The Heavenly Party

Recover the fun, life-changing celebrations for home & community

Michele Guinness (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2018 | New edition
Monarch Books (Verlag)
978-0-85721-922-0 (ISBN)

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Bestselling author shares how to celebrate the faith with wonder, glory and good food.

Drawing upon her rich Jewish heritage, Michele integrates sacred and secular using pilgrim festivals and symbol, ritual and liturgy. She explains what true celebration is, with ideas and resources for celebration at home or in the wider community. Christians should have the best parties!

Part One: Explores what true celebration is and looks at how Jesus loved to party.

Part Two: Festival parties, including anniversaries, a weekly Sabbath, events in the church calendar. Includes suggestions for rituals, prayers, liturgies.

Part Three: General ideas for celebration. Includes suggestions on how to organise the celebration event.

Part Four: 50 best celebration recipes. Adapted from author's monthly cookery column in Woman Alive.

Bestselling author, Michele Guinness, was brought up in a practising Jewish family and is married to a retired Anglican clergyman. Michele worked for many years as a presenter, researcher and writer for national TV and radio, regularly contributing to Pause For Thought on BBC Radio 2. Michele contributes to a number of magazines, including Families First, Woman Alive, (where she had a cookery column for two years), Christianity and The Church of England Newspaper. Michele has written thirteen books, including: The Heavenly Party and Chosen.

Contents
Acknowledgments 5
Glossary of Hebrew Terms 7
Part 1: The Appetizer 9
Part 2: The Hors D’Oeuvres 17
God, the Great Party-Giver 18
Jesus, Man of the Party 38
A Partying People at Home 49
A Partying Community 63
Part 3: The Main Course 76
Celebrating in the Daily and Ordinary 77
Celebrating a Sabbath 99
Celebrating the Festivals 108
Autumn 110
Winter 140
Spring 161
Summer 176
Part 4: Celebration Recipes 187
Starters 194
Main Courses 197
Accompaniments 222
Celebration Salads 224
Hot Puddings 227
Cold Desserts 233
Cakes 240
Tray Bakes and Cookies 243
Sweet Endings and Presents 248
Appendix: An Abridged Passover Haggadah in English 251
Notes 284

Erscheinungsdatum	05.11.2018
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10	0-85721-922-7 / 0857219227
ISBN-13	978-0-85721-922-0 / 9780857219220
Zustand	Neuware