tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post2721678190472479107..comments2023-10-23T12:09:50.512-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: In Good Faith: So Long Sunday Morning?Tim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-41334656984762502472015-11-14T11:30:55.472-05:002015-11-14T11:30:55.472-05:00Excellent article!
I have encouraged alternate w...Excellent article! <br /><br />I have encouraged alternate worship times/ days the 20+ years I have served as deacon and pastor.<br /><br />Meeting needs of parishioners should be foremost, yet it rarely seems to be about serving the needs of parishioners. No ministry can be effective without serving (and meeting) the needs of those who choose to worship.Raymond Sean Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598843764013005691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-83015474112428194202015-11-13T10:47:11.662-05:002015-11-13T10:47:11.662-05:00Additionally, by gathering at a pre-determined tim...Additionally, by gathering at a pre-determined time, we engage in corporate worship, and we connect with our fellow parishioners. This helps strengthen my sense of community as well as deepening my spiritual connection. No, it's not all about the coffee hour, though there is a level of connectedness there, also. It's really about being surrounded physically with a group of God's saints as we praise God together and meet at God's table together that uplifts me.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656147607042777871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-4521207117488941502015-11-13T08:56:00.832-05:002015-11-13T08:56:00.832-05:00It is not so simple. Yes, people enjoy having ano...It is not so simple. Yes, people enjoy having another time to worship, and early evenings are a popular choice. Several Episcopal churches in Richmond, have alternate early evening services on the weekend. One of the challenges is to integrate these two congregations together into one church family because often many of the people in the later time slot do not even see the other church members. In addition, it is challenging to find regular church members who are enthusiastic about jumping over to another service in order to get it going. It is more of a hurdle than it may seem. Good luck.Rellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704195628706287631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-27339405891669627562015-11-12T13:55:39.459-05:002015-11-12T13:55:39.459-05:00We *definitely* need to be more flexible about non...We *definitely* need to be more flexible about non-Sunday morning times! Sunday/Saturday evening make a lot of sense.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867349269384044767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-43462617077554220902015-11-12T13:15:51.244-05:002015-11-12T13:15:51.244-05:00Would not adding a Saturday evening Vigil Mass, an...Would not adding a Saturday evening Vigil Mass, and maybe a Sunday evening Mass help this issue?Charles Eversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975086291432962448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-92123467268008418792015-11-12T12:38:01.083-05:002015-11-12T12:38:01.083-05:00Having an alternative to Sunday worship is huge. I...Having an alternative to Sunday worship is huge. I'm just talking from the single parent perspective - and I'm very involved in my church - but there are times that Sunday morning at church seems like "just one more thing" and another chore. And yet I keep coming back. Solange De Santishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584045582749238772noreply@blogger.com