tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post113258062182365094..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: Ecumenism…theory and practiceKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1132755892996051332005-11-23T14:24:00.000+00:002005-11-23T14:24:00.000+00:00loved the picture and the practice of the co-confi...loved the picture and the practice of the co-confirmation :) <BR/><BR/>more of that Lord, more please :)<BR/><BR/>in the summer we had the opposite <BR/>we had a joint conference for Swedish speaking free churches - theme - unity. <BR/><BR/>The Sunday service was AWFUL. :( everyone doing their own thing ... so it went on and on and on<BR/><BR/>two ordinations - one methodist (by the bishop) and one in the free church (by their superintendent) so we went through two LONG sets of questions and I didn't enjoy it all<BR/><BR/>communion was wonderful. it was the saving moment of that Sunday.<BR/><BR/>we have A LOT to learn and need the will to put it into practice methinks!<BR/><BR/>sighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1132716748523920742005-11-23T03:32:00.000+00:002005-11-23T03:32:00.000+00:00For the last few years our parish has been part of...For the last few years our parish has been part of an ecumenical rural ministry coalition of about a dozen small churches of various denominations. Our pastor has also tried reaching out to other congregations in the area who aren't a part of this coalition -- like the little Missionary Church down the road. In the beginning the impulse was to try and have shared worship, and in fact we do have some joint worship with the Catholic parish in the neighborhood, and some of our people also take part in the ministry coalition's ecumenical Easter sunrise service...but, really, our differences with some of the other churches are so profound that there's not a great deal of common ground. And I'm not sure that trying to, as a friend of mine puts it, "moosh" ourselves together despite profound differences in theology and praxis is what ecumenism is really all about. What works the best for us in our area is shared acts of service (a community food and equipment bank), shared non-worship fellowship (what my pastor calls "no preaching" events like potlucks and picnics) and shared musical endeavors (a community choir that gets together for three or four musical events a year).LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1132604660728711692005-11-21T20:24:00.000+00:002005-11-21T20:24:00.000+00:00I am deeply committed to the idea of one Church - ...I am deeply committed to the idea of one Church - but have long since given up on all the formal processes for bringing that about. I live in hope that one simple thing will bring it about - MONEY. The day is not far off when it will simply not be financially possible to maintain lots of local buildings or employ two+ clergy in a local area. Hidden within my cynicism I see a cunning plan on God's part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com