Shift work and church

[Limerick]

I work shifts, they tend to change every week, so there's little stability of routine. I can't always make it to church or the midweek meetings. It's easy to feel disconnected from church life. For others who might be be in a similar situation, how do you maintain an active role in church life and community?

 

[JohnDB]

I done it with several churches. Find more with more worship service times like tuesday, Friday or even Saturday nights.

Make friends in all of these groups. Then connect through one of the social networking sites online to keep up with each other. Won't run short of friends then.

 

[MrsSeptemberPenguin]

Its hard. I almost always work Sundays, and a lot of Saturdays and Wednesdays. That basically eliminates when most churches have services. So generally I don't go. I haven't found a church I fit in yet either though. My recommendation I guess would be to talk to your pastor, or find out where church meeting schedules are. You may not be able to make it to Sunday service, but maybe there is a small group that you can join or something like that.

 

[brittany111]

my uncle works shifts that change every week. Their church offers a service on Saturday and wo on Sunday. He is able to attend most weekends because if he cannot make Sunday he will go Saturday or vis-versa. Maybe there is a church in your area that offers something similar.