On July 4, believers who came to the Sunday worship service at the church in Yaodu District, Linfen, Shanxi Province, all received a special gift - a four-page Sunday Weekly Newspaper - after registering and taking temperatures.
In the upper left corner of the newspaper was the logo of the church, a circle with the name of the church written on it in black and white; below it was an English logo “The Christian Church in Yaodu District Linfen”.
In the center of the newspaper were the cross and the open scroll, demonstrating the concept of faith and ministry which focuses on both the cross and the Bible. The cross and the open scroll were both composed of three lines, indicating that the church would uphold the good tradition of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and revive the work of God. Above the cross is the Chinese character "山" (mountain), indicating that Linfen geographically belongs to Shanxi Province, and the character "1878" below, showing the year when Christianity was first introduced to Linfen. The annual pastoral theme of 2021 was prominently marked on the newspaper: "Uphold the Truth. Be the Disciples of the Lord", and also the pastoral theme of July: "Work Diligently. Hope for Lord’s Praise".
In addition to the above, the first page of the Sunday Weekly Newspaper had the procedure of Sunday worship service and the list of service personnel for the day. The second page contained the time, preachers, the scriptures, and outline of the sermon of the two Sunday services for that day, as well as the weekly golden verse. On the third page, there were meditations on biblical figures and the Westminster Larger Catechism. And the fourth page contained the prayer of Niebuhr (a famous British theologist and founder of Christian realism), the schedule of Christian Sunday services, major fellowship activities during the week of the church, tips on epidemic prevention and control, real-name reservations, as well as the pastoral hotline which would facilitate the believers’ queries about their faith at any time.
It is reported that the issue of the Sunday Weekly has been a major initiative of the Yaodu District CC&TSPM to promote church ministry based on overseas experience and extensive consultation.
- Translated by Elle Wang
7月4日，来到山西临汾市尧都区教会城区堂参加主日崇拜的信徒，在预约登记测温后都收到了一份特殊的礼物——由城区基督教堂精心编印的单张4开4版《主日周报》。
周报的左上角印制了精心设计的“山西临汾市尧都区基督教堂”的logo，圆形环绕内，以黑翻白魏碑字体写着教堂的大名，下配有英文标识“The Christian Church in Yaodu District Linfen”。
周报的中心是以十字架与打开的书卷，阐释以十字架和圣经为中心的信仰事奉理念，均由三个线条组成，表示教会将秉承三自爱国运动优良传统，复兴神的工作。
十字架上方有中文“山”字造型，表示临汾尧都属于山西省的地理方位；下方有“1878”字样，表示基督教传入临汾的时间为1878年。
在周报的主要显著位置，标注了2021年的牧养主题：“持守真道，作主门徒”；七月份牧养主题：“殷勤做工，得主称赞”。
除上述内容以外，此次的第一版印发了当天的主日崇拜程序及服侍人员名单，二版刊载了主日两场礼拜的时间、证道人、证道经文、大纲，还有每周金句。三版刊有默想圣经人物和威斯特敏德大教理问答；四版刊有名家祷告文——英国著名神学家、基督教现实主义奠基人尼布尔的祈祷，并附有城区基督教主日崇拜及周间主要团契活动时间表以及关于疫情防控和实名预约相关提示，还公布了教牧热线，方便随时接受信徒有关信仰问答咨询。
据介绍，此次印制《主日周报》是区两会在借鉴外地经验、广泛征求意见的基础上，推进教会事工的一大举措。
山西临汾尧都区基督教堂印发《主日周报》受信徒好评
On July 4, believers who came to the Sunday worship service at the church in Yaodu District, Linfen, Shanxi Province, all received a special gift - a four-page Sunday Weekly Newspaper - after registering and taking temperatures.
In the upper left corner of the newspaper was the logo of the church, a circle with the name of the church written on it in black and white; below it was an English logo “The Christian Church in Yaodu District Linfen”.
In the center of the newspaper were the cross and the open scroll, demonstrating the concept of faith and ministry which focuses on both the cross and the Bible. The cross and the open scroll were both composed of three lines, indicating that the church would uphold the good tradition of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and revive the work of God. Above the cross is the Chinese character "山" (mountain), indicating that Linfen geographically belongs to Shanxi Province, and the character "1878" below, showing the year when Christianity was first introduced to Linfen. The annual pastoral theme of 2021 was prominently marked on the newspaper: "Uphold the Truth. Be the Disciples of the Lord", and also the pastoral theme of July: "Work Diligently. Hope for Lord’s Praise".
In addition to the above, the first page of the Sunday Weekly Newspaper had the procedure of Sunday worship service and the list of service personnel for the day. The second page contained the time, preachers, the scriptures, and outline of the sermon of the two Sunday services for that day, as well as the weekly golden verse. On the third page, there were meditations on biblical figures and the Westminster Larger Catechism. And the fourth page contained the prayer of Niebuhr (a famous British theologist and founder of Christian realism), the schedule of Christian Sunday services, major fellowship activities during the week of the church, tips on epidemic prevention and control, real-name reservations, as well as the pastoral hotline which would facilitate the believers’ queries about their faith at any time.
It is reported that the issue of the Sunday Weekly has been a major initiative of the Yaodu District CC&TSPM to promote church ministry based on overseas experience and extensive consultation.
- Translated by Elle Wang
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