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Thanksgiving
[Feasts & Seasons]Thanksgiving is a Protestant observance in which believers thank God for the year's harvest and for the grace they have received. Korean Protestant churches generally observe Thanksgiving Sunday on the third Sunday of November.
Theodora
[People]Theodora (c. 500–548) was a sixth-century empress of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. The wife and closest adviser of Justinian I, she protected the churches that opposed the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon. The Orthodox Church venerates her as a saint.
Jewish Calendar
[Bible]The Jewish calendar is the calendar used by ancient Israel and the Jewish people. It reckons months by the waxing and waning of the moon and adjusts the year to keep pace with the seasons. All the feast dates of the Old Testament follow this calendar.
Isaiah 20
[Bible]Isaiah 20 records a symbolic act performed at God's command in the year Assyria captured Ashdod: for three years Isaiah went about naked and barefoot as a sign that Egypt and Cush would be led away captive by Assyria.
1 Chronicles 20
[Bible]1 Chronicles 20 briefly records Joab's capture of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, followed by the victories of David's mighty men over the descendants of the Philistine "giant."
William Arthur Noble
[People]William Arthur Noble (1866–1945) was a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the northern branch of American Methodism. He served in Korea from 1892 to 1934 and, after the death of William James Hall, took over and expanded the Methodist mission in Pyongyang.
William Baird
[People]William Martyn Baird (1862–1931) was an American missionary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Northern Presbyterian), known in Korea as Bae Wi-ryang. He took part in early mission work in the Busan and Daegu regions, and in 1897 he founded Soongsil Academy in Pyongyang. He is therefore known as the founder of Soongsil University and Soongsil Middle and High Schools.
Exodus 12
[Bible]Exodus 12 records the tenth plague, the death of the firstborn of Egypt; the institution of the ordinances of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread; and Israel's departure from Raamses and exodus from Egypt.
Andrew Kim Taegon
[People]Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846) was a Catholic priest of the late Joseon period in Korea. In 1845 he became the first Korean to be ordained a Catholic priest, and in 1846 he was executed at Saenamteo during the Byeongo Persecution. His baptismal name was Andrew.
Annie Baird
[People]Annie Baird (1864–1916) was an American woman missionary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Northern Presbyterian), known in Korea as An Ae-ri (安愛理). The wife of William Baird (Bae Wi-ryang), she worked in Busan and Pyongyang and left hymn translations and Korean-language writings.
Family Sunday
[Feasts & Seasons]Family Sunday is a commemorative Sunday observed in Korean Protestant churches for reflecting on the meaning of the family and praying for families. It is usually held in May, which is observed in South Korea as "Family Month," although its date and name vary by denomination and congregation.
John Paul II
[People]John Paul II (1920–2005), a native of Poland, was the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1978 to 2005. He was the first pope to visit Korea, where in 1984 he canonized 103 Korean martyrs.
J. R. R. Tolkien
[People]J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was an English philologist and author best known for *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*. A devout Roman Catholic, he is known for having influenced C. S. Lewis's conversion to Christianity.
James Scarth Gale
[People]James Scarth Gale (1863–1937) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary to Korea, known in Korea as Gi Il (奇一). He served as the first senior pastor of Yeondong Church in Seoul, produced the first Korean translation of The Pilgrim's Progress, and took part in compiling A Korean-English Dictionary and in translating the Bible into Korean.
Season of Creation
[Feasts & Seasons]The Season of Creation is a season of the church year in which Christians remember God's work of creation and renew their sense of responsibility to care for nature and the environment. It is usually observed from September 1 to October 4, though its length and manner of observance vary by denomination.
Presentation of the Lord
[Feasts & Seasons]The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.
Wilderness of Sinai
[Bible]The Wilderness of Sinai is the wilderness where Israel, after the Exodus, encamped before Mount Sinai for nearly a year, received the Law, and set up the tabernacle. It is the setting of the narrative that runs from Exodus 19 through Numbers 10.
Ahaziah (King of Judah)
[People]Ahaziah was a king of the southern kingdom of Judah and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah. He reigned for one year and was killed along with Joram, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, when Jehu rebelled (2 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 22).
Frequency of Communion
[Christian Life]Frequency of Communion refers to how often a church celebrates the Lord's Supper. Among Protestants, the practice varies widely by denomination and congregation, ranging from every week to only a few times a year.
Moderator of Presbytery
[Church Offices]The moderator of presbytery is the officer who represents a presbytery and presides over its meetings. In Presbyterian churches, a presbytery is the governing body made up of the churches of a given region and their representative ministers and elders. The moderator is elected at a stated meeting and usually serves a one-year term.