder diffcrcnt leidersaDcl had di f tcrcnl rules. One of thesc wrsF r r n c i . o t - A , . r . i ' ^ 1 . , e , l " b l i . h c J l l t c , ' r J ( lnou I ' rosn r i the fr ' r . i*rn. . Tsu other{.rr(lhe Dolninicans and thc Jcsui ls.For r lolg time, nronasticism was nor parr oithe Church of EDgland. It was considcrcd (x)R o m a n f o r l h o s e w h o c h o s c t o f d l o w

"ProtestaDt $,ay. Todav. howcvcr, there irfe thlrly-two such ordc$ in the Episcopal Church.S o D r e l i v e i n n t o n a s t c r i e \ a n d c o n v e n ! s ,Olher's re people you rnay lneel in church or

dc\cf l pf l l in! rr) ( io( l r l lnd nighl\ . ] -hcl krrc$ hc

wi\ r hol ! rrrrn. Orhcrsc.urr! ' lo lc lm l ioD him.l l c t n u g h r l 1 1 . I n d i s c i -pl ine. pr i r lcf . rnd con-t e r r p l i r t r o n . A n r h o n yw u \ 0 n c o l t h e f i r \ tr n L ' n l s - t e o t l e $ ' h ol c l l b c h i n d e ! e r y r h i n gr h e y h i r d i u 0 r d c r l og i v e a l l r h c i r r r r e n l i o nto wor\hiping God.

A Legend ofAntho|rl

Pcople s(xn began tol e l l \ t o r i e s a b o u tAndrony rnd to cLlll hinr s a i n t a n d r I n i r c l e\ \ ' o r k e f . O n e l c c c n dffoln Italy tclls thc follo\r ' rne stor).

Anthory sold al t hi \

possessions e) icept lbf one pig. Ottcn. hcw s \een in dre desef i praying to Corl $irhhis staff i r hi \ hand and his pis b) hi \ s ide.

The desef i was a vcr) hol pl i rue in thed.Lv $'hen the sun beat do$'n uporr lhe sund.blr t the nights were rer! cold ind di trk. Thepcople $ho l ived lhere hrLr l no $rr to kccp$ r r l n . T h e y w i s h e d t h e , \ c o u l d L c c p i rp i e c e o f t h e s u n n d h o l d o r l o i l l f o l r )e\enjng u t i l rhc nc\t nrolnin{.

The people rhoLlshl . A sr int could helfLts. \ \ t c i tn asl Anthon). the hol\ nl l ln. lohelp ur keep Lr piece of rhc \Lrn I i , f lhcnighit inre. Anthon) $arl ! .d !cr! ntuch tohclp l l )c pcople. He kne$ how nruch thc]sui lcrcd in lhe col(1.

Anth(nr) thought.rnd pf l )cd l i f i r lonst inrc. Finr l l l . hc kr. .w whrt kr do. l le (x)kh r s s t r i l r n d h i \ p i g r n d l r c g l n l h c l o n gi o u r n c ) l o t h c d c c f c c n l c f o l - l h c c i l h .Thcrc in lhc huming l i fcs oi hcl l l i !c( l lhcdc! i l urr( l his $1nlcrs.

Anlhonf klrocle( l r l th,r hiS i r(nr grtcs.' I h c d c ! i l \ h c l p ! r s w o u l d n o r l f l h i n r i r r

bccuur,c lhcy knc$ hc hcloIr !e( l t ( ' ( i {x i .A n t h o n y k c f t k n o c k i n g r n t i l l h r . ( l r ! i lcilnrc lo lhc 1'lllc.

' 'Wc ( l { , r ' l $ i | | r t ] r)Lr in hcrc. Wt or l f$rnl th( 's. $lx) lc. I 'n( l chc t . nnd ki l l ofr r r l i l c f i g s . '

Anthon\ ' rrpl icd. l l i \ eold o l herc. l l\ou $ i l l not lc l nrc i f . n l lunsr lcr nrf pig inr o $ i r n r h i r r r \ e l l b t I l ) c l i r c . l h e d e v i lrsfee(1. Bur $l)en l l r t pig gor inside. h! '\ ! tn l cf i rT\ ' runnLn! i l forur( l nnd luockin!t h i n c \ e ! e f ) u h i c h r ' u 1 . l h c n r o r c l h edevi l and the cnl)cN l f icd to cxlch him. thcnrorc dirnr i l lc thc pi ! c irused.

' 'Cd i f l )crc. l lnd slop lhis pigi shout! 'dlhe def i l . Thef l ! ' t Ant lro)) in. . l l ld lhe pigclnrc rnd slood quict l ! b! hi \ s ide. Antonvrlrcn srl do\\D bv rhe fi|e. He \tuck thc cnLloI llis \hll in the tl nre.

' 'You c.rn t str i herei the devi l vcl lcd.so., \ntho ! qol up lo le ve. When he rookhis staf l out of rhc f i re. lhe end w$ bu r1l1g. lhe del i l sa$ i t l tnd hie$ i t oLr i . _l utnot lc l l inc lou trke f iat f i re out of hcrc.

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But Anthon! ju\ t snr i led. Whcn he Soloutsidc the grtes, he hlew on the end of ihcstalJ. Al oDce. i t g lo$ed bf ighr l) . Anrhon)took the fife back to thc pcoplc rnd gLLlethem $'arnxh and ligh! in thc darkne\s.

oung $hcn rheir p rents died andthenr \r ' i rh r l r rge amount of monel

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Hilda Dedicated Her life to Godilda was a famous woman who livedin the sevenlh century in norlhernEngland. She wrs an abbess, the

leader of a monaslery thal had both menand women livhg in cornmunity.

Hilda was bom inlo a lamily of kings.Her greal uncle was King Edwin, and hersister's son became king ofEast Anglia.

Hi lda l ived fbr thir ty-three years as anoble Chrislian woman. TheD she decidedto dedicale the rest of her lile to God. Thebishop asked her to establish a monalterynol far lronr her home.

Hild established a rule that provided fbreveryone to rhare al l th ings. Shc taughlrightcousncss. mercy. purity, and especially

peace andjustice. She was a verywise woman, and many peopleordinary folk and kings andprinces-asked her for advice.

A great meeting, cal lcd theSynod of Whitby, was held underHilda's guidance. The purpose wtNto decide on the dfl te for Easler.Son1e churches fol lowed the Easterncalendar and others the Western. Thiscaused Easter to be celcbmted at diilerenttimes during thc same year Many peoplewerc confused by this.

The Synod of Whitby chosc the Westem(Roman) dxie for celebmting the resurrcc-tion ofChrist.

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The Monastic lifeUse the wofds listed on the right- rnd pur rhcm ln the bl.Lnks

L Hilda was in charge of a nonastery. and hcr t ide was

2. Mcn rvho have declicared their l ives uhollv to Cod l ivein a place crl lcd x _.

3. Anthony l iveclapar' l fuom the world and servcd God. Heu.r5 oltt ' ol ln( lrr. t to h. cr ' l lcJ rr

.1. Wornen who dcvoted themsclves k) God were calledand lived in a

5. Physical wolk. alon!r withincluded in thc Rulc of St.

6. Men rvho took r vow ofof St. Benedict hi ld to obey the Rule ancl thc

7. Tu o other inlpof lar l t vows of nn)nasl icrsnl l r fc

_ (giving up money ancl possessions). and

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(kecpir lg your bocly clcirn and Iur!.)

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"Do Dot be conlbmrcd to this wo d. bllt be transfomed by the renewirgof your ninds. so you may disccm what is the u ill of God-whr( is Soodand acceptable ard pel{ect." -Rorzrrr.r 12:2 (NTRSV)

''If \\,e live, we live lo the Lord, and if we die, we die 1o the Lo l sothen ifwe live or die, we .lre the Lord's." rQol,?d,r! /lr Ii (NRSV)

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German Monk Challenges the SellingOf Indulgences by the Pope's Agent

WITTENBURG. GERMANY, Lot?Notenber l5l7-On Octobcr 31. the eveo f A l l S r i n l s , a D ronk named M r t iD

Lu lhe r pos l cd95 theses on the

o l - t hc C rs t l eChu rch i n t h i scity.

