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[[Image:Trinity baptist colonel light gardens.jpg|thumb|A church building in Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia.]]
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[[Image:Nativity scene.jpg|thumb|The nativity scene]]
  
[[Church (overview)]] - A church building is a building used in Christian worship. The term church also refers to the combined Christian community of believers.  
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[[Christmas (overview)]] - The annual Christian holiday that celebrates the [[birth of Jesus]] is traditionally celebrated on December 25th by most Christian; in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] it celebrated on January 7. It is a time when peace and goodwill are especially called for, and a time when Christians remember that [[God]] came down as a frail human, to save us from our [[sin]]. Christmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree, and church services remembering Jesus.
 
 
The word "church" is derived through Middle and Old English cirice, circe from the Greek κυριακον (δωμα) Lord's (house). However, most English versions of the New Testament use the word "church" to translate ecclesia (Greek ἐκκλησία "congregation, assembly", a word originally used without specific reference to religious gatherings)...[[Church (overview)|more]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:38, 15 December 2006

The nativity scene

Christmas (overview) - The annual Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus is traditionally celebrated on December 25th by most Christian; in the Eastern Orthodox Church it celebrated on January 7. It is a time when peace and goodwill are especially called for, and a time when Christians remember that God came down as a frail human, to save us from our sin. Christmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree, and church services remembering Jesus.

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