Christianfora Chapel

Your online chapel for daily prayer services, and special meetings. Bridging the gap, between 3D and the virtual world in Christian Ministry through close friendships and small groups.

Schedule
Compline will be held at 9:45PM CDT M-F, with fellowship starting around 9:15PM CDT. A user login on CFA is not required, all are welcome to particpate. Sext at noon will occur 2 times per week, starting in September, actual dates tbd. Vespers will be somewhat random, but will be annouced in the forums a few days ahead of the actual service. We do hope to offer a weekly Vespers service. The service order for Compline can be found at the Compline Blog on CFA. Enter the Chapel

Schedule

Compline will be held at 9:45PM CDT M-F, with fellowship starting around 9:15PM CDT. A user login on CFA is not required, all are welcome to particpate.

Sext at noon will occur 2 times per week, starting in September, actual dates tbd.

Vespers will be somewhat random, but will be annouced in the forums a few days ahead of the actual service. We do hope to offer a weekly Vespers service.

The service order for Compline can be found at the Compline Blog on CFA.

Enter the Chapel

Welcome to Compline Chapel
What is Compline? Compline (pronounced /kɒmplin/; also Complin, Night Prayer, Prayers at the End of the Day) is the final church service (or Office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day. Compline tends to be a contemplative Office that emphasizes spiritual peace. In many monasteries it is the custom to begin the "Great Silence" after Compline, during which the whole community, including guests, observe silence throughout the night until the morning service the next day. Obviously, online such is not really practical, but members are encouraged to seek out the "Great Silence" after the service should they so desire. It is pretty powerful. Why is CFA's Compline service so different? Indeed... we are ecumenical, high-church, low-church, liturgical, and non-liturgical, and we have chosen parts of a wide range of traditions in our service planning. The end result, if one is expecting a traditional Eastern Orthodox high church liturgy, one is likely to be surprised. By the same token, if one is expecting a totally ad-lib non-denominational pentecostal prayer service, a surprise is also likely in order. We have elements of a wide range of traditions... and an Amen, or praise Jesus in the middle of the service is not considered out of place by any means, albeit the solemness of some parts of liturgy should be respected. Ie, in the midst of the Lords Prayer is really not the place for such, but if it occurs as the Holy Spirit leads, it does, and that is ok. Also the use of contemporary music, as well as traditional does set us apart from the typically 3d Compline service. Who We Are We're a couple of Lutherans from the Midwest. But that doesn't begin to tell the whole story. While our faith is Lutheran, our vision is much broader than that. Our goal is to create a Christian forum and Chapel that is friendly to seekers of all kinds. Because of this, you will find topics and potential material that you don't see on other Christian sites. Peoples' exploration of faith is messy, so we allow for that. Who We Aren't We aren't people who judge others' beliefs or lifestyles. Those things are between God and the person. We have enough trouble minding our own lives without fussing about in others' lives. We aren't the sort of people who will stand by and let somebody get beaten down. Abusive behavior absolutely isn't tolerated. People who repeated engage in that sort of behavior are likely to find themselves banned. And people who follow others to this forum or chapel to cause problems will likely endure the same fate. Who Is Likely to Be Comfortable Here It is our fervent hope that seekers of all kinds will find a home here. If something is making a member uncomfortable, we want to know. Ron and Belinda are always available via PM to talk to members. We strongly encourage you to join up with us and make this a place of profound Christian witness in the style of Jesus Christ himself. He never told people they had to become perfect or super-smart Christians before they could follow him. He bade them only to come. We extend the same invitation to all who would like to join us in this wonderful experiment.

Welcome to Compline Chapel

What is Compline?

Compline (pronounced /kɒmplin/; also Complin, Night Prayer, Prayers at the End of the Day) is the final church service (or Office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day.

Compline tends to be a contemplative Office that emphasizes spiritual peace. In many monasteries it is the custom to begin the "Great Silence" after Compline, during which the whole community, including guests, observe silence throughout the night until the morning service the next day. Obviously, online such is not really practical, but members are encouraged to seek out the "Great Silence" after the service should they so desire. It is pretty powerful.

Why is CFA's Compline service so different?

Indeed... we are ecumenical, high-church, low-church, liturgical, and non-liturgical, and we have chosen parts of a wide range of traditions in our service planning. The end result, if one is expecting a traditional Eastern Orthodox high church liturgy, one is likely to be surprised. By the same token, if one is expecting a totally ad-lib non-denominational pentecostal prayer service, a surprise is also likely in order. We have elements of a wide range of traditions... and an Amen, or praise Jesus in the middle of the service is not considered out of place by any means, albeit the solemness of some parts of liturgy should be respected. Ie, in the midst of the Lords Prayer is really not the place for such, but if it occurs as the Holy Spirit leads, it does, and that is ok. Also the use of contemporary music, as well as traditional does set us apart from the typically 3d Compline service.

Who We Are

We're a couple of Lutherans from the Midwest. But that doesn't begin to tell the whole story. While our faith is Lutheran, our vision is much broader than that. Our goal is to create a Christian forum and Chapel that is friendly to seekers of all kinds. Because of this, you will find topics and potential material that you don't see on other Christian sites. Peoples' exploration of faith is messy, so we allow for that.

Who We Aren't

We aren't people who judge others' beliefs or lifestyles. Those things are between God and the person. We have enough trouble minding our own lives without fussing about in others' lives.

We aren't the sort of people who will stand by and let somebody get beaten down. Abusive behavior absolutely isn't tolerated. People who repeated engage in that sort of behavior are likely to find themselves banned. And people who follow others to this forum or chapel to cause problems will likely endure the same fate.

Who Is Likely to Be Comfortable Here

It is our fervent hope that seekers of all kinds will find a home here. If something is making a member uncomfortable, we want to know. Ron and Belinda are always available via PM to talk to members.

We strongly encourage you to join up with us and make this a place of profound Christian witness in the style of Jesus Christ himself. He never told people they had to become perfect or super-smart Christians before they could follow him. He bade them only to come. We extend the same invitation to all who would like to join us in this wonderful experiment.