What are your services like?

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Hello, I thought I would get an honest perspective from non Catholics on what their religious services are like (and Catholics too, if they want). As for me, I’ve been to Catholic services (Byzantine Liturgy, Maronite Syriac Liturgy, Roman Rite liturgy), Syriac Orthodox services (West Syrian rite), Baptist services (lots of preaching), Non-Denominational (some were almost Baptist, but some were more “praise and worship”). I’ve been inside a Lutheran church, but I am unsure whether or not I’ve been to a service. I have been to a Mormon service. I have been to a lot of Methodist services, I’ve been to an Eastern Orthodox church, but not a service. Messianic Jewish, and probably a few more. Mostly, after Catholic, I’ve probably been to mostly Methodist and Baptist services. Not sure if If I’ve been to a Presbyterian service or not. Definitely have been in the building. Almost forgot, Messianic Jewish too. That was a lot of praise and worship. Anyway, what are the religious services like where you worship?
 
GKC said:
A lot like yours, I’d warrant.

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I have a friend of mine that is Anglican Church in North America and she’s fairly High Church. She’d gone to a funeral Mass with me and I told her that she couldn’t receive communion and why and what not but it was very familiar to her. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most Western Christian Traditions that are liturgical are pretty close together wouldn’t you say?
 
adamhovey1988 said:
I have a friend of mine that is Anglican Church in North America and she’s fairly High Church. She’d gone to a funeral Mass with me and I told her that she couldn’t receive communion and why and what not but it was very familiar to her. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most Western Christian Traditions that are liturgical are pretty close together wouldn’t you say?
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More so than those outside that grouping, sure. But the variance within the liturgical traditions still make me uncomfortable outside my AC flavored brand. There’s a Continuing Anglican parish nearby, with a low/evangelical cast to it, and a praise band.

Nice people, though.

It was necessary to explain that to your friend?
 
Full church is 3 hours long, broken up into 3 different parts.

The first hour is what most people would call “worship service”. We call it Sacrament Meeting because it’s when we meet to partake of the sacrament (aka the Lord’s Supper). A typical hour goes like this: meeting starts a prayer, congregation annoucements/business, partake of the sacrament, a couple of short sermons by different congregation members, and then closing prayer. Hymns are interspersed throughout.

The second hour is Sunday School, where people split up into peer groups to study the scriptures together. Different congregation members teach different classes.

The third hour is the women’s/men’s/youth/whatever-demographic meeting. It’s a class where we again study the gospel.
 
adamhovey1988 said:
Hello, I thought I would get an honest perspective from non Catholics on what their religious services are like (and Catholics too, if they want). As for me, I’ve been to Catholic services (Byzantine Liturgy, Maronite Syriac Liturgy, Roman Rite liturgy), Syriac Orthodox services (West Syrian rite), Baptist services (lots of preaching), Non-Denominational (some were almost Baptist, but some were more “praise and worship”). I’ve been inside a Lutheran church, but I am unsure whether or not I’ve been to a service. I have been to a Mormon service. I have been to a lot of Methodist services, I’ve been to an Eastern Orthodox church, but not a service. Messianic Jewish, and probably a few more. Mostly, after Catholic, I’ve probably been to mostly Methodist and Baptist services. Not sure if If I’ve been to a Presbyterian service or not. Definitely have been in the building. Almost forgot, Messianic Jewish too. That was a lot of praise and worship. Anyway, what are the religious services like where you worship?
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Rather similar to a Catholic mass. Book of Common Prayer, 1928.

Throughout my Lutheran years, the Lutheran Divine Service, if anything, even more similar to a Catholic mass, assuming it was the traditional Lutheran liturgy.

Jon
 
GKC said:
More so than those outside that grouping, sure. But the variance within the liturgical traditions still make me uncomfortable outside my AC flavored brand. There’s a Continuing Anglican parish nearby, with a low/evangelical cast to it, and a praise band.

Nice people, though.

