What are your services like?

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adamhovey1988 said:
I’m not sure how true it is but I’ve heard Missouri Synod lutherans were really close to Catholic and style of worship
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Most of the time. Used to be more true, back in the day.

Some have since gone happy-clappy. Luckily, that’s dying out as the Beatles’ former groupies age out of positions of leadership.
 
steido01 said:
Most of the time. Used to be more true, back in the day.

Some have since gone happy-clappy. Luckily, that’s dying out as the Beatles’ former groupies age out of positions of leadership.
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Interesting way to describe it.
 
I attend a large and traditional Methodist congregation. Our service generally goes something like this:

– The orchestra plays while choir and congregation sing *‘Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee’ *

– One of the associate pastors greets the congregation and gives a special greeting to any visitors who might be in attendance and explains what to do to find out more info about the church if they are interested. Then they make a few announcements.

– Sing another couple of hymns and maybe a worshipful praise song.

– Sharing of the peace where people spend a couple of minutes greeting those around them.

– Recite Apostles’ Creed

– Offering (while the choir sings a special song or someone sings a solo)

– Recite Lord’s Prayer

– Senior pastor preaches his sermon

– Holy Communion (on first Sunday of month, usually). Not every Sunday, although I would like it if they did.

– Invitation to those who want special individualized prayer to go up front to rails near where pastors and a few lay leaders are standing.

– Benediction, usually something like this:
"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Num. 6:24-26)

Note: From start to finish is usually about an hour and 15 minutes.
 
GKC said:
Me, I just stay in the pew. One might make a spiritual Communion, of course.
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There have been many times when I attended a PNCC mass without receiving communion, and didn’t feel awkward about it. However, any time I’m at either an RC or Anglican mass, I always feel like I ‘stick out like a sore thumb’ if I’m not going up for communion. Maybe that isn’t logical but it has been my experience.
 
Peter_J said:
There have been many times when I attended a PNCC mass without receiving communion, and didn’t feel awkward about it. However, any time I’m at either an RC or Anglican mass, I always feel like I ‘stick out like a sore thumb’ if I’m not going up for communion. Maybe that isn’t logical but it has been my experience.
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I can see feeling like you stick out at some Anglican masses. If you’re Christian you’re invited up at Episcopal Churches and some other provinces as well. So pretty much everyone does. I felt a little bad for my non-religious and Catholic family at my daughter’s baptism as they were the only ones sitting in the pews during communion and did actually stick out like a sore thumb.
 
Padres1969 said:
I can see feeling like you stick out at some Anglican masses. If you’re Christian you’re invited up at Episcopal Churches and some other provinces as well. So pretty much everyone does. I felt a little bad for my non-religious and Catholic family at my daughter’s baptism as they were the only ones sitting in the pews during communion and did actually stick out like a sore thumb.
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Or one can receive a blessing.

Usually. I don’t mean to overgeneralize. Of course.
 
At the Episcopal church which I attend you can go up and kneel at the altar with the rest but just cross your arms over your chest instead of holding out your hands, and receive a blessing.
 
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