A prelude, as used in a church service, is a piece of music played before the commencement of the service.
how did worship services change from the days of the early church
In most congregations they have Sunday School at 10 am and Worship service at 11 am and 6 pm on Sunday. Mid week service is at 7 pm on Wednesday. Some large churches will have 2 services on Sunday morning. It is up to each local church to decide when to have services.
The Mass is the primary service of worship in the Catholic Church as well as some other sects of Christianity.
A form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted.
a service
The main worship service of the Armenian Apostolic church
Yes, The dates for communion are set by the session, the ruling body of the local church, based upon input from the pastoral staff. Communion is normally held during a worship service on Sunday. Not all worship services will have communion.
The Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal church, so their worship services are probably much more active than a worship service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church). Worship services for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are generally very passive. The congregation sits the entire time and participates in prayers, singing hymns, and listening to sermons from their pews or chairs. Sermons are usually assigned to members of the congregation. The sacrament (or communion) is passed to the congregation each Sunday. One Sunday a month, there is no scheduled sermon, and the congregation is invited to bear testimony of Jesus Christ as they are moved by the Spirit. The church buildings are generally very plain and unadorned. Worship services for Pentecostal churches tend to be much more active. The congregation participates in worship songs (often not traditional hymns) and prayers while standing up. You will probably see many with their hands raised above their heads. Rather than simply standing at a pulpit and speaking, the speaker may walk around and raise his/her voice in order to engage the audience more. Pentecostal services are notorious for people exhibiting the 'signs of the spirit', especially speaking in tongues, during their services. For more information about these churches and their worship services, visit the "Related Links" below.
The services of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) are usually referred to as "Meetings for Worship".
Well, I have been to one (1) Methodist church for a church service, and Methodist church services are held similar to the way that Lutheran church services are held.
Everyone went to the Catholic church services several times a week.