New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is a celebration held the day before New Year's Day, on December 31, the final day of the year.

Watch Night

Many Christians, particularly in the Methodist tradition, gather on New Year's Eve for what are called Watch Night services. During these sometimes three-hour-long services, hymns are sung and prayers offered in a rededication to God, as participants watch for the new year. John Wesley wrote and adapted services for Watch Night celebrations. The most famous of Wesley's Watch Night resources is certainly what is known as the Wesley Covenant Prayer, an adaptation of a pietist prayer (see The United Methodist Book of Worship, 1992, ISBN 0687035724).

Related Topics:
Methodist - John Wesley - Wesley Covenant Prayer - Pietist - United Methodist

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