3 responses to “Church Stuff”

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   Kelly

   Wednesday, June 7, 2006

   Wow, I’m so sorry about your church situation. Church troubles are second only to marriage troubles, if you ask me. I do hope the Free Church works out for y’all and you’re able to join there. It’s very difficult being in a church where you just don’t fit in on that many levels. May the Lord sustain you all and give you wisdom and grace during this time.

   Hugs.

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   Maisy

   Wednesday, June 7, 2006

   Thanks. I know, though, that we won’t be joining the Free Church due to at least one sticky point, how communion is served is more than I can do, the common cup is not something my squeem-ish sensitive self can do, and DH agrees. They use a Common Cup for the wine. They only have communion once a quarter right now, so it’s not an issue for attending as visitors. The pastor there is glad to have us as we are, knowing that we are likely to move on, and glad to help us in any way to transition and fellowship with more than one body of believers, as we are having to do anyhow right now. We’ll be visiting some other churches here and there, and know it’s not that we’ll find a perfect church, but we are now only looking for bare minimums in preaching, music, and sacraments, that they are Presbyterian and the usual minimum is all we are looking for. 🙂 FWIW It is my desire that whatever happens though, that we’ll be friends of the Free Church congregation and be able to pop in often enough to worship with them.

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3. 

   Kelly

   Thursday, June 8, 2006

   Would they let you dip your bread in the wine? Many common cup traditions allow that, including ours. We do that if we’re allergyish or something that wouldn’t keep us home from church but would be icky to other people if we drank from the cup – but then we have communion every week. I don’t know if that would help you or not, but I thought I’d mention it.

   Still praying for you, though. It’s amazing how hard it is to find a decent church when you’re not a decisionalist/semi-Arminian, let alone when you have standards regarding the Word and Sacraments!

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