Lu thc r hasDecomc a notedp ro iesso r o fScripturc rt theUn ivc rs i t y o fWiltenberg. Heseenrs \urpisedby tne responses

ulents.The nrost r i-

o len l reac t l onhas conle fro|rl aDomin i cxnnunred John Tetze l who ha \bccn sell iDg in-

dulgenccs in the town square for sometime. Te(zel has called Luthcr a heretic.He boas(ed. "l will take this case to thePope."

Luthcr, a quiel man who enjoys debat-ing and talking with the odrer teachcrs atthe University, says he wrorc lhc 95 theserto continue ir paevious debatc.

He admits hc is opposed o the abusc ofindulgences. He cspecially dislikes Tetzcl srepeated rhymc. "Once the coin inlo thecoller clings. a soll lrrll purgatory hea!-eIward springs!"

An assistant o Tetzcl told us. "BrolherJohn is sinply conlinuinS a longstlndinSpracticc ol the Church. We have rlwiyssold indulgences-olf icial papers decldringunfbltunate souls to bc fbrgiven ol lhci lsins. I f an indulBence is purchased t i ' t lloved onc already de d, thnt pcrson's soul$ill bc lrced from the lonurcs of hell.

''Whar righl har this monk Luther k) lellrl\ we Nre wron8? He is a heretic. a radical.who should be cxconrnr|lnicaled."

A spokesman for Luther tdd us, Mtrlins ys if il is true thal $e pope can free soulsliom tonure in purgalory. thcn he oughl louse thrt power out of love and nof lbrtrrotrey,

' ' Ir fact. the popc should sel l al l hchirs----€ven St. Pctcr's in Rome-and givcthe nroney to the poor"

MaDy of LDIhcr's tiiends in Wittcnbergfeaf for his safety. The 95 theses, originallyrvrittcn in Latin. are bcing translated i|l$Gcrman. Copies hilve spread throughoulne country.

Pope Leo ol Rome and EmperorMaximil ian have expressed outrage atLulher's actions and demand that he besilcnced.

Reformation Spreads Through EuropeLurhcr 's posr ine of95 lhescs on October 31. 1517. i \ \a id to bc lhe beldni ine ofrhe

Prnle.rcnl molemerr rhi l l .nuthl ro fur i f ] lhe Clrur i h.Man) others joined Manin Lulhcr in declarinc the practiccs of lhc Church of Root!,

corrupt and seekins ro esttblish their o$'n fbms ofChrisliL rit\.In Gcrnranr ' . lhose sho fol lo\ \ 'cd lhc lcrchinss of \ , tarr in Lurhcr

*ere kno!\lr il\ Lulher:rns. In Gencva. S$ iucrlnnd. John Cah in s nrinistry resultcd in the spre.rd of Retbnncd churchcs. Others fbllo\\!-d.estrbl ishinq their own statemcnrs ofbel iel : \ rn( l pfacr ices.

Bngland Breaks With RomerI I E r 1 ! l : l | r , l . r l r r R c t , ' r n r t i o j r r o i , k . r ( l r l t c f . n r r u r n . A l t r r \ t . K i n : -IHe'rN VI l l \ \ t [c uLr l . r . i .ur\r r l r r Plorc 'r : r l r . t l | r l l r {(Li \cd lhe r i r t r"debnd. ' r ol lhc l : r i lh. '

Ho\c!cr. l lcDry had personal inrcrcsrs l t ) pLrrsue. He \ \ 'as dcrcrm r n c d l L r s c r u f c : r \ o n t o f o l l o \ r h i n t u s k i n g . H e n n d h i r \ \ ' i l i ^ .Catherinc ol Ar lgon. had a daughrcr. Mru.)- Tu(lof . When Cathcr inccould hav! 'no nnne chi ldren, Henry wishc( l lo divofcc hcr

Thc king nske(l lhc pope to annul lhe nl - i i t {c (dcclxr! thal i t hr( lncver l rken pl . tcc). I lc wanled to be frcc lo | t i lny AnDc Boleyn. Whcrrlhc pope refuscd. l lcnry dcchred hi lns! ' l t h! 'u( l ot lhc Chufch olEoglInd. Hc rrr l f f icd Annc. r ,"ho bore hinr sccond dauShtcf \ rho $rsnrrrcd El izrbcth.

Thc kin! l l ler n)xrr icd Janc Se)ntour. nd lhc! hld a son $hob!,clDre Ed\\ i rrd Vl l i ) l lowinr HcDO.s dcl lh.

Aticr his dis.trrecnrcDl $ ith Ronrc. HeDn bcglD k] bc inllucnrcd b\ tho\!, in Englalkl$ho \ \ 'xntcr l thc Pfotcsturr l ntovcn)cnt to sprcld kl Englund.

Thonrls Crxnnrcr. Archbishop of Cirntcrbury. \upporlc(t rh. . k ing nd hoped lhl l r hrsNcl ions would lcad to l inthef ch.ugcs. Crirnmer ofdere( l thr l thc Bihlc bc l r . in\ lLt tcd i lnL,lngl ish.rnd plrccd in evcry church. In I5,19. Cri tnlr tcr plcpi trcd lhe f i l l \ t edir ion ot 77r. ,Bot)k t) l CoD na P|o\\r ' l i ) r usc in worship. I r -qavc lhc Errgl i th t i lurgy in thcir o$,n lxnguilgc.

'fhomas Crannrer

L ul lJcr's Ir(rsling ol 9i tltcscs

ou ()clolre r .t I,I t I 7, is s(.i(l t.)

h . ' t l re begin, t i t tg()f t l.re Proteslurrl

, oI crrre l I Lra,Isouglrt to puril 't '

l l)e (:l.rt.rclr.

Tbo Queells, Th,o Religionsl l ier lhc Jeir th uf Hcnrv Vl l l . h is r ,rn

A E d $ r d V I c r n c t , ' r h e r h r o n e ., I- lEd$rrd sas a sl fun! .U|p( 'ner of r l tcProtcslarts. irnd ntany rclbnrr were c friedoul. Oncc rgniD, the peoplc wore given rhecup as wel l s the bretd i t t Holy Com-Drunion. Cle€y wcrc grrrrted pefl ission fonrany.

KiDg Ed\r,ard s he.rlih $.s poor and hedicd al ter rul in,e only si \ ye:rr \ . Hi! hal fsister Man Tudor. bec.tnre quecn. Shc isIno\u as 'Bloodr Mary. '

Raised a Cathol ic. M rv rcscnlcd her

falhcr\ rcjecli{nr of lh!' C rholic fnilh. Shcr . r g e d t h r o u g h o u t l h c k i n g d o I n . k i l l i r ) gm a n y w h o h i l d d c c l r r e d r h e n s e l v c sP r - o L e s t a n t r e f o I n r c r s . M a n y b i s h o p s .includirg Thonrrs Cfannrcr and his closea s s o c i r t e s H u g h L a t i n t c r a n d N i c h o l r \Ridley. rvere burncd at the srake.

At ier only l ivc yer.s s queen. ManTudor dicd. Shc $:rs succeeded b) hcrh.r l f -s ister El i rabcth l . When El iTaberhheard of her sistcr'r dcath. she said. Thisis the Lord s doing. and ir is manelous ino u r e ) c s . '

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Elizabeth b€lieved that herfather had done the dght thingin supporting the Reformation.She sel aboul Io reslore Pro-testantism in England. Elizabethordered a new version of ffteBook of Comnon Pra'-er Ihatincluded the text: "The body ofour Lord Jesus Christ , whichwas givcn tbr lhee, preserve thybody and soul unto everlasting life. Take and ea! this in remem-brance lhat Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy hean byfaith, wiih thanksgiving."

Elizab€th I rcigned as Queen ofEnglmd from 1548-1603.

