{"id":183,"date":"2024-08-01T02:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T02:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fofnj.org\/wp5\/lords-day\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:55:29","slug":"lords-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fofnj.org\/community\/lords-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Lords Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n    <section class=\"u-align-center u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-image u-shading u-section-2\" id=\"sec-13f6\" data-image-width=\"1280\" data-image-height=\"853\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&quot;https:\/\/fofnj.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/a0e843bfd264644fbc1178a07fcd995de2eae17259c47ddec75769f29537fa8330c3860abbfc2f7a05377a14bc9a6b9108d787d684649d5f66240f_1280.jpg&quot;);\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <h1 class=\"u-align-center u-text u-text-default u-title u-text-1\">Honoring the Lord\u200b's Day<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"u-align-center u-large-text u-text u-text-variant u-text-2\"> \"Today we set aside the concerns of the week that we may honor the Lord and celebrate his resurrection.\"&nbsp;<br><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 1.25rem;\">- from the Lord's Day Prayers <\/span>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-3\" id=\"sec-295a\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-lg u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\">\n        <p class=\"u-align-left u-large-text u-text u-text-variant u-text-1\">As Christians, we set aside and celebrate Sunday as a day of rest, a day to honor and worship God and a day to commemorate our Lord Jesus Christ's resurrection.&nbsp; One of the ways we do this is to have the Lord's Day celebration within our families, small groups, and whole community.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-align-center u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-section-4\" id=\"carousel_9936\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle u-sheet-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-1\">The Lord's Day Celebration<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"u-border-2 u-border-palette-3-base u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n        <p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\"> The Lord's Day Celebration is a short ceremony celebrated&nbsp;  on Saturday evening (usually at sundown), before and after the evening meal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is celebrated in\n a spirit of joy and thanksgiving.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With prayers, feast and \nfellowship, it help us prepare&nbsp; and welcome the Sabbath. &nbsp;&nbsp; There are \nelements of Jewish tradition incorporated in the ceremony&nbsp; but&nbsp; the \ncentral purpose is to honor and celebrate Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:8).&nbsp; For us Christians,&nbsp; Sunday is the Sabbath Day - a day of resting our minds and hearts in the Lord.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"u-video u-video-contain u-video-1\">\n          <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-1\">\n            <iframe style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZC1mm1kTFVU?playlist=ZC1mm1kTFVU&amp;loop=1&amp;mute=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;controls=0&amp;start=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-align-center u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-white u-section-5\" id=\"sec-31b0\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"u-align-center u-text u-text-default u-text-1\">ELEMENTS<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"u-align-center u-border-3 u-border-palette-3-base u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n        <p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\"> The candle represents the light of Christ that has come to extinguish the darkness in the world.&nbsp; The\n bread symbolizes the food that God faithfully provides to His people \nwhile the wine is a symbol of joy.&nbsp; It is important to note that the \nLord's Day Ceremony is not a Eucharistic Meal nor a Communion as \nCatholics have in t\u200bhe Mass.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is not a substitute for the Sacrament \nof the Eucharist.&nbsp; The Lord\u2019s Day ceremony helps us honor the Lord\u2019s Day\n and provide a framework from which we can continue the celebration \nthroughout the Lord\u2019s Day.\nWe hold Lord's Day celebrations in family, small groups or community-wide setting.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\"><span class=\"u-align-center u-file-icon u-icon u-icon-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fofnj.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1051525.png\" alt=\"\"><\/span><span class=\"u-align-center u-file-icon u-icon u-icon-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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u-text-hover-white u-btn-1\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE FOR THE&nbsp;<br>LORD'S DAY RESOURCES \n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-align-center u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-palette-2-base u-section-7\" id=\"sec-9672\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"u-align-center u-text u-text-1\">LORD's DAY IN PICTURES<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-gallery u-layout-grid u-lightbox u-no-transition u-show-text-none u-gallery-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-gallery-inner u-gallery-inner-1\">\n            <div class=\"u-effect-hover-zoom u-gallery-item\">\n              <div class=\"u-back-slide\" data-image-width=\"604\" data-image-height=\"398\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-back-image u-expanded\" src=\"https:\/\/fofnj.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/22277_252052759746_550294746_4358110_2700182_n1.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n              <div 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  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-palette-1-base u-section-8\" id=\"sec-b37f\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"data-layout-selected u-clearfix u-expanded-width u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-layout\">\n            <div class=\"u-layout-row\">\n              <div class=\"u-align-left u-container-align-left u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-shape-rectangle u-size-30 u-layout-cell-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-1\">\n                  <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-1\"> UPCOMING COMMUNITY LORD'S DAY CELEBRATION<br>\n                  <\/h2>\n                  <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-2\"> MAY 9, 2026<\/h2>\n                  <p class=\"u-text u-text-default u-text-3\">SATURDAY, 6:\u200b30PM - 8:00PM <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"u-text u-text-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><span 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