Does Your Parish Have a Coffee Hour After Mass?

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PacoG said:
Not to be a jerk, but what does this have to do with Liturgy or Sacraments?
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Seems to fit.
 
Coffee & donuts hour is not common here. But when I lived in S. Florida my parish had a full social every sunday with coffee, juice, bagels, pastries.
 
the_phoenix said:
The last parish coffee hour I attended
was a couple weeks ago after a parish mission program.
After trying as a single lady to make conversation with married people,
another single lady came and sat at the table …
I thought that might be a good chance to make a new friend …
and then she asked me what was my astrological sign?
Since I’m not into the New Age,
that’s another friend I apparently won’t be making
at the parish coffee hour.
Even though I did my best to be friendly
throughout the conversation …
I felt it important to be my honest self as well.

Which is why normally I don’t attend Donut and Coffee hours,
but have learned to spend my time
taking nature and landscape photos by myself,
submitting them to art galleries,
and finally being accepted
somewhere
for something.

My best friend I happened to meet here on CAF,
and even though we lived in different states
super far from each other, she proved a true friend
in every sense of the word …
now I pray for the repose of her soul.

~~ the phoenix
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Be friendly? You mean you didn’t confront her over this gobbledegook? I would have been polite but would have engaged her in conversation over the dichotomy of being a faithful catholic and following such nonsense.
 
We often have pancake breakfasts put on by the Knights or sandwiches and coffee put on by the CWL. I don’t attend though, because I’m fairly shy and not super social.
 
It is amazing to me to read all these replies. Back in the day, in my neck of the woods, “fellowship” was an explicitly “Protestant” word that those poor, unfortunate souls engaged in because they lacked the “true community” of the Catholic Church. In addition, apart from a once-yearly K of C breakfast, the idea of eating donuts and coffee outside the church, arguably while the Real Presence remained, was considered a horrendous sacrilege. What’s changed? As an old crusty monsignor once said: “We’re running a church, not a restaurant!”
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
It is amazing to me to read all these replies. Back in the day, in my neck of the woods, “fellowship” was an explicitly “Protestant” word that those poor, unfortunate souls engaged in because they lacked the “true community” of the Catholic Church. In addition, apart from a once-yearly K of C breakfast, the idea of eating donuts and coffee outside the church, arguably while the Real Presence remained, was considered a horrendous sacrilege. What’s changed? As an old crusty monsignor once said: “We’re running a church, not a restaurant!”
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Umm… at my Church, any food gathering is held in the hall. An area normally used for gatherings of all sorts… the Real Presence is not in that specific location…🤷
 
grasscutter said:
Umm… at my Church, any food gathering is held in the hall. An area normally used for gatherings of all sorts… the Real Presence is not in that specific location…🤷
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I think that they meant after we consumed Him in communion…although…by the time the Mass ends and we get out the door…And file through…more than 15 minutes have passed…
 
grasscutter said:
Umm… at my Church, any food gathering is held in the hall. An area normally used for gatherings of all sorts… the Real Presence is not in that specific location…🤷
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Umm…Seriously – you interpreted my statement as meaning that coffee and donuts were being served in the Church / nave itself? And it has been my experience that we’re frequently out the door well within 15 minutes after Communion. Often, more like 7 or 8.
 
Our parish does every week, but we don’t usually go. The kids and I would, to chat, but my DH is a doughnut snob :rolleyes: and prefers the local doughnut shop.

We’re going to research and see if the parish can get them from there instead of Safeway
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
Umm…Seriously – you interpreted my statement as meaning that coffee and donuts were being served in the Church / nave itself? And it has been my experience that we’re frequently out the door well within 15 minutes after Communion. Often, more like 7 or 8.
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Okay, so I would like to understand what you meant to say. I clearly misinterpreted and I would appreciate clarification. :doh2:
 
anp1215 said:
I didn’t know any parish fish fries served alcohol. I’ve been to two around here, and neither did. Does the parish serve it or is it BYOB?
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The parish serves it. Most places give you a couple free beers with your admission then charges for the rest, although it’s all you can eat/drink at a couple.
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
It is amazing to me to read all these replies. Back in the day, in my neck of the woods, “fellowship” was an explicitly “Protestant” word that those poor, unfortunate souls engaged in because they lacked the “true community” of the Catholic Church. In addition, apart from a once-yearly K of C breakfast, the idea of eating donuts and coffee outside the church, arguably while the Real Presence remained, was considered a horrendous sacrilege. What’s changed? As an old crusty monsignor once said: “We’re running a church, not a restaurant!”
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Did the early Christians not eat when they got together? Did they not fellowship?

One thing that has changed is that the Catholics who supposedly don’t need fellowship are flocking to Protestant churches.🤷
 
Speaking of sacrilege, is there an official amount of time that is supposed to pass between receiving and eating food?
 
TrueLight said:
Speaking of sacrilege, is there an official amount of time that is supposed to pass between receiving and eating food?
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I think there was a thread on that subject and there was no time they said, Funny, I always thought it was 15 or 30 minutes. If I can find the thread I’ll post the link.
 
TrueLight said:
Wow! Is there a donation jar?

This sounds like the Sunday brunch that my old Protestant church has. There is a four-course meal catered by a restaurant chef. Of course, it’s not free, but they also have a free coffee hour with coffee and sometimes cookies.
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The food is not free lol! The prices are cheap though.

The food is prepared free by the parishioners and all of the ingredients are donated by the members of the particular ministry that is in charge that week. All of the proceeds go to the parish, ocassionally Father will let a group keep the earnings for the group in order to mount retreats or buy materials for different presentations.

The same is for the flea markets, various people donate goods and then we sell them at very little price and the proceeds go to the parish since it’s in a huge hole of debt. Like I said it;s tons of work but through it you do build very good relationships and you get involved in helping the parish right away.

This year they even gave a flea market weekend to the RCIA group. I know the director he told me he thought it was a good idea. Since they will be part of the parish and hopefully join a ministry they might as well get used to the work lol!
 
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