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This is the Lord sdoing. and it is marvelousin our eyes,

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Directions: Thc letter\ in e ch veflicirl column goinlo lhc squarcs directly bek)w them. but not ncccssaril) in the samc order A blue squirre means Ihccnd ofr lvord. When tou hrrc pur all letters in their( , , f lc i t \qure\. \L 'u \ \ i l ld i \oter u rrressrge.

A Queen's Psalm

MDOIELIASDI I TOOS DE YESARINGOUN' I 'HE LURTHVS S N IR

I nit l\':I,I]TRNING S(]RIPTT'RN

Verses tba the Unit:Scssion l: . /r/r? l6:28:Phil ippinn: 2:11Scssion 2: Rrr?d,rr l?:?: R.ntktnt l . l :8Session 3: Psrlr, 118123; John E:32;Ronat$ 5:8Scssion .1: /-!,(e :.J.'J2, /,/ nnb \' -l:15Session 5: Marlrel ir /6: John l7: I fiScssion 6: Lrile 9:6, R rrar /-ji:1Scssion 7: Mdrler'25.'35: Gtktitnts 3:28Session 8: R.rrrorr.1fr9; Ephtsians 1:2Sersion 9:A.1r 1.5, 1Crvitt thie,ts l2:1.6

I,EARNINGSCRIPTURD

Scssirxl -l''This is the Lot'd s doing, it is marvelous in our eyer. '

-Pr./rn .1.18.2.? (NRSV)

". . . [A]nd you will know lhe truth, and the truth will make you frec-"-Jdr, E.-t2 (NRSV)

"But Cod proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christdied for us." -Rorrorr 5.8 (NRSV)

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The Bible Isfor All

TVndale's Bible Translation Is BurnedSoon After It Is Smuggled into Bngland

Testrnrenl nd rcc i l priDlccl, wc nrirdc6.(XX) copies Lrnd got thcnr irr lo Enghnd.

' ' I n London . l he b i shops p fc rchcd

ANTTVERP, B ELGI UI,I, I 5.]1-Ayoung scho lL r f f f o r r r Ox l i ) rd . w i l l i r n rTyndale. h s: l lrrrost cornpleted rn Englisht r n s l r l i o n o l l h cBible rvhi le l iv ing int h i s c i r y . W c i n r c r -v i c w c d h i n r . i u s l u sc o p i c s o l h i r w o r kr v e r e b e i n s p f i n t e df o [ t r n s p o f t t oEnghnd.

' ' I s r u d i c d C r c c kn d H c b r c w r l

Mrgdrlcn Col lcgc atOxford. l l wr\ therethal Ic nrc to bel ievet h t t h e B i b l e b e 'lonl ied iD the hand \of lhc pcoplc.

' ' | hr lc said nanyt i n r e s t h a t i f G o ds p a r c d m y L i f c , Ir v o u l d s e e t h a ! t h eb o y w h o $ , o f k s i nthe f ie lds wi l l know

... . . agr inst i t xnd sciredir l l lhc copics lhcyc o u l d g e l t h e i rh n d s o n . b u r n r n gthcrr in tront of theg f e r t C u t h c d r l o l 'S 1 . P u l . I t w i r s i lvery drfk day tbf us'

: w h e n w e h e f d

' ' I rm now l ivin s. . w i rh E rg l i sh o re f, , ch i r n t s r vho h r ! cr ; i been very Sood lo

Oxford.''l llrsl went to the bishop of London.

sccking his suppori for an English Bible. Isoon realized that not only was therc noroom ir the bishop'\ p hce to translalethe New Testament. bui there wa\ noplace to do ir in all ol England.

' ' ln I52,+. I lef t for Germany. I haveli\ed in Hambur-s, Cologne. irnd \lbnns.There I w.r\ . rble to conplete the New

Dle. I hope to colrlplete rhe Old Test-alncnl soon. I havcbceD workiDg l iomthe ofigiDill Hebrew

nd Creek as lherc., . i r fe mary crrors rn

. r h F I r r l n V r ' l r x r .

"Word has feached us th.rt Anne Boleynhas shown a copy of nry tfanslation to KingHenry. This givcs l l ]c great hope that Im a y s o m e d a y f e t u r n t o l n I b e l o v e dEngland.

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Tl l1dale has bccn l iv ing with Thona!Poyntz nd his $ili in thcir honle here. \\reare girteful for thc opportuni!y to interviewMr. Tyndale. for \ve undeNt rd that hi\ lilehirs been Ihrcalcnecl on many di f lerent

CrosYe.r Iut.nnedi.re.

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Scnrinl|} aid Morehousc

more Sc r ip tu rc than the scho la rs a t

of the alphabet. both upper and lower case.many times. These were then u\ed to makea mold.

Fnrally, Gutenberg was ready to print ab o o k . H e c h o s e t h e B i b l e . I n 1 4 5 2 ,Gutenberg produced the first prinled Bible,a c o p y o f t h e L a t i n V u l g a t c . T w e n t ycopies of thc Gutcnbcrg Bible s1i l l exis1.a n d t w e l v e o f t h c s c a r c i n t h e U n i t e dStates.

The prccess introduced by Gutenbergwas thc basic form of pr int ing unl i l thedflwn of our own age ol photo-processingand computel.s,

How Bible Translators Do Their VorkTranslating the Bible inlo langu ges

people can read and undersland is not easy,First, thc translators must be ble to reildand understirnd the lxnguages in which thcBible was oriBinally writ ten.

Gutenberg Invents the Printing Pressf n M a i n z . C c r m e n ) . a p r i n t e r n e m e dIJohinnes Cutenberg designe. l cnd bui l tthc f i lst commercial ly ef tect ive pr int ingpress,

This invcntion changed forever the waybooks arc produced. No longer do scribeshave to spend long hours copying manu-scripts by haDd. A single book could takemonths to complete.

Cutenberg, whose f ther war a scribe,apprcciated the di f f icul t work and wasdeternrined to make it easicr. Hc cxperimented with many diffcrcnt methods.

Beginning with stccl. he cut each letter

The Hebrew Scriptures (Old Tcstamcnt)were written in Hebrew. a languagc thathas no vowels (a. c. i . o. and u). Snral lnarkings called "vowel poiDtJ'were ddedlaler.

Thc Ncw Tcslamcnt was origiDally wriFlen in Crcek, a languagc with no puDcluir-t ion (pcriods, commns. etc.).

Alier transhtors learn the original lang-urges. they need to be ablc to undc$tardwhat the words me nt ti)r the people wholrsed denr iD Bible times. Then they nrustdecide what the words nre likely Io mcan topeople of our own time.

The next Irsk is (o choosc words iD thelnnguage of loday (hat will cxpr'css ccu-rately what the writcrs inrcndcd. Direcltranslation. word for word. mny make nosense 1{:r today s reader So the tmnslatorsneed to think rboul rvords thrt have thebcst chancc of being underslood.

Many TranslationsThe o r i g ina l manusc r ip t s o f t hc

ScriptLrre were written between 1500 BCEdDd 100 CE. In about rhe year 400, rheBible wrs translated into Lillin by a monkDnnied Jerome. This translation is knownas the Vulgate. which rneans "common."Latin was the common language of theRoman empire.

John Wycli f fe began a handwrit lenEnglish translation in 1380, bu( i t wasbanncd and desfoyed.

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William Tyndale was able to succeedbecause of his knowledge of Hebrew,Greek, and Lalin, and because ol the inven-lion of the pinting press.

Tyndale's translation was extremelyaccurale for the conditions under which heworked. About nine{enths ol his transla-tion was used in the King James Version ofl6l l. Tyndale was executed before he fin-ished the Old Testament.

The King James Bible, authorized byKing James of England. was the mostwidely-used English translation until themiddle of the twentieth century. Over the

last several decades, scholars have workedto revis€ the language. making the Biblemore understandable fbr modem readers.

In 1952, the Revised Stand d Version(RSV) was completed. In 1989, the NewRevised Standard Version(NRSV) waspublished. Its language is more jnclusive,with fewer uses of "men" and "brother."The text now refers instead to "people'aDd"brolhers and sisters."

