You already know I’m Jewish ( I think) but I don’t go to Temple and I do miss that. I’m not a big fan of organized religion, but I do think it’s important to attend church or your place of worship. I know, it sounds like I contradicted myself. Going to a place of worship, with others who believe the same, a place where you feel closer to God, where you hear an inspiring message, or even just to sing songs you find beautiful, is a very healthy thing to do.
Your little church up there made me think of the hand thing with the fingers. Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and here’s all the people. I don’t know why.
We are called Shirah Chadashah, but we might have to change our name soon. I love my shul, I love my congregation. I try to pop in at least once a week for weekday Mincha, but our favourite service to go to is Friday evening Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat. I quite rarely make it to Shabbat morning services these days. That will be easier with the winter coming.
@momofjenmatt - It took me 3 countries and 5 years to find the shul where I feel at home. Not too conservative, not too progressive, egalitarian and having just enough respect for traditions to make it home.
Sorry to say that I seldom go to church. I have an excuse, but it is not a great one. Nice to see you enjoy going and find it meaningful.
frank
I go to church every day here where I live and minister. We have daily Mass in our own chapel; I don’t know if it has a name, though! What do we do? We pray for and offer the sacrifice of the Mass for the whole world and renew our covenant with God through Jesus Christ; it’s the highlight of every day.
I wish it wasn’t at 7:15am, though!
@Ancient_Scribe - Thanks – I went to Catholic School so we had mass every day.
@hevcoh - I don’t know anything about Shirah Chadashah. I’m picking up a little from your writing. -thanks
@Randy7777 - Shirah Chadashah is the name of our congregation. We are mostly Jewish Renewalist, but we are not officially affiliated with ALEPH. We are an egalitarian, progressive congregation with neo-chassidic tendencies. Our rabbi is ALEPH trained, and as 70% of our congregation is a native English speaker, and another 20% speaks English better than Hebrew, we are mostly an English/Anglo island. Like we have English Talmud Torah and Hebrew Talmud Torah for the kids. Mine go to the English lessons.
Oasis, Reality LA, Bible Community Church. All non-denominations. I listen, I learn, I get schooled.
Even though I’ve had my doubts here and there…I do look forward to church. It makes me feel happier and secure. I use the time for my son as well so he starts learning about the trust in God and to allow us to guide him in the right path.
I go to Our Lady of the Desert but today I’ll be going to St. Mary’s in Fontana.
I go to church every week. Twice on Sundays, once on Wednesdays. I’m a missionary so I work full-time for my church. It’s a little church called Artillery Road Church of Christ. I love going because of the people there. They’re like family, especially because I live about 4000 miles from my biological family.
I go to an ECLA Lutheran Church although I align a bit more with Missouri Synod nowadays. I used to be a lector at my church until I went off to college. I’m still heavily active in my high school and college youth groups.
For a long while I didn’t go to church, but this summer I’ve made it back to a weekly thing and I feel a lot better and at peace.
I’m an atheist.
I always look forward to church, it makes Sundays awesome.
I was gonna go to church today… has an attendance of like 1500+ people! I wanted to go… but I didn’t have anyone to go with. It’s normally my cousins, but they already went on another day of the week. I’m not a huge Christian, and I felt intimidated by the large attendance. I do look forward to church when I have the chance of going though. I like the worship music and the message is often good.
@hevcoh - Thanks for that explaination. I miss being around Jewish people.
@C_L_O_G - Did you have a good day in church today?
I am in church every Sunday possible. To be honest, I don’t always look foreward to it, but how I feel is not important. I go anyway. I know I need to be there to get the spiritual food and blessing that is available in the liturgy, the singing, the scripture readings, and the sermon. Pastor Will has been such a blessing to me. He always includes in his sermon something I need to hear. BTW: his sermons are on the website for anyone who might like to access them: http://www.standrewministries.org. I am a member of St. Andrew Lutheran (ELCA). I sing in the choir, and I am responsible for scheduling “lectors” to read lessons from the O.T. and the Epistles on the liturgical calendar for each Sunday. I will be working next week on the schedule for the next quarter of September – November & first part of December.
I am not “into religion”. As Pastor Will has reminded us, “God is not into religion. God is into relationship.” I do not consider myself “religious”, but I’m in a relationship with God because I’ve accepted God’s grace through Jesus.
~~Peace, Joy, Love & Prayers
@DonnaLou - Thanks- I hear you on the not always looking forward to going. That happens to me on occasions.
I go to Sunday School (now called Adult Bible Fellowship) and church every Sunday. It’s a Grace Brethren Church (similar to Baptist.) We sing, pray, and hear a message from the Bible. Our Sunday School class is small and more like a family. We’re doing a survey of the Bible, not a quick survey because we’ve been at it for a couple of years. We’re finally in the New Testament, in Acts. It’s more of a discussion time. I do look forward to church.
I don’t typically enjoy going to church anymore. I tried to serve at the church here in Japan, offered my time and services to help with ministries for free and all when I am free from work, but the leadership just ignores me and many of the people here leave me out of church events. I’ll be going back to the US soon though and I look forward to trying to get plugged in back there.
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You already know I’m Jewish ( I think) but I don’t go to Temple and I do miss that. I’m not a big fan of organized religion, but I do think it’s important to attend church or your place of worship. I know, it sounds like I contradicted myself. Going to a place of worship, with others who believe the same, a place where you feel closer to God, where you hear an inspiring message, or even just to sing songs you find beautiful, is a very healthy thing to do.
Your little church up there made me think of the hand thing with the fingers. Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and here’s all the people. I don’t know why.
