Discontinuation
Under discontinuation is understood in the evangelical worship the publication of news from the parish . In the Catholic area, the designation reports (formerly also "pronouncements") or proclamandum is common. They “have the task of informing the congregation about special events in the church (congregation, member church, ecumenism) and in public life. In the announcements, intercession is called and the purpose of the offering of thanks is communicated. "
Subjects and form
The discontinuations may include:
- Announcement of parish events
- Announcement of deaths, baptisms and marriages carried out
- Calls for intercessory prayer, aid and donations
- Collection results , use of upcoming collections
- important resolutions and announcements of the church council or the parish council
- Information about special events in the church (parish, member church, ecumenism) and in public life
- any further information
The messages should be kept short in accordance with the liturgical requirements - usually no more than one sentence -, not be too numerous and carefully worded. They should "serve the development of the community and lead to their own activity". In some places, event announcements are created in addition to or exclusively as a written notification to take away.
Discontinuations were an important source of information on family status issues well into the 20th century.
Protestant church services
In Protestant worship, announcements are usually made after the sermon , in many communities from the pulpit , but at the latest before the blessing . Parts of the announcements, especially casuals , are often included in the intercessory prayer that follows .
In some church services there are several terminations for reasons of unbundling, initially possibly about the upcoming church service and the use of the first collection and finally the news from the congregation and invitations to the next events. "The intercession for individual parishioners (baptized, newlyweds and married couples, the sick, the deceased) and for special occasions - such as the election of a pastor, election of the presbytery / church council, election to church leadership, introductions (also in other parishes), synodal meetings, initiations - should be announced in close connection with the intercessory prayer. "
Catholic worship
The place for the “short announcements to the people, if any are to be made” is in the applicable basic order for the celebration of Holy Mass between the prayer after communion (“closing prayer”) and the closing rites with blessings and a call for discharge. The reports (the proclamandum ) are presented by the priest or deacon , often also by a lecturer .
literature
- Evangelical Worship Book , p. 548
Web links
- Discontinuations. In: gemeinde-leiten.de. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover , May 30, 2013.
- Frank Maibaum: Discontinuations I. In: der-evangelische-gottesdienst.de.
- Frank Maibaum: Discontinuation 2: Position and structure of the discontinuations. In: der-evangelische-gottesdienst.de.
- Frank Maibaum: Discontinuations Part III. In: der-evangelische-gottesdienst.de.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Evangelisches Gottesdienstbuch , p. 548.