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How is it at yours? Ours is a large church with elementary and high school. So if you have children or grandchildren it can be easy to feel integrated. Otherwise I notice the same people at daily Mass and there is a tacit recognition that we share this. Sometimes there are adult education programs or other small groups for people who have the time to attend. I had always hoped for third order or oblate possibility.
 
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My former parish has embraced the LGBTQ+ ideology. Conservatives and of course Trump
supporters, are convinced to leave. It doesn't matter if you don't support Trump, but as
long as they think you do, you're not welcomed.

This is when love and forgiveness is put to the test.
 
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JimR-OCDS said:
My former parish has embraced the LGBTQ+ ideology. Conservatives and of course Trump
supporters, are convinced to leave. It doesn't matter if you don't support Trump, but as
long as they think you do, you're not welcomed.
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I find that surprising. Our parish is mostly GOP
 
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I kind of do a merry-go-round with 3 parishes.

Parish 1: I don't have enough experience with it to know if it's welcoming or not, but it does have a reputation for being one of the best places to feel welcoming. I just don't know. I may never know if I'm not deeper involved.

Parish 2: I used to be a member of this one. For years, I had felt that it wasn't quite welcoming enough. It appears to be a parish where you have to dig deeper to realize that there are some decent people there, but it can be very easy to back out and give up on this place. I'm still not entirely sold on this place, but my opinion has softened.

Parish 3: The one I'm a member at. I find this parish very unique among any other parishes I've ever been in. I just go in the nave and feel relaxed right away. I don't feel this tension when I walk into a room. I feel like it doesn't take as much work to talk to people here. I keep wondering why this parish is different, but it is.
 
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Lady Bug said:
I kind of do a merry-go-round with 3 parishes.

Parish 1: I don't have enough experience with it to know if it's welcoming or not, but it does have a reputation for being one of the best places to feel welcoming. I just don't know. I may never know if I'm not deeper involved.

Parish 2: I used to be a member of this one. For years, I had felt that it wasn't quite welcoming enough. It appears to be a parish where you have to dig deeper to realize that there are some decent people there, but it can be very easy to back out and give up on this place. I'm still not entirely sold on this place, but my opinion has softened.

Parish 3: The one I'm a member at. I find this parish very unique among any other parishes I've ever been in. I just go in the nave and feel relaxed right away. I don't feel this tension when I walk into a room. I feel like it doesn't take as much work to talk to people here. I keep wondering why this parish is different, but it is.
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I think the smaller churches are able to have the more intimate sense of community.
 
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