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I have a question… I’m a teenager. I live with my family still. I’ve been studying the Catholic faith for some time and I’m sure that that is where God is calling me. I haven’t talked to my parents about it yet. I think they know some of what I think about the Church, but I don’t think they know I want to join… Right now we are going to a fundemental Bible church. They really like it.
But they are wanting to join this church. I’m not sure if I will join . I don’t want to , but If I tell them that then I’ll have to tell them about everything else(I wasn’t planning on that yet and it will cause an uproar) Another thing, I don’t know how often this Church has the Lord’s Supper but I’m not sure what to do when they have it. Should I take part in it or not… And if I decide not to, how will I explain why not to my parents? Sorry for going on so long, but I’d really like some help… Thanks
 
I don’t have any advice for you. This is a very difficult situation. Just wanted to let you know that someone saw your post, read it and is thinking of you and praying for you.
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You don’t say how old you are - ? Will it cause problems if you tell your parents you’re not ready yet to commit to the Bible Church, that you want to be sure about your choice when you do make it because you want it to be a life-long choice?
 
I Googled Cowpens. Interesting history. I now know it is in South Carolina and is a famous place. It’s in the Wickopedia.

What is the religious history of your family, grandparents etc. If there is a long history of fairly fervent Bible Church attendance, I would expect that your announcement that you are inclined to become Catholic will cause a bit of a ruckus. Your parents may feel some hurt and rejection. In any case. depending on how old a teenage person you are you may have to compromise for a time and tell your parents until you are 18, you will attend the church of their choice, but will refrain from taking “the Lords Supper.” That gets everything out in the open, but it may not be pleasant.
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There will be pressure to become a full member of that Church possibly forever. Not knowing your parents, I don’t think anyone on this forum can predict their reaction should you make such an announcement. I also am not sure if, until you are 18, the Catholic Church would accept you as a member against your parents wishes. You obviously aren’t prevented from studying Catholicism, going to Mass on occasion, talking to a priest, or saying Catholic prayers until then. Receiving the Sacraments would be out until are officialy a member.
 
Thank y’all for your replies and your prayers 🙂 I’ll try to make a long story short…
I’m 17 . About 5 years ago my family was a week away from joining the Church.They decided not to , but I couldn’t get it off my mind. I’ve studied and prayed , but I’ve never been very sure if I should ever join. I was waiting to feel the peace of God about it I guess. A couple weeks ago I did. I’m not good at defending everything the Church teaches, but I know that I beleive it. I feel like this is where God wants me. I was hoping to wait a while before I told my family since I will have to wait a little while before actually joining, but now w/ this new church and all I don’t think I’ll be able too. I’ll have to tell them why I feel that I shouldn’t take communion. Does anyone know the easiest way to say that?

I think I will tell them like FickleFreckled said about not being ready to commit… I just know they will not be very happy and they will try to talk me out of it…Please pray that I will have the right things to say…

My family history is mostly Irish/Scottish , but as far back as I know I’ve only heard of one Catholic family( very faithful-pretty awesome story they have 🙂 I would greatly appreciate your prayers and advice if you have any… thanks

rwoehmke- that is good you learned about Cowpens…pretty cool place.lol
 
AubreyL,
Now that you’ve told us a little more, I have to change my answer to you a little. Are you down to the wire, time-wise? If not, and there’s a little time before your family will formally join the Bible Church, is there any way you could make an appointment and talk to the priest at the Catholic parish nearest you? Or even have a phone conversation with him? He would be the best person to advise you on how to proceed. There’s no reason to be shy or afraid of asking. The reason I asked about your age is, since you’re still underage, he may recommend you follow your parents’ wishes until you’re an adult or unless they give their wholehearted consent. He might be a very good ally for you in helping you approach it with them. And he’ll certainly have some good ideas for how you should handle it. God will wait for you. He doesn’t expect you to jump right into it and make your parents unhappy; He doesn’t operate that way. He wants most for you to be obedient to your parents out of love and respect, and also as a preparation for learning to be obedient to Him. Sometimes He even puts us into situations where our patience is tested just for that very reason. Be assured that He will not withdraw the invitation! (It’s sort of like waiting for marriage - you don’t want to wait, but it’s the right thing to do.) With such an important step as this, you want everything to be exactly right and well thought-out.
Please - talk to the priest, ok? And then let us know how things are going for you. We’ll all be praying for you.
 
Aubrey, I will be praying for you too!
What a wonderful sincere, considerate, brave person you are!

I thank God for your gift of faith and as God has kindly given you the desire to become Catholic, I ask Him to continue to support you in your decision and to make the way clear for you.
God bless you, Trishie

God bless your family.
 
Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement! I really appreciate them. I’ll try to talk to the priest about it. Not sure when, but I will let you know how it goes…

God Bless-
 
Good, Love, do make that appointment, when you feel ready to. We’ll keep uou in our prayers.

God be with you! 🙂 Trishie
 
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