non-rcc services

[Winchester]

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[myduwigd]

I believe that it is important to attend non-Catholic services. It helps bridge the gap between Protestants and CAtholics. It also opens up doors to new ways of worship.

[Norseman82]

[quote name='Crusader_4' date='Mar 10 2005, 11:47 PM'] I attend weekly mass and every1 that knows me knows that i am a devout practicing Catholic.  I attended a mennoite school growing up that would have a devotional/chapel service every friday morning.  When i have fridays off my friends and I like to go back because it provides an opportunity to pray togetether in an enviroment we feel comfortable in.  As well it was also how i really began to devolp my own religious beliefs and understand Christianity better.  On another note, all my family is protestant and my uncle is a Minister so on days such as Easter, Christmas our whole family (extended as well) goes to his service and i do as well for family unity.  At the same time however i always attend my mass and do not miss it for other denomination events.  Although we have the summit and fullness of Christian truth as mentioned before it is wise to not be ignorant of other denominations traditions as often they can contain within themselves things that our beneficial for our own faith.  A great general example is the Protestants love for Scripture.  We as Catholics also love scripture but i think we could learn from our protestant brothers their dilligence and enthusaism for our Holy Word.  I am not saying Catholics dont just saying that we can learn from each other too without compromising our diminishing our faith.  There are many things i have taken from protestants that have helped my own life as a catholic.  So back to the original thread i have atteneded other services prob about once or twice a month.  They are no means equivalnt or near our Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and do not contain the fullness of truth.  AT the same time however it is an opportunity for my family to pray together, as well as friends.  And likewise they often come to mass with me it works both ways. 

-William [/quote]
I feel the same way. I'm a member of an interdenominational sportbike group, and every so often there are visits of other members' churches that I go to as an "observer". It does not replace Sunday Mass and I do not partake of their communion.

And yes, my Catholic parish has its turn at getting visited. I make sure of it. In fact, we host the bike blessing.

[FutureSoror]

I only go to non-Catholic Churches for the occasional wedding and things of the sort.

[kdewolf2]

Last year, a group of Pentecostals conned me into going to church with them. I was happy to go at first because I was really bored and I'm usually open to new experiences and stuff, however, when I got there they put all this pressure on me to "get saved" and they started talking trash about holy Mother Church. So, I stopped going with them. In fact, now, I refuse to go to any non-Catholic services at all. I simply see no reason why I should. I don't like non-Catholic services anyway. I'm extremely uncomfortable in non-Catholic places of worship, or their vicinity. And it's not just the Pentecostals that get to me. I've also been to Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Nazarene, and Wesleyan churches, and they all just struck me as vacuous. A waste of time.

[Honour]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='Mar 5 2005, 05:52 PM'] Wow. I'm surprised that they would go with you! [/quote]
Wow, I'd like to know more about how that went down...My father is also a pastor of a Baptist church...and I can't see him EVER attending mass...he'd be asking his congegration (ug sp!) to pray for me every sunday if I converted.

[StPiusVPrayForUs]

Never. I wouldn't be caught dead at a Protestant service.

God bless the Code of 1917.

[myduwigd]

[quote name='Norseman82' date='Mar 14 2005, 11:10 PM'] I do not partake of their communion.

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Why not?

Edited March 20, 2005 by myduwigd

[FutureSoror]

Why would you? It is not the most precious Body and Blood of Lord that we partake of in the Most Blessed Sacrament. To receive it wouldn't be much more than a symbol of unity with that congregation, which we do not belong to. In light of what we have at Mass, it seems to me that it would be disrespectful of Christ. (I'm not 100% positive about this, but I've always been taught not to receive communion at Protestant services)

[IcePrincessKRS]

[quote name='myduwigd' date='Mar 20 2005, 03:30 PM'] Why not? [/quote]
Because the Church says not to. Catholice are not allowed to receive communion at Protestant services and vice versa. The Pope even came out with an encyclical addressing this (and other things concerning the Eucharist).

[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/cag_ecclesia_de_eucharista.asp"]http://www.catholic.com/library/cag_eccles..._eucharista.asp[/url]

[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/ecclesia_de_eucharistia.asp"]http://www.catholic.com/library/ecclesia_de_eucharistia.asp[/url]

[philothea]

Only very rarely, for weddings.

Non-Catholic churches always feel so weird, having no tabernacle. It's like sitting in a restaurant with tables and waiters and such, but no one ever serves any food.