Many other (ranslations of lhe Biblehave appeared in prinl. More than 5,000languagcs arc spokcn by thc world's peo-ple, and the Bible is available in almost2,000 of these. Would you l ike to helptftmslate the Bible into one of the remain-ing 3,000 tongues?

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Verses for the Unit:Session l: ,/r/rn l6:?8;Philippians 2.1IScssion 2r n.)rn.?r.\ ,1?.2: Rontans 11:8Session 3rPrr/r? .1,18:2J; . lohn 8:J2;

Rozrans 5:,!Session 4i Luke 24:32; II TimothJ 3:15Session 5Sesston 6: Ltke 9:6; Romans l5:21Session 7: Mdtl/rer '2-5:35; Gdatians 3:28Session 8: Ror?drs.12r9: Ephesiuns 1:2Session

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TBARNINGSCRIPTURE

Session,l

"They said to each other,'werc not oDr hearts buming within us whilehe was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures tous?"' Juke 24rJ2 (NRSV)

". . . [A]nd how tiom childhood you have known the sacred writings thatare able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."

J Zllrolft}-tr15 (NRSV)

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UNIT IVISSUE 5

Ihe ChurchCame toAmerica

Service of Holv Communion CelebratedAtJamestown in the Colony of Virginia

colonies (hal lhcb y t h c L o n d o n

CrosYear Irteinediale.

Copyrighr O1995

Seminnry rnd NlorehousePublishilg

LONDON. Sq)trnhct.rcceived wo liom theth ree sh i ps sen t ou tCompany have olr ivcd irr

l n a l l . 144sc l t l c r s sa i l edin Decemb-e f t n d r f l v -ed (nr May 13.1607. Tlrc lbl-lowing is l ion

len by RobertHunt, nrinistefof the Churcho f Eng l rnd .who accompa-nicd thc grcup:

se! ou! in bleakDcccmbcr , Iprirycd lbr oDrsalety and sal-

\'.rti(nl. I now ofler God many pnyers ofrharksgi! ing lor our sale del iverancc to

' 'Af ief many di f f icul t moDlhs at ser,when our dependence on God fbr our verylives became more real each da)'. we final-ly ar ived in this gracious land.

"Our very first task. upon setting fboton dry land. was to kncel and give oufhearttelt thanks Io oul Lord Cod for safedclivcrance.

' 'As soon as possible we prepared acrude allar by bringing planks from theship rnd placing rhem ilcross two pilcs of

rocks. An rrlt r rLlil w0s lbrmcd by lyiDg asleDdcr pinc bctween two trees.

"Thc c rcw r i gged s i l ove r t heComlnunion Trblc to protect i l lnd nreffonr the rrin. Bul the rve0lher prolcd l irwith bluc skics irbove as we gir lhered ()celebrate Our Lord s Supper in this ncwland l i)r the l irsl t ime.

Colony Has New Chapel''Many days harc p ssed since thrr day.

wheD we gave thanks to Cod for ou. saf!.iounrey irDd li)r the many gilts of this land.I have conre to love this pl ce lhrt we callJanrestown rlief our beloved king.

' 'The land is tr i f lvi th f iven 61led widlish rnd crabs. The game is abundrnt iD thenc i r rby fo res ts . Rabb i t . sqL r i r re l , f ox ,bcaver, and t imber wolf hi lve been seeD.The wild t lowers that seem lo spring upundcr our feet are beautiful shildes ol blue.violeL. rnd pink.

' 'since we h.lve rnivcd, our snlal l vi llage. so tar liom my beloved Oxford. hrsbecn sccured and we have buil t a ch.rpel.The chapcl is sixty feet long by tu'enty-fimr leer wide. ll is very light within as \\,ervorship our Lord.

''Erch day we celebrate lnorl1il1g andevening prryer. On Sundays we hold ser-vices with sermons two times. I al11 grareful that we are able to fbrgive one rnotheras we come together fin-woll\hip.

''It ir my hope that we will fullitl ourgo ls to establish a permancnt settlement inI h i s n e w l a n d t h r ! i s d e d i c a l e d t o t h eEnglish Church and to the Cfown.''

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',r First American Bishop Consecrated/ \ n November iJ, t784, Snmuel wished to rernain apartolthc Churchof Englaid.

\J i;'li:t ;.ult;:{::r*ffi* J'J::':j;Ji:il:i:'i'fi:l,ilitTiixflilit"}illl rr acl ion wai conridered necessary by the the Protestant Episcopal Church in America was.i. i Church of Englaod represenrtt ives in formed..ii Connecdcut. in ordry to provide leadership It is essential in the newly-organized Church tor.. lbr the churches in the colonies. have bishops so that new clergy can be ordaiDed.ili Since the beginn'ng of the Revolutionlry Tbus, Samuel Seabury has made llis historic trip .rndI W.rr, the clergy of the Church of Ergland achieved the goal of being the lirst person ordained a

I'i have been in difficulty. Since drey were paid Bishop ofthe Episcopal Church..l' by thc Crown, they lrad to remain loyal ro the I1 is hoped that two other bishops will be consccrr!::. King or lose their income and their parishes. ed soon. Three bishops are needed to ordain new bish:. i Many who chose lo remaii k))al returned to ops in lhis country. The Rer'. Wil l ian White ofl' EnBland af'ter the colonial vicrcfy at Yorhown. Philadelphia, Ibrrrer chaplain to the Continenral' . ' Others becirme American patriots and yet Colgress, is si l id to be one ofthe next cardidares

P33cI I\..s ."'.,,"'',,,.i;l:';,l.+;.ll:..:l::;':li,,i:llii'i,lliiii..';l;illill

alFrureh of Errglarrd Establisi:es Coi;r",.;At Williamsburg, Nortfu of .[a"rnestox,r:

\ t ' l LLIA], lSBLtRG . \ i tp i , l id, Cltr i \ tn t .l7)FTotl.\\ the hesident and lburdef ofIhc Rotal Col lege ol Wil l i m nd NI.Lf i .thc Rc!. Janes Bhir r long $i th the L t inNlastef. dre Wfiting \tastcr. iocl 0 |unlbcrof boarding students nrovcd into lhc illslromtleted bul ldjng.

Al ief |nant ]ears of phnning and wi i tlng. thc col lege hrs no$ f inished the WrenBui lding. rhich is nanrccl for i ls f rnrous.rfchi tect. Sir ChdstLrphcf wren.

I n A p f i l . 1 6 6 1 . N I f . B h i f p r e i e n t e dp e t r r i o f r o t h . V i r g i r i a A s s c l b l r - l o i r s krhirL r col lcg. b! 'cstrbl ishcd in lhc colon).T\1) ca icr i l lcr pls (() ln1)! ide Jin ' the edu-c r l i o n o l l h c c o l ( ' n i r l f e \ i d c n l s l r i l r dbccrusc ol l ick ol supporlb] the Crown.

N I f B l r i f \ p c t i t i o n $ L r \ h c n r t i l )cnctorscd b! lhc A\\cnrbl) and rupporlcdl r l c o l o l i \ L s $ h o p l c d s c d l i n r n c i r l i r s s i \l i L r c e . N 1 r . I l l r i r l h c r l o o k h i s p c r i r i o n r ol l n s l i r r r d l n ( i * o n l h c s u p | ] ( ' J 1 ( ' l Q u c c INiru! xncl hcf hushlrr( | . Ki S Wil l i l I r .

I \ , 1 r . I l h i r f c l u r r r c d 1 r ) . l i U I r \ t o $ n $ r t hlhc C hir f lcf lo r .r l . th lsh lhc l tolr l ( i ) l lc. . le{) l wi l l i l l | r rnd \ ' l r fy. ' lhc ini l i i ' l pLr{)seoi lh,r sch(r i l is to pr i \ i ( l f t l iurr l ion l i ) lt h e . h i l . l r e n o i c o l ( n r i \ t s l l D ( l l o b u i l d L t n dn r x i n l i n l \ c h r r ) l l i r f C l r i \ r i L l n i r i n g r h ' r

\air \ e Anrencan Indian.k i ( hoped lhat ihcsc Indian louth rr l l

erref the ofdained minist f i o l thc Churchof England.

