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High Anglican Church Service.
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I went to church yesterday, with one of my visitors who attends church regularly. It was the Eucharist service.
I got very befuddled with all the sung responses and the standing up and sitting down. I didn't know any of the hymns except one and that was sung in too high a key for me. I sat alone whilst everyone went to receive the communion but didn't feel conspicuous.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of sitting in an ancient, beautiful building with the sun streaming through the stained glass windows. The words and deeds meant very little to me and I just lost myself in the serenity of the environment. I did enjoy the sermon though.
I'm glad I went but I won't be making a habit of it.
I got very befuddled with all the sung responses and the standing up and sitting down. I didn't know any of the hymns except one and that was sung in too high a key for me. I sat alone whilst everyone went to receive the communion but didn't feel conspicuous.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of sitting in an ancient, beautiful building with the sun streaming through the stained glass windows. The words and deeds meant very little to me and I just lost myself in the serenity of the environment. I did enjoy the sermon though.
I'm glad I went but I won't be making a habit of it.
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Tilly at 7.something. One of the huge differences between Protestants and R.Cs. is the transubstant
20:11 Wed 27th Sep 2017
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Tilly at 7.something. One of the huge differences between Protestants and R.Cs. is the transubstantiation issue, goes back to Henry VIII and the whole split with the Pope. Protestants regard the bread and wine as symbolic; R.C.'s as literal. We have one member of the congregation who is an R.C. (married to one of the churchwardens) and he cannot bring himself to take Communion with us because he believes that the bread actually changes into Christ's flesh and the wine into Christ's blood once inside his body.
He is at war with himself over this because he is a retired Biology teacher (and a very good one and head of dept.) and his brains cannot accept his faith - every so often he takes himself off to a Catholic church for Mass. Hope that helps. :)
He is at war with himself over this because he is a retired Biology teacher (and a very good one and head of dept.) and his brains cannot accept his faith - every so often he takes himself off to a Catholic church for Mass. Hope that helps. :)
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