My dad believes very similarly to I in that we believe there are many congregations in Christianity....
1. Messianic
2. Persecuted
3. Orthodox
4. Catholic
5. Protestant
6. Wesleyan / Pentecostal
7. Word of Faith / Charismatic
My dad sometimes attends three services
1. 9AM - Lutheran service
2. 10AM - Charismatic worship service
3. 11AM - Pentecostal Holiness worship service
And we will sometime visit the Catholic church on rare occasion. We went to the Catholic Christmas Mass Christmas morning and there on the special Christmas songbook were posted warnings not to partake of communion if you were not Catholic, also advertising that they were the only true church. I had a hard time with that and have no desire to go back. Because of the shortage of priests their priest was a Nigerian who was very difficult to understand.
My favorite holiday place this season was with the Lutheran church. During Thanksgiving they had a wonderful meal in which they invited the whole community. There was a large turnout with people from all kinds of denominations. We would identify our denomination, in which there were also Catholics, but that was the extent of our denominational talk. The meal was wonderful with the availability of large helpings of turkey, ham, potatoes, stuffing, bread, and desserts. And it was also enjoyed with wonderful fellowship with the people. And all the people looked and behaved themselves as Christian.
We invited the whole family to the Lutheran Christmas Eve service. It was a wonderful service with the Pastor taking time to delight in the children there. At the end of the Christmas Eve service they had communion in which we would all go and kneel at the altar until the pastor came by and served us the communion. All reverently done! And there was wonderful fellowship after the service as well.
The winner for the holiday season this year goes to the Lutherans. I loved the way they done their services and the Thanksgiving meal was wonderful. Also noting the wonderful Christian spirit that existed with the members there. I was most disappointing with the Catholic service, amazed over the fact as they are still warring with Protestants which was made evident right there along with the Christmas Carols in bold print. Especially noting that we were kind to the Catholics who attended the Lutheran events earlier in the season.
1. Messianic
2. Persecuted
3. Orthodox
4. Catholic
5. Protestant
6. Wesleyan / Pentecostal
7. Word of Faith / Charismatic
My dad sometimes attends three services
1. 9AM - Lutheran service
2. 10AM - Charismatic worship service
3. 11AM - Pentecostal Holiness worship service
And we will sometime visit the Catholic church on rare occasion. We went to the Catholic Christmas Mass Christmas morning and there on the special Christmas songbook were posted warnings not to partake of communion if you were not Catholic, also advertising that they were the only true church. I had a hard time with that and have no desire to go back. Because of the shortage of priests their priest was a Nigerian who was very difficult to understand.
My favorite holiday place this season was with the Lutheran church. During Thanksgiving they had a wonderful meal in which they invited the whole community. There was a large turnout with people from all kinds of denominations. We would identify our denomination, in which there were also Catholics, but that was the extent of our denominational talk. The meal was wonderful with the availability of large helpings of turkey, ham, potatoes, stuffing, bread, and desserts. And it was also enjoyed with wonderful fellowship with the people. And all the people looked and behaved themselves as Christian.
We invited the whole family to the Lutheran Christmas Eve service. It was a wonderful service with the Pastor taking time to delight in the children there. At the end of the Christmas Eve service they had communion in which we would all go and kneel at the altar until the pastor came by and served us the communion. All reverently done! And there was wonderful fellowship after the service as well.
The winner for the holiday season this year goes to the Lutherans. I loved the way they done their services and the Thanksgiving meal was wonderful. Also noting the wonderful Christian spirit that existed with the members there. I was most disappointing with the Catholic service, amazed over the fact as they are still warring with Protestants which was made evident right there along with the Christmas Carols in bold print. Especially noting that we were kind to the Catholics who attended the Lutheran events earlier in the season.
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