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| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
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On what basis have you made the decision that my church is open to "anyone" during wedding ceremonies? That is just silly.
I'm pretty active in our congregation. I think I have served on every lay committee there is to serve on in the past almost two decades. I think I have a better insight than someone who thinks that "Lutheran" churches and "Protestant" churches are pretty much the same thing.
While there is the possibility that there are some rude people (in our area, it would be very rude to show up to a wedding to which you are not invited) who manage to come to a wedding without having an invitation, for the most part, weddings are by invitation only. You do not usually have to show your invitation at the door, but there have been a few high profile weddings in the church where that is indeed the case -- you get a "pew card" to show to the usher who will take you to your assigned spot.
There are also weddings where the invitation is printed in the church newsletter, usually a bride or groom or both who has grown up in the church and who would like to invite the whole congregation to the service.
In our faith, the wedding service is not a "mass" in the sense it is in the Catholic church. It is a more private ceremony.
"If you ask, you won't know if they allow it."
Well this statement really does say a lot. It sounds like you know it's wrong & tacky, if you don't want to be up front & ask.
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