' fhe i i rs l \ lep L()wr de\eloping the col '

lege \ \Lrs t() \et up r gr nnr.r school. Thel o c . r t i o n ! r r s s e v e r l m i l e \ n o f t h o fJinlcslLr$n. iD lhc Lrrcr ol Bfu(m PrLr ish.The to\{n su[oLlnalir]q lhc school is nilnrcdWil l ian:burg in honor ol thc King.

First College Is in l\ lassachusettsThc Col lelc ol \Vi l l i rm rLnd \ ,LLr) i \ thc

seconLl s lch phre () l lenf i ing l () hc c\ t . rbl ishcd in thc nc$, wof ld. Hrf \r fd Col lcgc.in Crnrhr i( lgc. N,h\srchLrscl ls. \ r l \ csl i thl ishcd b) rn rct ol rhc gcncf irL coLr ol thcNl.rssrchu\.1rs Bxl Colon) i l r I616.

A l l h I l l i n r c l h c c o u r l s c l l s i d c - 1 0 0

t)ourd\ l ( ' \ t iLr1 lhc \(hool. In l6lS. J(trnl l i l r ! i l | 1 i l c l l i L p ( ) f l i { ) n ( ) l h i r f s l L r r r ' . 7 8 0p ( ' r n ( l s - i L r r ( l 1 6 0 b 1 ) o k \ t r ) t h r c , ) l l f g c .I i ) l l o \ \ i n g l h i s h c q L r e \ 1 . l h c ( o l l e g c r v a sn.tmcd in l \4r. Hl l r l i l \ r cnn)r! .

' l he pur|( ' ie ( ' l Ihf l r f ( l ( i ) l lcgc r \ nruchlhc \LIru l i thnl ol Wil l i rn. in( l lv l . i fy. l l i \to pnrr ide l i r r lhc r 'duer( ion oi thgl ish rn. lI n d i r n ) o u r r g n r c n n h o u i s h l r ) s t u d \ l i ) l

Settlement in New World Is Perilous

gers difficult ocean voyages, wild animals, Indians, and lack of food thatcaused many to die.

Robert Hunt, the first Anglican to cele-brate Eucharist in the New World, died lessthan two years afler his anival.

Before 1660, sixty-seven clergy wercsent to the colonies by the Virginia Com-

he establishment of the Englishcolonies in the New World was notan easy one. Therc wcrc many dan

pany (formerly the London Company).Within five yeals, fo(y-four of them haddied.

Sti l l , the English sett lers were determined Io establish themselves and the prcsence of the Church of England in thecolonies,

While other religious groups began toestablish themselves in the New World, theChurch of England remrined strong llnddominant.

Answers:1- EUCHARIST2. PROTESTANT3. WLLIAM WHITE,1. SEABURY5. CONSECRAIED6. EPISCOPAL7. JAMESTOWN8. NANVE

AMERICANS9. ROBERT HUNT

IO. WILLIAM ANDMARY

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Clues:l. A word for thc Grcat Thanksgiving.2. One who claims differences with trnditional Ronrm

C holic faith and practice.3. Fi|st Episcopnl bishop ofPhil delphia.4. First bishop ofthe Episcopal Church in Amelrca:

Samucl _.5. To be made a bishop-

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S€ssion 5

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may seeyour good work aDd give glory to your Father in heaven."

-{r'dlLl?er, -5:16 (NRSV)

"As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into theworld." -"Io,tn 17;/8 (NRSV)

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Seminary lnd Nl,)rhouse

. - . - l_ r . n ln t l l i t l l . SJn tue l rs i l' - - - g r d u r t e o l S c i b u r y D i -

vini ty School. rDd hc hass p e n t ) c N r s r r r r o n g t h eSioux.

When rhc Sioux *.eref i )rced to moYe again in

1866. Father HinDan nu,ed with thcm.This l i r ] ]c they traveled ovefhnd to thcnew Santee Reservirtion. But thc fannerswbosc laDd had been takeD li)r lhc rcscrration wcrc hostile to this hard) band ofderlitutc pcoplc.

W i r h \ e r ] l i l t l e r e \ e r Y e \ . F a t h c rH i n n r x n r { l s r b l e r o b u i l d c h a p e l a tBazi l lc. Here he ministered lo his t lock

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P aul Mazakute, Full -Blooded Dakota,Ordained Priest by Nebraska Bishop

tlntr)tt! th( Sit)rr. /,16!,1-As n rcsLrll ofrny years ol work by Episcop l nris,

sirrnaries to lhe Sioux'| pcoplc. dre nlh a s c o n r c t f u c l i ) r P a u lM a z L r k u l e . H e h a s b e c no r d a i n c d a p r i e \ l i n h i \belo\ed church. Thc Bishop of Nebraskt| $is thcCelebrirnl.

l n l t { 6 3 . r h c S i o u x$'cre l i l rccd to nrrrchweslward horr \4inDcsotlrto Crolv Crcek. l l was av e r ! d i f f i c u l t ( r e k . u n dnratrr died lr(nn poor condit ion\ rnd hck oi-n1cd'lcal carc.

T r i v c l i n S u i l h l h e

with no f in:rnci i l l hclp from lhc ChrrchMission l lourd. He depencled on gi l is l iornslrppoltc l \ in lhe erde r Stnles.

O n e o l l . a t h e r H i n n a n \ s i - ! r i ! - i c a n lacconrpl ishrrcnrs is trrDshrion {) l nirl u 'k ol Conntnt P,1/r ' ( r iDto thc Srnleelunguage. in 186-1. Thc Prr)'er Book is uscdto lcirch the peoplc t() rcad ns \rcll s pfir).Thcy ha\e coDrc lo k)\ 'c i l dccply.

T f l g c d y s r r u c k $ h c n l h e c h L r p c l x tBLLzi l le Clccl i was dcstf t )yed by l lood. Ancw chirpel. The Bci lut i lu l Chapcl ol OufMost Merci lul Srvior \ \ ,as bui l l in i ts pl lcc.l h r n k \ l o . r g i l - t l r o n r a s u p p o r l e r i n

I l is the dcdicat io| l ol lh is nl i \ \ i r )nrry.SilDrucl Hinnrxn. thar lccl to lhc srron! prc\enc. 'of thc Epi\copal Church an)on! rheSioLrx. Hc showed love irnd conccrn tbrlhci f l ives Dd gare up nruch to Ininistelirnrong them,

As Prul MazakDte. whose lndi r ramcis l (rn Shootcr. said todry. My ninistr '$ i l l b! ' \ \ ' i rh the Dikor:rs l Y nktonA g e D c ) . a n d a r W h i t c S \ \ ' n n . C h o t e a uCreck. Ponca. and Sa|rtec. i lnd on theB a z i l l e . '

' t ' l lk ,SioL\ ldo (attk ' t t ) ha kt .J\ \ 'n astht L kokr lDakotu pcoplt . ln l inntut ion( o n t t r i ? d i n r h i s a r r i L l a r d t t r c . f t o n. l t (sto| .n Connl ihl tnt : Ih( Epis(op4lC h u t ( h a n r l r h e A n t e t i ( u l n l i u n . h \0\tnth A, l !1enon. pp. 51-55: Fott 'dtr till ovtnot P u bl i u t i on:. 1 9,\li.

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Missior,arl()fferi g (CSMO)is u progrqtrt ojf

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Annual Offering Involves ChildrenT l rom rhe O f f i ce o f Ch i l d ren \H Minisrr ies ar the Eprscoprl Church

I - Cen te r . New Y( j r l ' , come\ l h i rdescription of an imponant annual empha-sis among the congregations and missions:

"The Church Schoo l M iss iona ryOffering (CSMO) is a program of rheEpiscopal Church that gives childrcn andadults together the chance to lcarn aboutm iss ion and m in i s l r y o f t he Church i nanother part of thc world.

