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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 21, 2019 22:25:49 GMT
You people are unbelievable. The OP wasn't judging but a bunch of you sure as hell jumped to judge her. She merely asked why go if you aren't interested. I don't care what people do in church as long as it's not desturbing the people around them but that thought would have popped into my head too, why bother to come. Please this isn't judging? Give me a break.
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Apr 22, 2019 0:07:46 GMT
You people are unbelievable. The OP wasn't judging but a bunch of you sure as hell jumped to judge her. She merely asked why go if you aren't interested. I don't care what people do in church as long as it's not desturbing the people around them but that thought would have popped into my head too, why bother to come. The OP has history. This isn't a naive post. History or no history her OP wasn't judgmental, just an observation. If her so called history bothers you than maybe you should just skip over her posts in the future.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 22, 2019 0:11:44 GMT
I wonder if maybe the family was there for two services and had already been to one and was waiting for someone else who went to the second service. I have known people to do that. Definitely not this. The Vigil is the beginning of Easter season, (which lasts until the Pentecost.) There aren’t any Masses celebrated on Good Friday, the Sacrament has been removed, the red candle extinguished, and there isn't a morning Mass on Saturday. The Vigil begins it all again. Technically Lent ends on the eve of Holy Thursday, but the Vigil is when we sing the Gloria again and the fast is over.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 22, 2019 0:18:24 GMT
The OP has history. This isn't a naive post. History or no history her OP wasn't judgmental, just an observation. If her so called history bothers you than maybe you should just skip over her posts in the future. The OP followed up with a very judgemental opinion several posts before I posted anything. And I still took the time to explain my personal situation which could look to an observer from the outside like the OP describes and passes judgement on. I did it for the benefit of others reading. By all means, if we've pegged the OP wrong, then I will eat my words and apologize. But past experience leads me to believe that the OP won't be back to say, huh, I never thought of things that way.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Apr 22, 2019 0:18:39 GMT
Teenagers not paying attention in church...how shocking. 😄
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Post by quinlove on Apr 22, 2019 0:21:11 GMT
It is long. But it’s not the only Easter service. Who watches tv during a solemn service? Who watches what the other parishioners are doing ?? If it’s so solemn, why are you so occupied with what others are doing ? Judgy Judgy Judgy. Doesn’t sound very Christian to me...
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 22, 2019 0:21:47 GMT
I think reading (fiction/ secular book)in any religious service rude. You know there are many who would consider the bible to be a fictional work.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 22, 2019 0:26:27 GMT
By all means, if we've pegged the OP wrong, then I will eat my words and apologize. But past experience leads me to believe that the OP won't be back to say, huh, I never thought of things that way. You are so right
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Post by sassyangel on Apr 22, 2019 0:28:52 GMT
I let my kids read in church but I wouldn’t let them watch baseball in church. My guess is they were there to make mom happy. I try not to judge what other people are doing because maybe they are doing the best they can that day. This. My sister can't even go to church even if she wanted to, because my nephew is special needs and prone to making noises at inappropriate times that they can't get him to stop. So they don't go at all, because people judge them (much like this) when they let him watch You Tube videos to keep him quiet, so they could attend. So, yes, you never know what someone else's circumstances are.
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sassyangel
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Post by sassyangel on Apr 22, 2019 0:30:35 GMT
The OP has history. This isn't a naive post. History or no history her OP wasn't judgmental, just an observation. If her so called history bothers you than maybe you should just skip over her posts in the future. lol, this isn't the pea I'd go all Captain Save-A-Bitch for, but okay.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 22, 2019 1:37:31 GMT
I wonder if maybe the family was there for two services and had already been to one and was waiting for someone else who went to the second service. I have known people to do that. Definitely not this. The Vigil is the beginning of Easter season, (which lasts until the Pentecost.) There aren’t any Masses celebrated on Good Friday, the Sacrament has been removed, the red candle extinguished, and there isn't a morning Mass on Saturday. The Vigil begins it all again. Technically Lent ends on the eve of Holy Thursday, but the Vigil is when we sing the Gloria again and the fast is over. Not a Catholic! Our service is 50 minutes on Sundays and there are four of them in a row. Sometimes the pastor's family (or another person performing in the services) will have their family sit through several of them. If it were me, I'd go to the first service and then wait somewhere else in the church so as not to take up the seat.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 22, 2019 3:08:01 GMT