We are called Shirah Chadashah, but we might have to change our name soon. I love my shul, I love my congregation. I try to pop in at least once a week for weekday Mincha, but our favourite service to go to is Friday evening Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat. I quite rarely make it to Shabbat morning services these days. That will be easier with the winter coming.
@momofjenmatt - It took me 3 countries and 5 years to find the shul where I feel at home. Not too conservative, not too progressive, egalitarian and having just enough respect for traditions to make it home.
Sorry to say that I seldom go to church. I have an excuse, but it is not a great one. Nice to see you enjoy going and find it meaningful.
frank
I go to church every day here where I live and minister. We have daily Mass in our own chapel; I don’t know if it has a name, though! What do we do? We pray for and offer the sacrifice of the Mass for the whole world and renew our covenant with God through Jesus Christ; it’s the highlight of every day.
I wish it wasn’t at 7:15am, though!
@Ancient_Scribe - Thanks – I went to Catholic School so we had mass every day.
@ANVRSADDAY - Thanks
@momofjenmatt - Thanks – I’m not a fan of religion
@hevcoh - I don’t know anything about Shirah Chadashah. I’m picking up a little from your writing. -thanks
@Randy7777 - Shirah Chadashah is the name of our congregation. We are mostly Jewish Renewalist, but we are not officially affiliated with ALEPH. We are an egalitarian, progressive congregation with neo-chassidic tendencies. Our rabbi is ALEPH trained, and as 70% of our congregation is a native English speaker, and another 20% speaks English better than Hebrew, we are mostly an English/Anglo island. Like we have English Talmud Torah and Hebrew Talmud Torah for the kids. Mine go to the English lessons.
@Ancient_Scribe - I also go to church everyday.
I don’t see how anyone can make it only going to church on Sunday.
@LoBornlytesThoughtPalace - I know! It’s like trying to drink a week’s worth of water on one day and going thirsty for six days!
@Ancient_Scribe - I literally am far too wicked for only one day of church a week to do me any good.
I do look forward to going to church. I attend First Freewill Baptist.
@LoBornlytesThoughtPalace - True for myself as well! It’s like chemotherapy for the cancer of sin!
Oasis, Reality LA, Bible Community Church.
All non-denominations.
I listen, I learn, I get schooled.
Even though I’ve had my doubts here and there…I do look forward to church. It makes me feel happier and secure. I use the time for my son as well so he starts learning about the trust in God and to allow us to guide him in the right path.
I go to Our Lady of the Desert but today I’ll be going to St. Mary’s in Fontana.
I go to church every week. Twice on Sundays, once on Wednesdays. I’m a missionary so I work full-time for my church. It’s a little church called Artillery Road Church of Christ. I love going because of the people there. They’re like family, especially because I live about 4000 miles from my biological family.
I go to an ECLA Lutheran Church although I align a bit more with Missouri Synod nowadays. I used to be a lector at my church until I went off to college. I’m still heavily active in my high school and college youth groups.
For a long while I didn’t go to church, but this summer I’ve made it back to a weekly thing and I feel a lot better and at peace.
I’m an atheist.
I always look forward to church, it makes Sundays awesome.
I was gonna go to church today… has an attendance of like 1500+ people! I wanted to go… but I didn’t have anyone to go with. It’s normally my cousins, but they already went on another day of the week. I’m not a huge Christian, and I felt intimidated by the large attendance. I do look forward to church when I have the chance of going though. I like the worship music and the message is often good.
@hevcoh - Thanks for that explaination. I miss being around Jewish people.
@C_L_O_G - Did you have a good day in church today?
@BenelliMan - Thanks
@pinktiger335 - Thanks
@stanlee255 - That’s a big church.
@Forgotten_Railroad - Great to hear that.
@brosephine - Thanks for commenting. Ever been in a church?
@Cestovatelka - Glad to hear you’re back to going weekly.
@Randy7777 Yes.
I am in church every Sunday possible. To be honest, I don’t always look foreward to it, but how I feel is not important. I go anyway. I know I need to be there to get the spiritual food and blessing that is available in the liturgy, the singing, the scripture readings, and the sermon. Pastor Will has been such a blessing to me. He always includes in his sermon something I need to hear. BTW: his sermons are on the website for anyone who might like to access them: http://www.standrewministries.org. I am a member of St. Andrew Lutheran (ELCA). I sing in the choir, and I am responsible for scheduling “lectors” to read lessons from the O.T. and the Epistles on the liturgical calendar for each Sunday. I will be working next week on the schedule for the next quarter of September – November & first part of December.
I am not “into religion”. As Pastor Will has reminded us, “God is not into religion. God is into relationship.” I do not consider myself “religious”, but I’m in a relationship with God because I’ve accepted God’s grace through Jesus.
~~Peace, Joy, Love & Prayers
@DonnaLou - Thanks- I hear you on the not always looking forward to going. That happens to me on occasions.
I go to Sunday School (now called Adult Bible Fellowship) and church every Sunday. It’s a Grace Brethren Church (similar to Baptist.) We sing, pray, and hear a message from the Bible. Our Sunday School class is small and more like a family. We’re doing a survey of the Bible, not a quick survey because we’ve been at it for a couple of years. We’re finally in the New Testament, in Acts. It’s more of a discussion time. I do look forward to church.
I don’t typically enjoy going to church anymore. I tried to serve at the church here in Japan, offered my time and services to help with ministries for free and all when I am free from work, but the leadership just ignores me and many of the people here leave me out of church events. I’ll be going back to the US soon though and I look forward to trying to get plugged in back there.
@Randy7777 - I didn’t go today. I go randomly.
I don’t go to church. Used to when I was younger, but not anymore.
@Yoru_Kendo – blessings to you in finding a church in the states
@Shining_Garnet – any reason you don’t go?