' 'Each year The Church SchoolMissionary Oftering publishcs ilD issue of'IREASURE

Maga:int,, a Ic:rdcr's 8uide.nd r study guide li)r ults. focusing on a

diflerenl rcgion or province of rhc world-widc Anglican Conrmunion.'

(AnSlican Co|nrnunion is the generulnamc given to the l l lany churches in theworld lhat nre related to {)r were oigin l-l y a pa r t o l ' - ! he Church o l Eng l {Dd .Although our Church in the Unitcd Slarcsis called "Episcopal." we rre a part of thisSreal Communion.)

Through the Church School MissionaryOffcring and IREASURL Magu:ittc. "chrl-dren gel to know other Anglicrns lhcir ownage g row inS up i n ano thc r pn o l rhcworld. They leam about lhe childrcn s cul-lrre rnd trodit ions, their l ives rs Christ ians.rnd their problems and hopes.

"They arc chnllenged to think aboul howthe Church prochims theGospcl ond worksfbr.iusticc. and how they,loo. arc ctllled by

csthe Holy Spir i t to l ive wirh l ir i lh xnd hopcand to scrvc wiLh love in the world," writcsthe Rev. Howafd K. Williims, in N.,tu.r /r)Pdr?nts aMlCtkulli s.

He exp l : r iDs l ha t t he Church Schoo lMissionary money ol lering al lows youngpcoplc an oppo(unity '1o Dake a rcal con,lr ibol ion to lhe work of the Church inanorher placc and ro lecl that their ideas.eff i)rts. nd gif ls arc imporlant to theworld-wide Church.'

I n recen t yea rs , t he Church Schoo lMissionrry Offcring hts locused on suchp l l ces as Korc i l . Sou th Amer i ca . t hcCaribbcan. All icu. .rDd rhe Phil ippines.

Many Persons Serve as Missionariesoday. missionarie\ continue lo assistin lhe Church's effo( to do Cod swork throughout thc world. Milny

ordained and lay peoplc olier their gitis topeoplc of olher cultures and lo their neigh-bors in NorIh Anrerica.

Some irre teachers who spend a year ormore in olher countrics working in schools.While they may leach English. malhematics. and other subjecls. they also offerinslruction about Jesus and the Bible.

Some young people are short-lerm miss iona r ies , spend ing the i r sun tmers onN tive American reservations. in rural

areas of Appillachia, and in New Mexico,helping to build tnd reprir the homes ofpeoplc who need lhenr.

Travelers () other countries obsene thekinds of assistance requifed by Chrisriancongregalions. When they return home,lhey raise rnoDey. collect books and cloth-ing, or see that the needs of their neighborsin other places are mct,

Being a mission ry begins wirh lcamingabout iDother cotntry and the people wholive lhere. I t also means knowing aboutGod and God's will for onc s own life.

cror Y!!r Inrs r(lixrr. lpiyopd chndr.n\ cun,lutlnr(rrlngrl o l99s vtli"hTh.o[Jg I

Sunday Schools Were Missionary Effortne of the most successful missionary movements ever undeflaken inth i s coun t r y was the Sunday

School. Begun in England, i1 was brcughtto the newly created United Slates olAmerica by Bishop William White, one ofthe first bishops ofthe Episcopal Church.

John and Charles Wesley, among thefirst missionaries to the colony of Georgia,taught Sunday School there to poor chil-dren, both black and white.

The Sunday School tbllowed the liontiersel t lers into the terr i to es west of lhc

Mississippi River. Each new communityquickly established a church and a SundaySchool, equipped with Bibles and book toinsure ftat the word of God would be pre-sent in every distant place.

The popularity of Sunday Schoolsincreased rapidly, with hundreds of thou-sands of people volunteering their time toteach children and ndults about God.

Still today, many teachers spend a majorpart of thcir Sunday mornings hclpingyoung people and others to leam the storiesofthe Bible and the history ofthe Church.

Answers:John WesleyCharles WesleyWilliam WhiteKoreaCaribbeanAfiicaNorth AmericaSouth AmedcaPhilippinesChinaIndiaJapan

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"They depafied and wenlt through the vil]ages, bringing the good Dewsand curing diseascs everywhere." lule 916 (NRSV)

". . . [B]ut as it is wdtten, 'Tho\e who havc neverbeen told ofhim shirllsee, and those who have never heard ofhim shall undentand."'

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UNIT IVISSUB 7

The ChurchActs in Society

Cros Year hrtcmredi!rc.Epis.opal Children's

Cotyr i lhr Oi995

Semina.) and Morehous.

Young People in the Nation's ChurchesOffer Their Help in Local Relief Efforts

Mnny young people hxve been a pat ot|1r l ief el- l ints in connnunit ics rcccnl ly hi tby lloods Lrnd olher nalural dis.rsters. Weintcr! iewed seYerir l in di f fcrcDl locLrl i {nr it { r I i n d o u l w h y l h c } h a v e g i ! c n l i m c .enersy. and nloncy lo help othcN.

In the N4id$,est. people along the rivervalleys were tacing threals of disaster asthe walers rosc rapidly above flood stagc.

P h o e b e a n d T h o m s s p c n t e n d l e s shours with theif fiiends, filling sand bagsrnd cturying them to the river's edgc.

When askcd wh]'. they rcplied. 'Whcn

our louth group at church herrd whatwould happen i f the r iver val ley f lood\.we got together and decided to comedown here lo he1p.

' 'Our youth gro p hal l bccD stud)ing theBible. we bcl icvc that we should acl onwh t Jesus taught us-kr love our ncrgh-b o f s a s o u r s e l v c s r n d t o h e l p t h o s c i n

Money for Earthquake VictimsThe stNlcnls in a ncarby Sundly Schrxt l

c l i t s s n o w c d l u $ n s . d i d b n b ! - s i t l i n g .r n c f f n d s . n d w . l s h c d c r r s t o r l i s enloncy t in lhe vict ims of n ea(hqui lkc inlirpiin.

Their rcrchef told us, Wc havc beens t u d y i D g L h c p r r r h l e o l l h e C o o dS m ritrn. Thc bols .urd girls snw rhis as away of bcing l ike a helping Samari tan lothe people in Japrn who have suffcrcdgrcat loss.

''Tt wa\ their idca to raise nn)rey 0reln-selves iDslcad of askiDg their parcnls or lhechufch. Thcy made a l ist of lh ings iheycould do. Then they nnde postef\ and putlhem up around the church. their schools.llnd their neighbofhoods. In a ferv week-cnds they h.rd ermed a substanti l surn.

''The students evcn lvent to the brnk andbought a $oney order. They sent i l to i tchurch in Japan thel was collecling nronevto help the earthquake survivors.'

Wc have herrd nulnerous olher stofiesabout lvhat youth have becn doing as fepre-sentalives of the churrh in the $orld. N'lanyare involved in ministfier to thc homeles\.volunteering in hospitals, and col lecl ingIurds fbr mis\ ioDs in orhcr parls of the\\,orld. They afe doing whal lhc-v can to liveout the message of the Gospel-

Church Bodies Have Long Been ActiveIn Varied Ministries of Social Action

n the l a te 1700s , Sunday Schoo ls Christians were living out the teachings ofthe apostle Paul who said that in Christ'lhere is no longer slave or free."

Around the globe. Archbishop DesmondTutu, a bishop of the Anglican Church inSouth Africa. worked hard to overcomeracism in his country. Countless Chisliansaround the world prayed and supportcd theeffort to brcak down racial barriers thcre.

It takes many yea$ to overcome preju-dic€ and hatred. We recognize this whenwe repeat again and again thc promise ofthe Baptismal Covenant. (o slrivc lbrjus-I i ce and peace among r l l peop le . andrespect the dignity ofcvery hunun heing.'

In tbe Soutb,before the CirilWa4 grot,ps oJf

Cbristians riskedtheir llttes eitber

bJ'teachirtgsl,3res to ,'ead or'

undenook to teach poor people to readnd write. Oflen in opposition to gov-

emment leaders. church members helpedthe poor in cities and in rural areas to lcamabout the Gospel by teaching them to rcadthe Bible.