Definitely not this. The Vigil is the beginning of Easter season, (which lasts until the Pentecost.) There aren’t any Masses celebrated on Good Friday, the Sacrament has been removed, the red candle extinguished, and there isn't a morning Mass on Saturday. The Vigil begins it all again. Technically Lent ends on the eve of Holy Thursday, but the Vigil is when we sing the Gloria again and the fast is over. Not a Catholic! Our service is 50 minutes on Sundays and there are four of them in a row. Sometimes the pastor's family (or another person performing in the services) will have their family sit through several of them. If it were me, I'd go to the first service and then wait somewhere else in the church so as not to take up the seat. I’d go to another area as well. I do think it’s disrespectful to God to be reading a novel or watching videos, but that is my take. I agree that when we are at Mass, I really try not to judge others. I’m just glad that we are there. But then I found myself being critical because people weren’t scootching together to make room for those who were standing at the back, then I was telling myself maybe they have a thing with touching strangers, or are thinking the standees can just go sit in the fellowship hall, which had planets of room and a CCTV feed. I think we all sort of wonder about other behavior. Luckily, I had a two year old in front of me who was acting up. Not enough to be really naughty, but the cute kind of acting up when your own kids are grown and you don’t actually have to deal with it yourself. We have a lot of services, too. But the Vigil is the only one on Saturday, and its supposed to be after the sun goes down, as in the Jewish culture, the next day actually begins at sunset. Today, there was a 6:45am, 8:45am, 10:45am, and a 12:45pm Mass. A regular Easter Mass runs about 1 hr, 15 minutes and then the time is padded on each side so that there is time to clear the parking lot before the next group comes in.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 22, 2019 3:25:35 GMT
Not a Catholic! Our service is 50 minutes on Sundays and there are four of them in a row. Sometimes the pastor's family (or another person performing in the services) will have their family sit through several of them. If it were me, I'd go to the first service and then wait somewhere else in the church so as not to take up the seat. I’d go to another area as well. I do think it’s disrespectful to God to be reading a novel or watching videos, but that is my take. I agree that when we are at Mass, I really try not to judge others. I’m just glad that we are there. But then I found myself being critical because people weren’t scootching together to make room for those who were standing at the back, then I was telling myself maybe they have a thing with touching strangers, or are thinking the standees can just go sit in the fellowship hall, which had planets of room and a CCTV feed. I think we all sort of wonder about other behavior. Luckily, I had a two year old in front of me who was acting up. Not enough to be really naughty, but the cute kind of acting up when your own kids are grown and you don’t actually have to deal with it yourself. We have a lot of services, too. But the Vigil is the only one on Saturday, and its supposed to be after the sun goes down, as in the Jewish culture, the next day actually begins at sunset. Today, there was a 6:45am, 8:45am, 10:45am, and a 12:45pm Mass. A regular Easter Mass runs about 1 hr, 15 minutes and then the time is padded on each side so that there is time to clear the parking lot before the next group comes in. We call that the Protestant shuffle. Every packed service the pastor has people on all sides of the church move one section at a time. If you don't move, people notice.
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Post by leftturnonly on Apr 22, 2019 3:28:46 GMT
No question is a bad question.... unless it's asked on NSBR.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 22, 2019 3:43:18 GMT
Asking because it seemed odd. Is this done in a Synagogue or mosque? I think reading (fiction/ secular book)in any religious service rude. Yes, it is done in reform synagogues at least. Books, quiet toys, going to the bathroom, going across the sanctuary to sit with other family & back.
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Apr 22, 2019 3:46:37 GMT
lol, this isn't the pea I'd go all Captain Save-A-Bitch for, but okay.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 22, 2019 5:24:33 GMT
I’d go to another area as well. I do think it’s disrespectful to God to be reading a novel or watching videos, but that is my take. I agree that when we are at Mass, I really try not to judge others. I’m just glad that we are there. But then I found myself being critical because people weren’t scootching together to make room for those who were standing at the back, then I was telling myself maybe they have a thing with touching strangers, or are thinking the standees can just go sit in the fellowship hall, which had planets of room and a CCTV feed. I think we all sort of wonder about other behavior. Luckily, I had a two year old in front of me who was acting up. Not enough to be really naughty, but the cute kind of acting up when your own kids are grown and you don’t actually have to deal with it yourself. We have a lot of services, too. But the Vigil is the only one on Saturday, and its supposed to be after the sun goes down, as in the Jewish culture, the next day actually begins at sunset. Today, there was a 6:45am, 8:45am, 10:45am, and a 12:45pm Mass. A regular Easter Mass runs about 1 hr, 15 minutes and then the time is padded on each side so that there is time to clear the parking lot before the next group comes in. We call that the Protestant shuffle. Every packed service the pastor has people on all sides of the church move one section at a time. If you don't move, people notice. LOL. That’s a great way to handle it! We did have an overflow room, so there were seats. They only sent two Eucharistic ministers to the fellowship hall, so it must not have been too packed. And usually, if a Mass is really crowded, the priest will ask people to move to the center of the pews. This will show where there is room to sit. But our priest was new today, and so were the ushers. It was just announced this weekend that we will have this new priest here for a while helping out, as we lost our second priest a few months ago. (Luckily we have 4 deacons.) There were a few glitches in the service (as in, the users didn’t send the gifts up to the altar during the collection!), but it all got done.
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