Table (altar) of Remembrance for All Saints Sunday
Zion Lutheran Church
ALTARS
During the reading of scripture at the service at the Zion Lutheran Church, another member of the congregation will come up on the altar and read from
the holy scriptures.
The Lutheran Church divides the year by seasons. Depends on the season the drapery (paraments) will change color. During the season of Easter, for example, the color white is used. In western culture today, the altars are movable since worship practices may shift from season to season or even week to week.
The word “altar” appears twenty-four times in the New Testament. Traditionally, the element of sacrifice and holiness is most closely associated with an altar, in the old Testament and Jewish customs.
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Anglican practice, emphasizing the sacramental understanding of the Lord’s Supper. The Lutheran congregation is also considered an evangelical church which will participate in what is called “altar call’s” which individuals wanting to make a new spiritual commitment to Salvation through Jesus Christ can come forward and publicly declare their faith.
Table (altar) of Remembrance for All Saints Sunday
Historical altar used by Zion for celebration of the Eucharist, ca. 1860-1900.
The Zion Lutheran Church holds historical documents of the Wig Party political campaigning that use to be part of the church congregation. This image shows a political altar that was used in the church.
Table (altar) of Remembrance for All Saints Sunday
The Zion Lutheran Church building houses four congregations: In the first floor chapel is Good Shepherd Anglican Church in the lower level is New Hope Community. On the second floor Rivers of Restoration gathers in a large meeting hall while Zion Lutheran worships in the sanctuary.
Each of these congregations hold their own altar traditions. Most worship spaces will contain one altar. In many of the worship areas in the Zion Lutheran church building the “communion table” is said to hold greater holiness then that of the
rest of the church.
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In some traditions, only the priest or pastor is allowed behind the altar since it is often considered sacred space. During the Eucharist service at Zion Lutheran, the pastor and two assistants serve behind the altar