In the South. beforc lhe Civi l War.groups of Christ ians r isked their l iveseither by teaching slaves to read or by helping lhem escape to freedom.

In the 1960s, many churchcs and theirleaders supported lhe work of Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr., in his etTorts to brinSabout equality lbr all peoplc. ln doing so,

bJ, helPing tbentescape tolfreedont.

How Does the Church Respond to NeedsOf Suffering People Around the World?tTtfhe missi,)n \ratemcnr of rhe Pre-

I s i d ing B ishop s Fund fo r Wor ldI- Relief remind\ us thrt ir is 'a maior

response by the Episcopal Church to Cod's

ctrs Y$rJntlfrdidc. Epi*ol)al Childdn\ Crnicujum

call to serve Christ in nll perso s. lo loveour neighbofs. and 10 respect the dignity ofevery human beinB.

"The Fund raises. rcceives, rnd !sesfunds for the relicfofhumaD sulle.ing.

"The Fund provides emeryency relicf intimes ofdisaslerl it a\sists in thc rch.rbilila-t ion of l ives. properLyr nrrd orSd izal ions:and it joins in parlnersltips with thosc whoidentify and address root causcs ol- suller-ing. '

ln a typical year, between three and lourmillion dollals are distributed lo every con-lin€nt of the world and many dioceses inlhe United States. These funds are used tofeed lhe hungry, provide medical care, andrepair damaged propcrty. Money is alsoused to establish organizalions tbr jobtraining, educalion. and transponation.

The Fund also helps other agencies,such as Bread for the World, Heiter ProjectInternational, World YMCA, and WorldYWCA.

Individuals or churches can send moneyto The Presiding Bishop's Fund for WorldRelief at the Episcopal Church Center inNew York.

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I Have a Dream"I have a drcam that one day on the red hills of Geolgia the sons of former slaves

and the sons of fomer slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table ofbrotherhood. . . . I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nationwhere they will not be judged by the color of their skin btt by the content of theircharacter . . . and when we allow freedom to ring . . . we will be able to speed upthat day when all of God's children-black and white, Jews and Gentiles, Carholicsand Protestants-will be able to join hands and ling in the words of the old Negrospiritual, 'Free at last, free at lasl lhank God alrnighty, we are ftee at last."'

-Dr. Manin Lufier King. J... Ans6t 2E. l963.at the March on Washingron, D.C- (excerpt)

How does Dr. King's dream compare with the dream of the prophet recotded inL;aiah, chapter I l? Or with the apostle Paul's words in Galatians Jr28-29:

"Will you reek and seNeChrist in all persons, lovingyour neighbor as yourselfl

Will you strive foriusticeand peace among all peoplc.and respect the dignity ofevery human being?I will, with God's help."-Iht B..l .l C."r,., Prur!.t1a5

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''There is no longd Jew of Greek, there is no longcr slave or fiee. thereis Do bnger male and fcnale: for all ofyou .re one in Chtist Jesus.'

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Scminary and MorehousePublhhing

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Young People Plan Ecumenical BventStruggle for To Encourage Discussions of Faith

Several churches in the irrca rrc sp(rr-soring rn ecumcnical gathering tirr yourtgpcop le . Thc thcme i s Ge t t i ng I l To -ge lhe r . A l l l oca l chu rches whosedcDomina t i ons r re | nen rbc rs o f l hc

Nitiond Council ol Ch rchcs hivc

were cxcitcd by lheir ini l iat ive. Theplans fi)r the event halc takcn otf tioDr6ere. '

We inlerviewed students to [ ind outwhat th€y hoped to gain liom the upcom-ing evenl. One leadef said. \Ve wanl tohelp othcrs leam $,hat Chrislirns have incommon what caused the churches separation into denominations. If young pcrsor)s can understand oDe i$othcr's beliefsand work together. naybe adulls wil l .

Movement DescribedThc studcnts hlve senl out a leatlet thirt

sharcs the fblkrwiDs background intinrnir-l i() l) :

' 'Ecunrenic l is rn ancient Greek wothat nreans rr',lrur/r or rrrrilal:rd/. ln lhe twcn-t ieth ccntury. the ecunrenical movcnrcnl 'begL rn $ i l h rhc Vo lun tee r S l Idcn tMo\'emenl- Thesc wcre young people lcdby a dist inguished Chri\t ian leadcr. John R.Molt. Thcir init iat ive led 10 a largcr nreet-ing in Eclinburgh. Scotlnnd, in 1910.

''Fl.{)m thlL glthcring came these idditional nleeting\ lo prono(c study and coop-erationr lnlernir l ional Missionary Council( 1921) : L i l e and Work (1925) ; . rnd F i rhand Order ( 1927).

Thcsc sess ions b rough t t oge the rProteslant church leaders tiom all oler theworld. r() talk aboul lhc things Chrisri : tnshave in common and the thin8s th t keepus rprrl,

"World War II kept people hon contin-uing the convcrsatjons, but leaders kcpl onplannirg. In l9,ltt. rhe lirsr mccting of theworld Council of Churches was hcld inAmsterdanr. From l:[7 churches canlc 351delegales. Thcy dcclared their inte|lti(n] tostay together

''There havc been lots of meelings since.and several denominalions are workinSIoward gre ter understanding and accep-nncc,

"Our clxss thinks rhat world and Datilnr-al leaders can only do so much. we w.lnt losee what we can do right here. talking with

National Council Promotes Cooperationhe Nadonal Council of Churches ofJesus Christ in the Unired States ofAmerica was formcd in 1950. It

combined several organizations lhar hadbeen working to promote Christian unity.

While i ts members are mostly lromPrutestant and Orlhodox denorninations,representatives from the Roman CatholicChurch have becn invited lo Council meetings and l iequently attcnd 0s observefs.(Roman Catholic part icipatioD h s beenvr'ider sinc€ Vatican Council II in thc carly1960s.)

The purpose of the Nltional Counoil isto l ind co|nnron ground for belief andaction.

Thc differences in the teachings of thedenominations-known as doctrines-arethe fbcus of many discussions and studygroups. These teachings have developedover the centuries as individual denomina-lions hdve deflned who they are by theirpractices and rituals-

Among its practical achievemcnls h sbeen thc Council 's cooperative progri lmstbr the reliefof world hunger

The National Council holds the copy-right of the Revised Standard and NewRevised Stnndafd Vcrsions of the Bible.Scholars oflhe |r]embcr churches serred onthe committees that produced thcsc impor-tanl translalrons.

'I.be purpose oftbe Nfltiorrctl

Couttcil is to Jfirulc<ttttttton ground

.for belief andactiorr.

Maior Christian Bodies Have Splinteredhile there arc many lhouslndsof rel igions in the world. mostChrisri .rns wil l idenli ty lhc| l l-

selves as Romrn C tholic. Orthodox. orProtestant. As Episcopalians we sometinresspeak ofour Anglican heritrge as "thc mid-dle way.' Wc hold trrdit ional Calholicbe l i e l s . bu l we a re P ro l cs tan t i n o the rrespecls.

In the beginniDg. lhere was only oneChurch to which al l l i ) l lorvers of JcsusChrist bclonged. In 1054, thc WesrernChurch with its cenler in Rome sepamtedf rom the Eas te rn Church cen tc rcd i nConstantinople. This was not bccau\e of adisagreement of irith but bec.ruse of sepa-ration by politicll boundaries and lirck ofcomnrunication,

Out of thc Reli)nDation in $e sixleenlhand seven teeDth ccn tu r i es came theProtestants: Lutheran, Reformed, Ana-baptist, and Anglicai. Many Dore divi-sions occurred atler people fled to the NewWorld to seek religious fteedom.

Major denominations !h!! flourished inthe Anrerican colonies were Methodist,Presbytcrian. CongreSationalist. Baptist.and Quaker (Socicty oI Friends). After thcAmer i can Rcvo lu t i on , t he Ep iscopa lChurch was lbrnred to conlinue theAnglican tradition in this country.

