Before each session, the facilitators and I meet to review the material and generate questions. There are always far more questions than time. So here is the full list of questions for Sacraments: A Tapestry of Traditions.
1. What “churchy” words would you appreciate a definition for?
2. In the United Church of Christ we celebrate two of the original seven sacraments (Holy Communion and Baptism). Which of the other five sacraments do you think it would be good to emphasize as a means of connecting with God?
3. Share a time when participating in Holy Communion or Baptism felt significant for you.
4. Do you feel like you are making a pledge to God when you participate in Holy Communion or Baptism? If so, what are you pledging?
5. What questions did this video raise for you about the sacraments?
6. Phyllis Tickle share’s this definition of a sacrament, “Sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.” How is this definition helpful for you? What questions does it raise for you?
7. A central question in the video is, “How shall we visibly seal our lives to God?” What about this question is compelling or intriguing for you? What about this question gives you pause or troubles you?
8. How shall we visibly seal (affirm/bind) our lives to God?
9. How much does the “how” of sacraments (e.g. baptism, sprinkle or dunk: communion, in our seats or come to the front), matter to you? What about the “how” is important to you?
10. Phyllis Tickle says that, “Sacraments are an invitation into the mystery of God’s unbreakable bond with humanity.” When was a time that sharing in the sacraments helped you feel connected to God?
1. What “churchy” words would you appreciate a definition for?
2. In the United Church of Christ we celebrate two of the original seven sacraments (Holy Communion and Baptism). Which of the other five sacraments do you think it would be good to emphasize as a means of connecting with God?
- Holy Orders: Setting someone apart for ministry (i.e. ordaining someone for the pastorate or diaconate)
- Penance: Working to make it right. Penance refers to acts of confession, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
- Anointing the Sick: Offering a prayer for one who is sick, injured, or dying.
- Confirmation: Saying yes! Affirming the baptism one received when an infant and joining the church.
- Matrimony: Covenant of love between two people affirmed and blessed by God.
3. Share a time when participating in Holy Communion or Baptism felt significant for you.
4. Do you feel like you are making a pledge to God when you participate in Holy Communion or Baptism? If so, what are you pledging?5. What questions did this video raise for you about the sacraments?
6. Phyllis Tickle share’s this definition of a sacrament, “Sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.” How is this definition helpful for you? What questions does it raise for you?
7. A central question in the video is, “How shall we visibly seal our lives to God?” What about this question is compelling or intriguing for you? What about this question gives you pause or troubles you?
8. How shall we visibly seal (affirm/bind) our lives to God?
9. How much does the “how” of sacraments (e.g. baptism, sprinkle or dunk: communion, in our seats or come to the front), matter to you? What about the “how” is important to you?
10. Phyllis Tickle says that, “Sacraments are an invitation into the mystery of God’s unbreakable bond with humanity.” When was a time that sharing in the sacraments helped you feel connected to God?
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