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Concelebration. In Christianity, concelebration (from the Latin con + celebrare, 'to celebrate together') is the presiding of a number of presbyters (priests or ministers) at the celebration of the Eucharist with either a presbyter, bishop, or archbishop as the principal celebrant and the other presbyters and (arch)bishops present in the chancel assisting in the consecration of the Eucharist.
The Moderator is responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually until 2004, and on alternate years since. After the meeting, which lasts for about a week, the Moderator serves as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term.
The general assembly (or general synod) is the highest court of presbyterian polity. Each presbytery selects a number of its members to be commissioners to the general assembly. The general assembly is chaired by its own moderator, who is usually elected to a single term. He or she is addressed as moderator during meetings, but like the other ...
Minutes of the 1861 General Assembly: 2nd GA, 1862 Montgomery, Alabama: The Rev. J. L. Kirkpatrick Minutes of the 1862 General Assembly: 3rd GA, 1863 Columbia, South Carolina: The Rev. James A. Lyon Minutes of the 1863 General Assembly: 4th GA, 1864 Charlotte, North Carolina: The Rev. John S. Wilson Minutes of the 1864 General Assembly: 5th GA ...
The ordained celebrant (priest or bishop) is understood to act in persona Christi, as he recalls the words and gestures of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper and leads the congregation in praise of God. The Mass is composed of two parts, the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
The Vatican’s newly released document addressing the blessing of same-sex couples doesn’t pave the way for gay weddings at churches or with Catholic priests as officiants.
Stephen Orchard, Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, 2007. The moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a Presbyterian or Reformed church. Kirk sessions and presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator. The Oxford Dictionary states that a Moderator ...
The office of moderator of the General Assembly was the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA). The moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1789 and 1956.