tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post1632506122387362341..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: HAS ANYONE EVER WALKED INTO THE WOODS NAKED?Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-71350300811222493672009-03-13T12:49:00.000-07:002009-03-13T12:49:00.000-07:00On the other hand Foxie . . .Out of ten people you...On the other hand Foxie . . .<BR/><BR/>Out of ten people you accounted for four people taking on roles even in this casual setting - 40% of those in attendance.<BR/><BR/>Interesting . . .Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-23632621121065293252009-03-12T20:53:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:53:00.000-07:00I've had experience in a small village where only ...I've had experience in a small village where only about 10 people show up for the Mass on Sunday. Priest comes in his little car from the next village with his assistant, they open the church, the assistant lights the candles, little boy comes to do the altar service, priest and the boy dress up, ask someone to read the readings. Boy rings the bell and the Mass starts. <BR/>After the Mass people just leave money for the parish in a basket at the door. <BR/>It is so simple and it works probably just because the catholic church is so small there. But I like it and I guess that's how the christian church started - little meetings, almost like a family. <BR/>Thanks for this blog, so often it gets me thinking ^_^Foxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541463404765388574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-37385916695678618342009-03-12T17:00:00.000-07:002009-03-12T17:00:00.000-07:00Whew! And it would be really nice if more people ...Whew! And it would be really nice if more people would volunteer to do some of those posts--so the same people don't have to do them every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-39010788694312933852009-03-12T13:12:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:12:00.000-07:00And to think, Father, that I just used to show up ...And to think, Father, that I just used to show up on time for Sunday Mass and go home--never thinking that my help might have been needed in some secondary role. When I was a child, "showing up for Mass" was all that was required. Looks like I carried my childhood experiences into adulthood for many years, until I had a spiritual renewal. And another thought: those who want women and married men to be ordained as "priests" don't realize that the laity are doing their necessary service to the Living God without the need to be ordained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com