Robyn Lebron But there are certain established dates that Lovefeasts are regularly observed Some of these notable dates include , Good Friday, the festival of August 13, and Christmas Eve Cup of Covenant: The is a liturgical celebration during which a specific group within the church renews its unity and commitment to the service of Christ The Cup of Covenant is not a sacrament, such as baptism and Holy Communion, but a sign of the renewed commitment to service of those who partake in it “Today the Cup is sometimes celebrated with individual boards or at youth conferences, but it is mostly the ordained clergy that gather for the Cup of Covenant It is customary to this on or around September 16th, the festival for the servants of the church.”20 September 16, 1741 was the day the Moravian leaders gathering in London decided to proclaim Jesus Christ as chief elder of the Moravian Church in every congregation Illumination: Another Moravian custom is the Ǥ This has two meanings It refers to the custom of putting a lighted candle in each window of the settlement after dark It also refers to the illuminated pictures found in some of their churches “The candles in the windows is probably still used in a few settlements, but not seen so often really Historically, apart from the Herrnhaag experience, the Moravian Churches in Greenland were known for illuminating the buildings, especially at Christmas time.”21 History records that in the Herrnhaag, Germany settlement, there were so many candles in the windows that it appeared from Budingen as though the whole hilltop were a single sea of flames The Putz: As with most Moravian customs, Christ is the center of the Christmas celebration This is symbolized best by the building of the , a depiction of the story of Jesus’s birth In its most elaborate form, the Putz fills a room The manger is always the center of any Putz The essence of the putz tradition is found in the way in which each Putz is built to tell the Good News of the coming of the Christ Child It is more than a nativity scene with adoring shepherds