It was necessary to explain that to your friend?
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I would say it was because she wouldn’t have known otherwise
 
jane_doe said:
Full church is 3 hours long, broken up into 3 different parts.

The first hour is what most people would call “worship service”. We call it Sacrament Meeting because it’s when we meet to partake of the sacrament (aka the Lord’s Supper). A typical hour goes like this: meeting starts a prayer, congregation annoucements/business, partake of the sacrament, a couple of short sermons by different congregation members, and then closing prayer. Hymns are interspersed throughout.

The second hour is Sunday School, where people split up into peer groups to study the scriptures together. Different congregation members teach different classes.

The third hour is the women’s/men’s/youth/whatever-demographic meeting. It’s a class where we again study the gospel.
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sounds long. But I will admit that we Catholics could use more adult education in our parishes maybe not based on the Mormon form of worship but something
 
JonNC said:
Rather similar to a Catholic mass. Book of Common Prayer, 1928.

Throughout my Lutheran years, the Lutheran Divine Service, if anything, even more similar to a Catholic mass, assuming it was the traditional Lutheran liturgy.

Jon
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I’m not sure how true it is but I’ve heard Missouri Synod lutherans were really close to Catholic and style of worship
 
adamhovey1988 said:
sounds long. But I will admit that we Catholics could use more adult education in our parishes maybe not based on the Mormon form of worship but something
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It is long, but you get used to it. It’s not 3 hours in one spot, but moving around with different people. The latter 2 hours are also discussion based, so you’re talking with people and sharing thoughts, rather than just listening.
 
An Ordinariate Use Mass is typically very much high church ceremony, with a lot of the EF gestures and postures, traditional music, incense and so forth. The prayers take as their model the 1662 BCP in the main, giving the service a much more penitential feel than the NO. It would probably be rather familiar to any traditional Anglican.
 
peter26 said:
An Ordinariate Use Mass is typically very much high church ceremony, with a lot of the EF gestures and postures, traditional music, incense and so forth. The prayers take as their model the 1662 BCP in the main, giving the service a much more penitential feel than the NO. It would probably be rather familiar to any traditional Anglican.
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I know there used to be an Anglican use Mass once every month near where I live but I don’t think they do it anymore. I think it would be interesting to go to one
 
peter26 said:
An Ordinariate Use Mass is typically very much high church ceremony, with a lot of the EF gestures and postures, traditional music, incense and so forth. The prayers take as their model the 1662 BCP in the main, giving the service a much more penitential feel than the NO. It would probably be rather familiar to any traditional Anglican.
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Yep. Sounds like my parish.
 
jane_doe said:
It is long, but you get used to it. It’s not 3 hours in one spot, but moving around with different people. The latter 2 hours are also discussion based, so you’re talking with people and sharing thoughts, rather than just listening.
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Do you get snacks? I would need snacks after three hours…😊
 
JonNC said:
When its traditional, not contemporary. I’ve been to Catholic mass and had little trouble following the worship

Jon
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my dad is Lutheran but I don’t remember ever going to a Lutheran Church with him because normally when we did go to church we went to a Catholic church which is weird given the fact that I wasn’t actually baptized until I was 21. my father though he was Evangelical Lutheran and I guess what that denomination is now was actually a combination of two denominations that have come together I don’t know that much about it. One of my favourite possessions is actually my father’s baptismal certificate. Most of my dad’s family is Catholic now but one of my aunts, who actually was a writer for her diocese newspaper was surprised that I actually have it. I got all manner of different religious groups and denominations of my family But my mom was the person that decided we’d go to the Catholic church because her paternal grandmother was Catholic. She was a convert I think from Lutheranism but I don’t know which denomination.
 
jane_doe said:
Lol, usually not for grown-ups. Then again, if you sneak some snacks between classes no one is going to argue.
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well I have to be honest with you I’m really glad we have Fellowship hour after Mass Sunday morning. I’ve learned an important rule in life never turn down free food
 
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