Presbyterian for a Day

[joanofarq]

I have very little experience w/ Christianity outside of the Catholicism in which I was raised (which is not necessarily, as I discovered a few years back when I tried to go back to the Catholic church, Catholicism as it exists today

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[unbleachedbrun]

ROFLMFAO

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, that's what you get for doing Presbyterian. If you're going to venture into Protestantland, at least do Episcopalian or Anglican. Presbys are Calvinists. That means they are predestined to have bad liturgy. LOL

[joanofarq]

The possibilities here are endless; now that the Easter Bunny has become part of the Passion of the Christ.

The Easter Bunny rolling away the stone to the tomb.

Standing with Mary and Co. at the foot of the cross.

Denying Christ three times?

Standing with basket as spectator at the stations of the cross?

This wasn't even a TASTEFUL Easter Bunny. It was, like, wearing a disco outfit. In disco colors.

[kcasey]

Heh.

I resemble that remark.

FWIW, our Communion liturgy is identical to the one said down the street at St. Joe's RCC (sans bells and smells).

Presby churches vary significantly in liturgical styles. The one I serve is considered "high church". The one J attended this week? Heh.

[joanofarq]

see, no standards. Everyone does whatever they want.

Without a Pope, it's like what happened to Yugoslavia when Marshall Tito went away.

Biscuit?

[joanofarq]

yeh; even when I went to the Unitarian Universalist church for a few years; I don't recall ever seeing the Easter Bunny up close and personal.

[joanofarq]

Your church sounds awesome.

Why haven't you blogged about this?

[slockwoo]

--------- I need to exorcize, now, dammit. ---------

This IS brilliant.

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Though i don't go to cahtolic church anymore, I agree with you... that service is freaky. Paid someone for dancing during service??? WTF!

[joanofarq]

Striptease for Jesus?

[sarff_nodwydd]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT VISUAL! It's going to take a WEEK to get that one out of my head.

::chuckle:::

[kcasey]

Oh man... that's sooooo wrong. Seriously.

I mean, we'll have someone dance as a part of worship from time to time, but the Easter Bunny?

And the powerpoint stuff has become popular in a number of churches (but not this one, thankyouverramuch). The idea is that for the post-MTV generation, it's more accessible than the hymnal and more familiar.

Feh.

[eccequambonum]

::snicker::

hate to say it, but two of the local Catholic parishes around here are of that atmosphere. casual to the point of obnoxious, nibbling donuts during mass, folks music complete with lyrics and getty images on the jumbotron above the alter, and yes, easter bunny. it's called do whatever you can to get society today in the door.

the bastions of smells and bells around here are the Anglican churches. who still have real music, sung masses (in latin) and require to to out on something other than jeans and flip-flops, thankyouverymuch.

[joanofarq]

Someone needs to report that parish to Rome.