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Post by scraphappy0501 on Jul 7, 2016 3:04:11 GMT
Another Catholic here, so ditto Wingnut and the other Catholics. I enjoy seeing how different parishes celebrate Mass. It's all the same basic Mass of course, but different parishes have different traditions. And it's really interesting to see how "relaxed" some parishes are and how "strict" others are. One of my favorite vacation Masses was on Maui, I think the church was in Kihei. At the end of Mass during the meditation time after Communion there were dancers doing a Hawaiian dance of praise. Kind of like a slow hula dance and of course they were dressed appropriately for church.
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Post by Merge on Jul 7, 2016 3:07:16 GMT
I grew up Catholic, and when we visited somewhere, the first thing my mom always did was to look up the local Catholic church and find out what time the masses were. So yes, we went.
Now, not so much. I don't go at home so I wouldn't go on vacation.
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Post by kate on Jul 7, 2016 3:10:25 GMT
I, too, enjoy going to mass while on vacatio. Since I work in churches (and am therefore tied up during mass times), I don't often get a chance to visit other places. I think it's important to see how other parishes do liturgy.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 7, 2016 4:38:17 GMT
One of the great things about being Catholic is that you have several masses to choose from and you can follow along because they are all basically the same. When we travel, I love to visit old churches-the sound is incredible in so many of the old traditional churches. But it's also fun to se how each parish is different and all the ways the Gloria can be sung.
We usually attend unless we are actively driving on a Sunday. Then we usually travel 12-14 hours. I use the Laudate app to get the readings for the day and I also like to look up the saint of the day. There's always some new tidbit I learn.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 7, 2016 4:40:54 GMT
I do at least some of the time - depending on who I'm staying with and whether they also attend.
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Post by sueg on Jul 7, 2016 6:25:16 GMT
Another Catholic here, so yes, we do our best. There are times when it is not possible - either timings just don't work out, or there is no church near where we are (Turkey for example was tricky) - but mostly we do, and often even in English in larger cities. We even managed Mass on our last cruise! Of course, there are also the times where attending church is part of the reason for our trip, like when we went to Rome to witness the canonization of the first Australian Saint. Growing up, our family had a holiday house near the beach, and we spent a month there over summer, as well as numerous weekends through the year, so we we semi-regulars at the Church there.
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Post by 2peafaithful on Jul 7, 2016 12:55:44 GMT
We have attended some churches while away but not because it is Sunday and we have to go to church but more if there is a specific place we want to visit, know people there, etc. We went to church on our honeymoon to a church that meant in a tearoom in the Destin area. It was a really neat morning and we were glad we did so. Maybe a year or so later we were on a trip and my dh woke before I did and when I woke he told me the churches he had found in the area and asked which one I wanted to visit. I told him I had no desire to visit any of them. He didn't understand because it was Sunday and we go to church on Sundays. Actually church at home is on a Saturday or Sunday but anyway. All that to say sometimes we do but it just depends.
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Post by smcast on Jul 7, 2016 14:39:18 GMT
My dh does more than I do. Sometimes is my answer. I like to stick with seeing and doing as much as I can on vacation. I don't feel I need a service to be close to God. He likes them to "ground" himself.
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Post by Kerri W on Jul 7, 2016 14:49:42 GMT
About 50% of the time. More often when we're traveling to see family. Most of the time we get up super early on Sunday morning to travel home.
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Post by bratkar on Jul 7, 2016 15:06:12 GMT
No. Even though I really wanted to last week when we were on vacation. We were in the Orange Beach, AL area and the Florabama bar has church services on Sunday. How many times in life do you get a chance to go to church in a bar?!?! But car trouble put us there too late. If you ever get the chance to make it back there, GO to Flora-Bama Worship on the water! You can also catch it online, but not the same as the feel when you are there!
Kelli
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Post by maryland on Jul 7, 2016 15:06:48 GMT
We usually don't, but when I was a teen and my boyfriend was with us, he and I would always find a church to attend. My inlaws are Methodist, so they always try to find a local church to attend when they are traveling. They love it! They also love to attend different religions services when they are in Eurpoe as well as a their own religious service.
My friends (all different religions) often try to find a nearby church to attend on vacation.
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Post by maryland on Jul 7, 2016 15:11:08 GMT
One of the great things about being Catholic is that you have several masses to choose from and you can follow along because they are all basically the same. When we travel, I love to visit old churches-the sound is incredible in so many of the old traditional churches. But it's also fun to se how each parish is different and all the ways the Gloria can be sung. We usually attend unless we are actively driving on a Sunday. Then we usually travel 12-14 hours. I use the Laudate app to get the readings for the day and I also like to look up the saint of the day. There's always some new tidbit I learn. That's one of the things I love about the Catholic church. I am not Catholic, but often attended mass before I married a Protestant. I grew up Methodist but loved to attend mass with my friends. I love that the Catholic church makes it so convenient to attend with masses on Saturdays and Sundays. Our Methodist church had one service on Sunday.
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Post by MaryMary on Jul 7, 2016 15:13:11 GMT
We try to, it doesn't always happen depending on where we are going and the days we travel.
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Post by omarakbt on Jul 7, 2016 15:15:46 GMT
We do and we don't depending on where we are travel wise Typically we seek out a branch of the church we normally attend Occasionally we hit a different denomination. Usually we enjoy the different experience and meeting the locals
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 7, 2016 15:19:49 GMT
I have, but not regularly. It depends on what else we've got planned for that Sunday since my dh and ds don't go to church. The PCUSA (Presbyterian) church in Bethany has the bad habit (in my opinion) of asking visitors to stand up and introduce themselves. Doesn't bother me since I'm not shy and anyway church is my "business" so I can talk in front of anyone. But, it's not something that I think a church should do to visitors. Last time we were at Bethany I went to the Episcopal church just to see what they were like. Ive been to churches that ask the same thing. I just don't stand because I don't like being singled out.
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 7, 2016 15:22:38 GMT
No. Even though I really wanted to last week when we were on vacation. We were in the Orange Beach, AL area and the Florabama bar has church services on Sunday. How many times in life do you get a chance to go to church in a bar?!?! But car trouble put us there too late. FYI - a church in Foley has services every Sunday in the summer on the beach at the pavilion in Gulf State Park.
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Post by mallie on Jul 7, 2016 15:24:15 GMT
We do not as a rule to follow. I am an atheist, my husband is a Christian. He was brought up Catholic and has since left that faith, but it took him years to recover from the mindset that if he didn't attend church every week, he was going to hell.
However, if we have an opportunity to attend services at a unique or meaningful site, we do so. Example: when we were in London, we attended a Sunday mass at Westminster Cathedral.
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Post by peabay on Jul 7, 2016 15:26:17 GMT
Never, but I wouldn't think it was weird if someone else did.
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Post by eversograceful1 on Jul 7, 2016 16:29:27 GMT
My parents do. Even if they are only there for one Sat/Sun they will usually attend church.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 7, 2016 16:34:12 GMT
We do not as a rule to follow. I am an atheist, my husband is a Christian. He was brought up Catholic and has since left that faith, but it took him years to recover from the mindset that if he didn't attend church every week, he was going to hell. However, if we have an opportunity to attend services at a unique or meaningful site, we do so. Example: when we were in London, we attended a Sunday mass at Westminster Cathedral. I just can't help commenting that your dh has always been a Christian throughout his Catholic years. He didn't leave that "faith", he left the Catholic "denomination". I know, I know... not really relevant to the topic of this thread, but....
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