[MIlle]

About 6 or 7 years ago, I attended a church Easter service where a teenager (seated next to his mother) was wearing a black tee-shirt with a picture of a skull with a large snake entwined around and through it. I think it said something like “Mega Death” -— name of a band, I guess. Words just failed me. As my mother would have said, “I don’t blame the kid, I blame his mother.”

Unbelievable.

[Jemian]

About appropriate church attire, God accepts just as we are, but we regard an activity as more important if we take care and consideration as to how we dress and present ourselves. If we dress casually, we tend to view worship casually. If we dress as if we are giving homage to the Ruler, than we tend to view worship as a priviledge.

[narses]

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[ronniesgal]

my biggest pet peeve are brides in strapless gowns in church.
No need to show your cleavage in church.

[Desdemona]

My parish is a major tourist attraction. You can always tell the who the tourists are by how badly/inappropriately they are dressed. I realize that they dress for the day early and are probably headed to the Garden or the Zoo or something that requires a lot of walking and in the summer it can be incredibly hot here, but the priests have been known to kick people out of the Blessed Sacrament chapel if they're in shorts and a tank top. We've had blurbs in the bulletin for a few years regarding appropriate dress and I'm not talking about the medical personnel who are on their way home from work and come in their scrubs, I'm talking about lazy weekend clothes. In the last few years, it seems that parishioners are dressing more appropriately. You see a lot more coats and ties and the ladies look like ladies. There is a contingent of old money in the parish as well as professionals, so it's not much of a stretch for them. For the rest of us, long skirts and three-quarter sleeves are readily available. For the guys, khakis and a polo isn't that much to ask.

Now, off to the office where coats and ties are still required (except between Memorial Day and Labor Day so long as the guys have no meetings), where the women are in jackets and skirts and where there are no casual Fridays. At some level, this still exists.

[Bigg Red]

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[ADSUM]

While the manner of dress may have an impact, I would rather see more in attendance and living their life in Christ.

Shouldn’t we be more concerned about following the commandments and loving God and our neighbor?

Lead by example. God is our Judge. We need to love and help our neighbor as difficult as that may be.

[mlizzy]

Respectful Mass, respectful dressing. Casual (or sloppy) Mass, same applies to the dress of some of its customers.

I saw a mom and a son come to Mass together on a Harley, and the son, all pierced, with long hair/tattoos and an inappropriate "t" turned it inside out in the parking lot and put it back on. Made my heart melt a bit (because he well could have gotten away with wearing it the other way around). It's the effort Christ sees IMO.

[trisham]

Imho, one should be modest and clean. Anything above and beyond that, such as wearing a chapel veil, or a tie and jacket is a bonus. One should not be a distraction.

[Iscool]

I say, wear clean clothes, if you got ‘em...

[Salvation]

I agree with the list, but would say that arms should be covered -- no sleeveless dresses or blouses.

1. Men should wear formal shoes to Church. We used to call these hard shoes (because they were) but today many formal shoes are actually quite comfortable.
2. Men should wear trousers (not jeans).
3. Men should never wear shorts to Church.
4. Men should wear a decent shirt, preferably a button down shirt. If it is a pullover shirt it should include a collar. Wearing a plain t-shirt without a collar is too informal.
5. Men should consider wearing a tie to Church and in cooler weather, a suit coat. Some may consider this a bit too stuffy and formal but who knows, you might be a trend setter!
6. Now as I talk about women I know I’ll get in some trouble!

7. Women should wear decent shoes to Church. Flip flops, beach sandals etc. seem inappropriate.
8. Women should not wear shorts to Church.
9. Women, if they wear pants, should never wear jeans to Church. Some nice slacks that are not too tight can be fine.
10. Women should consider wearing a dress or at least a skirt in preference to pants. It just looks a bit more formal than pants.
11. Women should wear a nice blouse (if they are not wearing a full dress). The blouse or shirt they wear should not be too tight.
12. Sleeveless garments are pushing it a bit but can be acceptable.
13. Women should never wear tank tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, or bare midriffs to Church.
14. Well, you may have at this list. Add or subtract as you will.

[MEGoody]

It's interesting that we were just talking about how we dress for church during bible study last night. The consensus seemed to be that the condition of our heart matters more than dress, but the way we choose to dress can reflect the conditon of our heart. For example, it would be entirely inappropriate for a woman to dress in a provocative manner to attend church services.

At the same time, we need to be careful not to get into a mode where "peer pressure" can make a visitor who happens to be poor uncomfortable because he/she doesn't have the proper clothing. One of the women in our study related the story of her dad. He only had two pairs of overalls to his name. . .one for church and another for work.

[Christian4Bush]

Writer Elisabeth Eliott kept it simple for the women: “Cover what needs to be covered...and keep it covered.”

I put it this way: “If you’re not for sale, don’t advertise.”

And ladies, a blunt way to put it, concerning those instruments the Lord gave you for feeding babies: I don’t need to see your rack. Please cover it up. Thanks.

[Salvation]

BTTT!

[Salvation]

 

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