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Whv So Manv Different Denominations?hy have so many differentchurches developed when wea l l be l i eve i n one God and

in Jesus Chist?We all believe in the sane God, but we

claim differcnl beliefs and practices. Forexample, infants are baptized in somechu.ches, including the Episcopal Church.In other churches, baptism is reserved fbrpersons who tlre old enough to make theirown conlessions of fr,ith.

The ordination of ministers is a majorarea of disagreement among Christ ianchurches. Episcopal piests are ordained bya bishop. We believe that this sacramental

rite continues what is called "Apostolicsuccession."

Ordinations by bishops began with theApostles in the early Church and has con-tinued in an unbmken line of successionthroughoul the centuries. (When SamuelSeabury and William White tmveled toScotland and England to be ordaincd bishops for the Episcopal Church, they did so10 prese e the Apostolic succession.)

Other churches fbilow different proce-dures to otdain ministers, Some ministers(priests) ar€ permitted to mary, olhers can-not, Some denominalions ordirin women.

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Sessiol 8

''Let lo\,e be genuinel hate what is evil. hold tast to whtt is goodl . . . '

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". . . [Wli$ all humility and genlleness, with patience, bering with oneanother in love. . . ."-tpirtslanr 4:2 (NRSV)

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UNIT IVrssuE 9

We CelebratePentecost

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Apostle Paul Restores life of Young ManWho Fell to the Ground from Window

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t h c A p o s l l cP ul \ \ ' rs hold-i o g o l o n g d i r -c u s s i o n \ i l hn l o c a l g r o u psho c:r l l rhcDr-s c l Y c s C h f i \ r -i rns. Thc youlh$ t | s p i c k c d u pdeld. hut P: lulb r o u g h t h i nbrcl t {) l i lc.

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l-ir\t dn! of the\r 'cok. and theChrist ians lnetto brcak bread.: l f i tu i l l par l ol

their $orship. Afier the sacred nrc:ll. Paulw.rs \peakiig wirh rhc Sroup irbout nrinylhings. Hc talked oD unri l nr iLlnight. andmrny hmps wcrc burning in the room onthe upshirs lloor of the housc whefe theywere nreeting.

Apprrerll). Eullchus wirs siltinS iD lno p e n { i n d o w . p r o b a b l y f o r l r e s h a i r -whi le PLrLl l spoke. the boy -qre$ t i rcd.

ck)sed hi t eycs iD slccp. i rDd lopplcd out oflhe window l{r the gr)und bclow.

T h c w h o l e r s r c n r b l y . i n c l u d i n g P u l .ftrced do$ n the stlirs. Tbey wc'rc surc sucha f a l l \ ' o u l d m c a n d . ' a l h . S o r r e o l t h cwomen belliln to c,y,

whcn thc apostlc rerchcd thc vouth. hetu)k hiDr in his atnrs rrrd sirid lo lhosc Nho\\'ere gathcr('d around, 'Do n{)l bc illLrrnrcd.l i r r his l i f t is in hinr. Eulylhus \ \ i r \ carr iedhomc xlilc and lvell. hut wcrry,

Day of PentecostPflul is Je$ lronr Jcrusr lern. He h s

b e e n t f v c l i n g i l b o u t l h e c o u n t r y s i d c .spreuding !r(x)d ncws ol Je\us Chri \ l . f lctc l ls rhe l i te sl(ny ol thi i n laD he bel ieves k)be thc Sol) ofGod.

Hc also clr ies De$r o!-othcr fol lo$e| l \of Chri \ l in JcrLir i l lenr who \ !efe elnpolrered wirh thc Hol) Spiit u t!!v yc.lrs ago.The occasion $'ir\ lhc Dr! of Pcnteco\t-t h e r n n u a l J c \ \ i r h h n r \ e s t c c l c b r a r i o n .Lirrge crcuds htld tnrveled ro JcrusalcD to!\'orship in the lenlplc:rnd oftcr sacriuces.

Ar $e t iDre of thc lcst i ral , the f i ) lk)wersofJesus wcrc galhered:r l i housc when theHoly Spiril canle upoD lhenr likc il violentrvind and tlre. This cxpefience lerl then Iospeak boldly and. ioyful ly about lhcir ne$,taith.

Sonretime larcr. Prul hinr\ell haLl a dramatic encounter wi(h the Holy Spir i t . Hchas changed lron bcing r pe.secutor ofC h r i s r i r n s t o b e i n g o n e o i - t h c i r l n o s tdevout leirders-

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done b)1 theqPostles.

The Holy Spirit led Christ's FollowersTo Share Good News and Heal the Sick

A fter their experience aI Pentecost,fl when lhe apostles received the gifl

.! l-of the Holy Spiit, Peter prcacheda sermon to a huge gathering. Three thou-sand people were baptized that dty.

Each day the Lord added to the numberwho sought baptism. They prayed in thetemple and praised cod with 81xd and gen-erous hearts.

As Peter and John were going to thetcmple one day. thcy saw tl beggar sittingby lhe Beaut i ful Cate. Peter said to thebeggar. "I hflve no silvcr or gold. bul what I

h a v e I g i v e y o u ; i n t h e n a m e o f J e s u sChrist ofNazareth, stand up and walk."

The beggar rose to his feet with Peler'sh e l p . a n d h i s l e g s b e c a m e s t r o n g . H ejumped up and entered thc temple. walkingand lenping and praising God.

Mtrlry signs and wonders were donc bylhe apostles. People werc amazed. lnd theywould bring their sick out into lhe streetsso thf l t Pete. s shadow might pass ovcrt h e m . S u c h a s l r o n g f a i t h 1 e d t o m n n ybelieve6 among the nren and women ofJerusalem.

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Legends Fill Out Apostles' Storiesrom thc Ncw Testanrent \ l 'c ctrnpiece logether o snrxl l amount ol-i n fo rma t ion abou t l he pos t l cs .

Othcr deuils have comc to us fftrn leg-ends outside rhe Biblc.

Peter, thc Rock, left Jerusalcm nd vis-i ted Paul in Greece. Latcr he went toRome and was crucified. head down. s y-ing. ' I am not worlhy to be cruci l ied i lsnry Lord was."

Andrew a tlshennan and Peter's br()th,er, is sajd to have traveled into the norrh.possibly s lar as Russia. He is the patronsainl of Scotland.

Thomas. who wanted to be shown ftalJesus had indeed risen, took the Cospel tolDdia.

Bartholomew may also have gone loIndia. He returned by way of Annenia,where he was miutyred.

John, son of Zebedee and brother ofJames, became one of thc inner circle ofthe disciples. John went to Asia Minorand was later exiled to Patnos, where hewrote the Book of Revelation, and diedalone of old age.

James the Greatet the brother of John,was also iL member of the inner circle. Hemay have gone to Spain. So many mira-cles are attr ibuted to hinl that he hasbecome the patron sainl of Spain.

James the Less is sometimes referred toCo ti ued on page 3

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APOSTU]S, Contif,?d from page 2

as the son o f A lph€us . He d ied i nJerusalem afler being hurled from the roofof the temple.

Philip is mentioned in the Bible as theone who met with an Ethiopian lrnd bap-tized him in the waters nearby. Traditionhas Philip in Hiertrpolis where he slew adragon.

Matthcw. thc tax col lector. wrote hisGospel in Judea. and then went to preach itin Ethiopia where he died.

Simon and Jude went to Persia. Aninteresting legend says that Simon mayhave been one of the shcpherds who tawthe angels on lhe night Jesus was bom.

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''. . . [F]or John baptized with warer, bur you will bc baprized with theHoly Spirit not nany days tiom now.'-,{r.r.r 1.,i (NRSV)

''Now therc arc vadeties ofgills. but lhe samc Spiit: and there arc v fi-et ies ofservices, bur thc sal l te Lordi and there are vi l ict ics ofact i r i t ies. buti r is the lame God $ho acr i \ . i tes al l of then iD e\ervonc. '

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