The town of Peebles in the Scottish Borders holds a traditional week-long " Beltane Fair " every year in June, when a local girl is crowned Beltane Queen on the steps of the parish church.

A story recounted in later sources holds that they refrained from destroying the church on seeing the magi depicted in Persian clothing in a mosaic.

In addition to holding the Apostles ', the Nicene and the Athanasian Creeds of the universal church, it also holds to the confessions of its predecessor bodies.

On entering a church, Roman Catholics genuflect to the consecrated host in the tabernacle that holds the consecrated host, in order to acknowledge respectfully the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, a presence to which a red votive candle or sanctuary lamp kept burning close to such a tabernacle draws attention.

Conciliar theory holds that the supreme authority of the church lies with a General Council, not with the pope.

Preterism is a Christian eschatological view that interprets prophecies of the Bible, especially Daniel and Revelation, as events which have already happened in the first century A. D. Preterism holds that Ancient Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church at the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.

It also owns the Peace Cup, whose president, Chung Hwan Kwak, is a long-time church member and he holds the positions of Asian Football Confederation Social Responsibility Committee Chairman, President of K-League, President of Korea Football Association, which is part of FIFA.

The church holds that the celebration of the Eucharist is an anamnesis of Jesus ’ death, and believes the sacrament to be a means of grace, and practices open communion.

* The Russian Orthodox Church holds a sobor ( church council ) which deposes Patriarch Nikon, but accepts his liturgical reforms.

The ULC Headquarters holds weekly church services in a historic church building in Modesto.

The crypt of the original abbey church still holds those relics, but the church itself has been subsumed into a Baroque renovation.

Among many potshots that Gilbert takes at lawyers in this opera, the Lord Chancellor sings that he will " work on a new and original plan " that the rule ( which holds true in other professions, such as the military, the church and even the stage ) that diligence, honesty, honour, and merit should lead to promotion " might apply to the bar ".

** The lifting of the Car d ’ Or on a paved area near the church of Saint Waltrude ; tradition holds that this operation must be successful for the city to prosper.

A bishop holds the highest office of the church ( there is no Patriarch or Pope over bishops ).

The church where George and Martha Washington are believed to have been wed, St. Peters, still holds services today.

The church holds the tomb in which Alice Stanley, Dowager Countess of Derby was laid to rest in January 1637.

Founded in 1894, its onion dome church was re-faced with brick in 1965 and still holds services for approximately 70 congregants.

The first church was the Gonzales Baptist Church, which was built in 1884 and still holds weekly worship services today.

Its youth group currently holds around 30 members, which is large for a church with a population of 50.

The village core retains only a few shops and professional offices, but still holds the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company and Roaring Spring Water Bottling Company, all of the historic church buildings, the public library ( formerly the Eldon Inn ), the borough building, the post office ( earlier moved from farther up East Main St .).

The village core retains only a few shops and professional offices, but still holds the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company and Roaring Spring Water Bottling Company, all of the historic church buildings, the public library ( the former Eldon Inn ), the borough building, and the post office.

In the early 1970s, when the parish merged with two others, the church was deconsecrated and sold to Odyssey House, a drug rehabilitation program.

It is somehow true to every church built in the country that it experienced arson ( 1576, 1606 and 1660 ) but later undergone reconstructions and rehabilitation works.

In 2009, Church of Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis said that the jailed members of Guardians Org were declared " suppressive people " ( aka " SPs ") by the Church of Scientology and had to undergo rehabilitation in order to resume their upper level training in the church.

In 1925, the church established Mariners ' Inn, a shelter that now offers rehabilitation, counseling and vocational services for homeless substance abusers.

To start the week of special programs at the church, the Rev. John D. Henderson will preach on `` A Successful Marriage '' at 9:40 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

As they do not receive Holy Orders in the Catholic, Orthodox and Oriental Churches, they do not possess the ability to ordain any religious to Holy Orders, or even admit their members to the non-ordained ministries to which they can be installed by the ordained clergy ( females do not serve as clergy anyway, per formal church teaching, in these churches ), nor do they exercise the authority they do possess under canon law over any territories outside of their monastery and its territory ( though non-cloistered, non-contemplative female religious members who are based in a convent or monastery but who participate in external affairs may assist as needed by the diocesan bishop and local secular clergy and laity, in certain pastoral ministries and administrative and non-administrative functions not requiring ordained ministry or status as a male cleric in those churches or programs ).

* lds. org – Official church website – with links to Gospel Library, Church History, Family Home Evening programs, family history research, and more.

" In 2010 this was written into the church's Handbook, which directs official church policy and programs.

As Mormons spread out, church leaders created programs that would help preserve the tight-knit community feel of Mormon culture.

Practices common to Mormons include studying the scriptures, praying daily, fasting on a regular basis, attending Sunday worship services, participating in church programs and activities on weekdays, and refraining from work on Sundays when possible.

All other church matters such as the budget, personnel matters, and all programs for spiritual life and mission, are the responsibility of the session.

There are two categories of lay speakers: local church lay speakers, who serve in and through their local churches, and certified lay speakers, who serve in their own churches, in other churches, and through district or conference projects and programs.

The church bulletin, available in the sanctuary details a plethora of other services and announcements including names and contacts for church officials, small group based religious programs for all ages, as well as announcements and church schedules.

The church also supports the ministry of the United Church of Christ as programs and needs arise.

In 1819 Gieseler was appointed a professor ordinarius in theology in the newly-founded University of Bonn, where, besides lecturing on church history, he made important contributions to the literature of that subject in Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller's Repertorium, KF Stäudlin and HG Tschirner's Archiv, and in various university " programs.

Within the church structure are divisions addressing many programs and ministries.

But it has started to initiate various church programs spearheaded by the Diocesan Commissions on Religious Formation, Social Action and Liturgy, to start on its mission to steer its parishioners towards maturity in the Christian faith.

When church funding of the American Parish's social programs was stopped, Thomas resigned his pastorate.

In recent years, programs derived from yoga, a Hindu religious practice, have been introduced into public schools in the U. S. Advocates for the programs say they help children to relax and concentrate, but critics counter that the programs violate the separation of church and state.

* LGBT-welcoming church programs

The Assemblies of God has missions programs that are designed to establish self-propagating, self-supporting, and self-governing national church bodies in every country.

Queen's College, an affiliated College of Memorial University, offers diploma and degree studies in theology, pastoral studies, church history and related programs.

Under Milton Tomlinson's leadership, the church began the White Wing Publishing House, White Wing Christian Bookstores, The Voice of Salvation radio and TV programs, and numerous other ministries.

The elimination of the annual conferences, a mid-level geographic entity with its own leaders and programs, enabled the fee to be drastically reduced and thereby keep more finances at the local church level.