U2charist | U2 Eucharist

U2charists have popped up in churches around the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Rock bands and loud music in church services is nothing new in some Christian circles. But for the Episcopal Church, heavily steeped in tradition, the U2charists offer a way for it to experiment with contemporary worship. And many of them find the services invigorate younger members and draw people who might not normally attend church.
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The so-called U2charist, named after the band and the Eucharist - or Holy Communion - originated in the US.
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Bon was presented with the Chairman’s Award at the prestigious 38th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. His acceptance speech brought people to their feet.
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Many U2 songs include either direct quotations or allusions to specific passages of scripture.
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Why is the Church that once shunned U2 now claiming them as its own? More than two decades into worldwide success, have the boys from Ireland actually found what they’re looking for?
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Get Up Off Your Knees is a thoughtful and provocative collection of sermons by a group of preachers from across the international church spectrum who have been moved to theological reflection on the art and work of U2.
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Christian Scharen (a Lutheran pastor and instructor of practical theology at Yale) points to the many biblical, theological and spiritual themes found in U2’s lyrics to explain why this band “matters to those seeking God.”
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It wasn’t the traditional ringing of the bells, opening prayer and Gloria Patri that had parishioners at the Federated Church of Ashland clapping and cheering yesterday morning. It was letting congregants rock out to Bono in their pews that had everyone all jazzed up.
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In what is more rock concert than Book of Common Prayer, a live band will belt out U2 classics such as Mysterious Ways and Beautiful Day as worshippers sing along with the lyrics, which will appear on screens.
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BONO has declared that he is not a man of the cloth, unless that cloth is leather. But the words of the charismatic U2 front man are nevertheless ringing out from pulpits across the United States.
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