Now is it “Julegudstjeneste” without preaching and prayer – Bergens Tidende

Schools in Voss, settled in the community to drop julegudstjenester. The solution was a mandatory “julesamling”, without religion.

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At the start of november he wrote all of the schools in Voss a letter to the church where they made it clear that the dropper julegudstjenesten from in years. Instead, they would come to church at other times of the year.

Priest Kjersti Brakestad Bow was one of those who reacted to the decision.

– I respond that they are completely without further remove it that have a christian and humanistic cultural heritage and the experience of christmas in the church, said she to the NTB.

After that Skulestad school at Voss did not participate in the church in the last year, took the principals at all the schools in the municipality of a common position.

Would prevent the division

They wanted, among other things, that the question of julegudstjenester would not split schools, parents and students.

Now is the principals and the church arrived at a solution. It comes ahead of a joint press release 24. november.

instead of a traditional julegudstjeneste it will instead be staged a “julesamling”, where much of the religious content is taken out.

“the Content of the jolesamlinga is built on the element of the curriculum and the objectives of the KRLE-the subject related to the christian jolefeiringa, and will not include preaching, prayer or any other religious performance for pupils,” it says in the press release.

Julesamling – a part of the class

On the basis of this will julesamlingen is considered mandatory learning for all students, and all schools in the municipality to attend such a gathering in their local church, called further in the message.

A further detailed design of the julesamlingene will take place in collaboration between the church and the various schools. The leaders in foreldreutvalgene has been the framework for the new collection presented, and to come up with a joint statement after forhørt with their parent teacher association (ROLES).

This nysatsingen to be evaluated in January 2017. Here both the ROLES and soknerådene be invited.

This should be removed from the skolegudstjenesten:

• Nådehilsning in the beginning.
• Syndsbekjennelse
• Prayer.
• Meninghetssvar.
• To serve, as active participation (for example, during the blessing and trosvedkjennelse).
• Drawing of korsmerket during the blessing.
• Sermon.
• three times Three bells at the end.
• Source: “Framework for jolesamling with the schools there”