Gaining Access
Part of the reason the group chose St Stephen was because there was easy access. First and foremost it’s a public church; anyone can go and attend mass or talk to Father Ken if they want to. It’s especially easy for students to do so because it’s very close to campus and is practically all student run. Our group also had an inside connection with a member of the church which helped us to get a foot in the door. One of the member’s roommates is Catholic and goes to church every week, so it was easy to ask her questions about the church and see if it would be possible to do the study. She immediately told us it wouldn’t be a problem. She said the church is very open and accepting, especially to those who are respectful and willing …show more content…
He even chuckled and made a joke about our “holy smoke”
Walked up the center aisle slowly, raising and lowing the bowl to make more smoke, turned at walked around the congregation and took the incense outside
The sermon/homily very laid back and geared towards college students
Talking about busy college life, taking tests and keeping up with grades
Because of Lent there was a lot of traditional “Lent Talk” What Lent means, how we celebrate the season… Ask ourselves why we were there and why Lent has a tendency to bring us together In the three services of the day nearly a thousand people, most who had never been in the church before
Talked about how this is our student center, and he welcomed us and encouraged us to ask questions and seek the meaning during this Lenten season There was a forum to follow, which had a lot of sitting, standing, and call-response
Singing, verses, prayer, a themed sermon, handshaking, communion and offering not too unlike any other church
Wasn’t staunch or rigid and it moved very quickly
Surprised how many students didn’t take communion/weren’t Catholic Because Lent sets a certain tone, I’d be curious to see what a regular service is like
How many students attend in a more normal time of
Part of the reason the group chose St Stephen was because there was easy access. First and foremost it’s a public church; anyone can go and attend mass or talk to Father Ken if they want to. It’s especially easy for students to do so because it’s very close to campus and is practically all student run. Our group also had an inside connection with a member of the church which helped us to get a foot in the door. One of the member’s roommates is Catholic and goes to church every week, so it was easy to ask her questions about the church and see if it would be possible to do the study. She immediately told us it wouldn’t be a problem. She said the church is very open and accepting, especially to those who are respectful and willing …show more content…
He even chuckled and made a joke about our “holy smoke”
Walked up the center aisle slowly, raising and lowing the bowl to make more smoke, turned at walked around the congregation and took the incense outside
The sermon/homily very laid back and geared towards college students
Talking about busy college life, taking tests and keeping up with grades
Because of Lent there was a lot of traditional “Lent Talk” What Lent means, how we celebrate the season… Ask ourselves why we were there and why Lent has a tendency to bring us together In the three services of the day nearly a thousand people, most who had never been in the church before
Talked about how this is our student center, and he welcomed us and encouraged us to ask questions and seek the meaning during this Lenten season There was a forum to follow, which had a lot of sitting, standing, and call-response
Singing, verses, prayer, a themed sermon, handshaking, communion and offering not too unlike any other church
Wasn’t staunch or rigid and it moved very quickly
Surprised how many students didn’t take communion/weren’t Catholic Because Lent sets a certain tone, I’d be curious to see what a regular service is like
How many students attend in a more normal time of