Not religious but love feeling at Church

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Jackieboy wrote: »

You obviously go to a much racier church than I've ever been to!:rotfl:

and mine, the nearest i got to anything like that was in ladies meetings which was all about submission, headcovering and being a good helpmeet.

I dont think sex was covered once.:o

Lily-Rose_3

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Known here as the hymn prayer sandwich service. The service lasts about 90 minutes which isn't unusual at all.. children are in for the first 30 minutes.
10 minute is very short when you think that he preacher is reading the passage

Never heard any service called a 'hymn prayer sandwich service' before. And I guess some sermons may exceed 10 minutes, but no sermon has ever exceeded 15-17 minutes. As I said, an almost 3 quarters of an hour long sermon would put me off going; I would fall asleep!

Some things covered in sermons are not appropriate for young ears.

I don't think our Vicar has ever covered anything children shouldn't hear. Like what for example?

tea_lover wrote: »

If the children at our church got chocolate and the adults didn't there'd be outrage :rotfl:.

Our services usually last from an hour to an hour and a quarter. Sermons average 10-15 mins (well, 15 mins would be the max really). Children are generally in with us, but do go out for some of the service, for maybe 1 service in 3.

This has been my experience for all the churches I've been part of.

Always interesting seeing how other people do things

Same here, mine is similar to yours and Jackie, and a few others who have posted here.

Never been to one with a 45 minute long sermon or where children don't attend the service. Or where the members of the Church do the maintenance in the building.

Torry_Quine

Jackieboy wrote: »

You obviously go to a much racier church than I've ever been to!:rotfl:

ETA

Just reread your post. What passage would the preacher be reading - in the churches I know the Bible readings are separate from the sermon and, as others have said, given by members of the congregation. Is that why they don't do it like that in your church?

I've said it before, the preacher reads the passage as part of giving the sermon. Not sure what you mean by 'they don't do it like that'?.

Lots of subjects covered such as sex, !!!!!exuality,abortion, pornography etc. These just wouldn't want to have children there.

Why haven't you said when the children have Sunday school, it would be good to know how it works differently for you?

Lily-Rose_3

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I've said it before, the preacher reads the passage as part of giving the sermon. Not sure what you mean by 'they don't do it like that'?.

Lots of subjects covered such as sex, !!!!!exuality,abortion, pornography etc. These just wouldn't want to have children there.

Why haven't you said when the children have Sunday school, it would be good to know how it works differently for you?

Really?! :eek::eek::eek: Of all the Churches I have ever been to in my 50 plus years, (and I have been to about a dozen in my lifetime,) I have never known a Vicar discuss h0mosexuality, abortion, and !!!!!!!

I mean never! :eek:

I mean why? I don't understand why any sermon would need to discuss any of those subjects. And I have to say I would not be attending a Church myself that had subject matter like that in the sermon, let alone taking children in.

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Lily-Rose wrote: »

Really?! :eek::eek::eek: Of all the Churches I have ever been to in my 50 plus years, (and I have been to about a dozen in my lifetime,) I have never known a Vicar discuss h0mosexuality, abortion, and !!!!!!!

I mean never! :eek:

I mean why? I don't understand why any sermon would need to discuss any of those subjects. And I have to say I would not be attending a Church myself that had subject matter like that in the sermon, let alone taking children in.

i have, but not gone into detail.... More like the wages of sin is death sort of thing (Romans 6:23)

Torry_Quine

Lily-Rose wrote: »

Really?! :eek::eek::eek: Of all the Churches I have ever been to in my 50 plus years, (and I have been to about a dozen in my lifetime,) I have never known a Vicar discuss h0mosexuality, abortion, and !!!!!!!

I mean never! :eek:

I mean why? I don't understand why any sermon would need to discuss any of those subjects. And I have to say I would not be attending a Church myself that had subject matter like that in the sermon, let alone taking children in.

Why shouldn't they be covered, especially if relevant to the scriptures covered. We have a high student contingent and when asked they want things like this

Gloomendoom

My wife and I attended an Anglican marriage preparation course. Overall the course was helpful. However, a whole morning was dedicated to the evils of !!!!!!. In fact more time was dedicated to !!!!!! than on the subject of children within a marriage.

I think somebody got their priorities wrong.

tea_lover

We would maybe discuss those sorts of subjects in a homegroup setting (so a much smaller group, and a lot of debate, discussion, different viewpoints, etc). It's very unlikely they'd ever be the subject of a main sermon.

I really want to go to church in Scotland now! It's fascinating me how different it sounds

margaretclare

A very interesting thread.

Not sure if I'm 'religious' as such although I'm a member of a local CofE parish, but I agree about the feeling you get in any building where there has been prayer and worship. I've even had it in ancient monasteries where prayer and worship ceased in the 1530s. There's an ancient building at Bradwell on the Essex coast where worship now happens once a month in the summer only, and that building was for many years used as a warehouse or storage for grain. but the feeling is still there.

DH is one of the most religious people I know, but it's not on the surface. Maybe it's because he's a convert from an older religion, but he gets terribly emotional when he receives Communion. Our curate has been bringing Communion out to him in the last few weeks while he's been housebound awaiting further surgery. He can't help shedding a few tears. He gives thanks for every day that dawns.

Saying the Lord's Prayer is very calming. I said it silently while being anaesthetised before recent hip surgery, and I said the Hail Mary for good measure. The anaesthetist asked me what I was saying and I said 'just saying a prayer' and that was the last I remember until I woke up in Recovery. However, I once got into trouble for saying the Lord's Prayer. I was taken seriously ill while working in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While lying in ER (their A&E) I said the Lord's Prayer over and over again. I didn't realise I was saying it aloud but someone came and took me to task about it, saying I could be arrested for it because it wasn't allowed in their Muslim country.

margaretclare

Gloomendoom wrote: »

In a C of E church it's normal for members of the congregation to do the Gospel reading and lead the prayers of intercession. My wife does it regularly.

She didn't need to go on a course to learn how do it.

But you do need to learn how to speak in public! Not everyone can do it, consequently some can only be heard from the front pews, not further back.