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To: xzins; franky; Corin Stormhands; jude24; blue-duncan
FWIW, my church is having three services on Saturday, Christmas Eve, and one service on Sunday. Normally we have four services on Sunday. Now, if we just pretend we are on Australia time, (and Australia is one of our major mission fields) then all the services would probably fall on Sunday.

Frankly I would be extremely disappointed if we had no service on Sunday, but I think once in a while it is OK to pretend you are a Sabbatarian. But I'm not going to give up my weekend bacon.

19 posted on 12/06/2005 5:55:07 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: P-Marlowe; jude24; Corin Stormhands

There seems to be agreement that canceling Christmas Sunday worship isn't the right answer.

I keep struggling for a biblical example.


24 posted on 12/06/2005 6:51:54 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: P-Marlowe; xzins; franky; Corin Stormhands; jude24

We celebrate Jesus' birthday every communion Sunday. We will have a candle lighting service on Christmas Eve and one service instead of two on Sunday. The only other difference is we won't have small group Bible studies on Sunday night. Our children's choir will be part of the service and that usually takes care of the restless children.


28 posted on 12/06/2005 8:03:57 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: P-Marlowe

Our church is having a 5:00 pm on Saturday, Christmas Midnight Mass, and then on Christmas day, three masses in three different languages. We are very diverse!

I have to say that the Spanish Mass music is better!

We get dressed to the "nine's" for Midnight Mass.


39 posted on 12/07/2005 5:27:04 AM PST by OpusatFR
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