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AdoptedCalm
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Re: Looking for a church
Wow. There is way too much for me to quote at 3am. I will answer this more specifically in other posts but here's my blanket response.
Let me preface this by saying I am a youth minister in an ELCA Lutheran Church.
I think while you may view Christianity as all encompassing, I think it's important for you to understand the differences between each religion. Because while you may not view it as switching religions, in the terms of organized religion, you are.
Each religion has its own idiosyncrasies. Take Lutherans for instance. Within the Lutheran church, there are different sectors. Most well known are the LCMS, ELCA and WELS. Out of the three, the only one that does not practice closed communion is the ELCA.
Like someone said, church atmosphere will vary church to church, not religion to religion. I think what you should do is figure out what is important to you in your religion and what do you not only support, but what do you want to bring your children into? Do you believe in open communion? Should women be pastors? Are you comfortable with a gay minister?
There are a TON of churches out there, and even religions you may think are all people dancing and waving in the aisles have some churches with more conservative and subdued services than you may view the Catholic churches as having.
I am here for ANY questions anyone might have. Feel free.
Finding a church home is a HUGE step.
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JenniferEver
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Re: Looking for a church
My friend is really a fan of Acts29 churches. It's a really informal faith based church. Check it Out
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| Posted 12/31/12 8:17 AM |
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Sweetlax22
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Re: Looking for a church
Posted by laurabora
Posted by Laura1976
I'm a little confused, are you looking to change religions? I'm pretty sure, Catholics are not supposed to receive communion in a non RC church.
It's the other way around, non-Catholics are not supposed to take Communion in Catholic churches. My MIL is with wife of a Lutheran pastor and she gave me the whole spiel of why I should take Communion at their church (I am Catholic).
All of the above is pretty much true, but if a Catholic attends a Lutheran service the Lutheran church has no problem with the Catholic receiving communion there. However, according to the Catholic Church the Catholic should not be receiving communion anywhere besides the Catholic Church.
It think it all comes down to what your comfort level and personal beliefs are. It is a nice thing to make an effort to attend church As a family, I don't think anyone is going to get struck by lightning for making the wrong choice over whether they should receive communion or not.
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| Posted 12/31/12 11:34 AM |
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Sweetlax22
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Re: Looking for a church
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
not sure where you live but check out Vineyard in RVC...I don't attend but when i see them let out it looks so nice and relaxed and casual.
The Vineyard Church has been based in Rockville Centre since 1990 and conducts services on Sunday at 9:30 am, 11 am and 12:30 pm. The pastor, Randy Larson, said his church delivers a clear message from the Bible that makes sense today. It maintains a relaxed and casual atmosphere while congregants sing contemporary music that worships God.
"We specialize in being real, we don't pretend we are good if we are not, we don't pretend we are happy if we are not and we don't pretend to be religious if we are not. All are welcome."
Vineyard church Facebook page
I went to school with some people who go here and it always seemed like a really nice place with a lot of interesting and fun things going on.
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| Posted 12/31/12 11:37 AM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: Looking for a church
I agree with the PP who said a church within the same religion can vary from others. Not all Catholic churches are so elaborate. You may find one that suits you.
One thing I'd caution you about, or at least mention in terms of you being a Catholic changing religions is, and we've discussed this before on LIF, but I believe most Protestant denominations do not believe in the true presence in the holy eucharist. The reason other Christians can't take commuion at Catholic Churches is because it doesn't mean the same thing to them as it does to us (I'm Catholic). I'd really spend some time thinking about what that means to you. Spend some time thinking about what Catholicism means to you, what you like and dislike about it. I think that will guide you.
My church is a huge gothic style church which is all stanied glass, paintings and statues and I think it's absolutely beautiful and you may ot like that style, but the priests are absolutely REAL. They always find a way to make their homilies really relatable and they are regular guys (The priest who married us watched the superbowl and drank a bunch of beer with us one year).
If you're interested in sticking with Catholicism, I'd look into any churches that are run by the Montfort missionaries. They seem to do things differently and are very down to earth. I always feel more comfortable with montforts than other priests.
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| Posted 12/31/12 4:05 PM |
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2boys4me
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Re: Looking for a church
Posted by JenniferEver
I agree with the PP who said a church within the same religion can vary from others. Not all Catholic churches are so elaborate. You may find one that suits you.
One thing I'd caution you about, or at least mention in terms of you being a Catholic changing religions is, and we've discussed this before on LIF, but I believe most Protestant denominations do not believe in the true presence in the holy eucharist. The reason other Christians can't take commuion at Catholic Churches is because it doesn't mean the same thing to them as it does to us (I'm Catholic). I'd really spend some time thinking about what that means to you. Spend some time thinking about what Catholicism means to you, what you like and dislike about it. I think that will guide you.
My church is a huge gothic style church which is all stanied glass, paintings and statues and I think it's absolutely beautiful and you may ot like that style, but the priests are absolutely REAL. They always find a way to make their homilies really relatable and they are regular guys (The priest who married us watched the superbowl and drank a bunch of beer with us one year).
If you're interested in sticking with Catholicism, I'd look into any churches that are run by the Montfort missionaries. They seem to do things differently and are very down to earth. I always feel more comfortable with montforts than other priests.
I'm not catholic, dh is and I don't want to go to a Catholic Church. The communion thing doesn't bother me I believe in Jesus that he died on the cross for my sins that's all I need to take communion it doesn't need to be so complicated with rules and stuff just whatever the Bible says
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