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A Lovefeast service is a service dedicated to Christian love, and is most famously practiced by the Moravians. A Lovefeast seeks to strengthen the bonds and the spirit of harmony, goodwill, and cong...
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As the early Christians met and broke bread together in token of their fellowship and love, so the members of the Moravian Church family have made it their custom to celebrate special occasions by sharing with friends a simple meal, a "lovefeast." The name of the service is a literal translation of the New Testament...
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The traditional Moravian Love Feast celebrates the birth of Christ through scripture reading and prayer, the singing of hymns, the lighting of candles, and the serving of Moravian bread and coffee.
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The Moravian Music Foundation preserves, shares, and celebrates the musical culture of Moravians and early America. ... in the Winter 1981 issue of the Moravian Music Journal); We receive many inquiries from members of many different denominations about how to carry out a...
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The holding of lovefeasts, after the practice of the Apostolic Church, has come to be one of the outstanding customs of the Moravian Church and has proved to be a real means of grace. ... They were called agape, from the Greek word for love, that is for the highest type of spiritual love. Gradually the agape lost its...
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The Western Branch church's Moravian Love Feast is an eventide celebration of Christ's coming, rendered in song, music, and Eastern European symbolism. ... What 28th annual Moravian Love Feast; Where Churchland Baptist Church, 3031 Churchland Blvd., in Western Branch; When 7:15 p.m. today. The doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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No church service is more distinctive than a Moravian love feast. Love feasts are held in connection with holidays such as Christmas, New Year's, Easter and on days of special significance to the church such as church anniversaries and a day set aside to honor missionaries.
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Moravian Love Feast Celebrated On Sunday posted December 3, 2007; The annual Moravian Love Feast will be celebrated Sunday, at 6 p.m. at First Christian Church on McCallie Ave. A service dedicated to Christian love, a Love Feast seeks to strengthen the bonds and the spirit of harmony, goodwill and congeniality,
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Founded as a Presbyterian school, Queens has always had strong religious roots. And, for me, our most meaningful spiritual tradition is the lovely Moravian Love Feast held during the Christmas season.
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150 Stories - December 2006 at Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC ... Founded as a Presbyterian school, Queens has always had strong religious roots. And, for me, our most meaningful spiritual tradition is the lovely Moravian Love Feast held during the Christmas season.
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