I don't
believe the number of believers has changed
much since I was a kid
in the 1950s.
I do
believe that the number of people who feel
socially obligated to go to
church has dropped
significantly.
With so few
attendees today a good church is a busy
place.
The
Anglican church I have started attending has a
free lunch for the hungry
every Sunday. Parishioners
take turns cooking, serving and cleaning up.
The churches
in the area all take turns providing free
breakfasts for the homeless
every day of the year.
They collect food
donations every week
and the
group that I am going to join makes up
packages of ingredients that make
a wholesome,
filling meal, (recipe included) for the local food bank.
No proselytizing,
mo judging, no one is turned away.
They just
get up early and do it.
I have my
issues with the Christian church but this
isn't one of them.
I like the idea of providing the ingredients and the recipe for a good meal (something like a casserole, I imagine). Must make a nice change from a typical food bank box of Kraft Dinner and peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteFrancie, I'm updating my blogroll list and thought I'd ask you first if I can include your new blog on it. I don't know whether or how much publicity you want for it, whether you're keen for new readers or not. Let me know what is best.
Thanks for the kind offer Debra but I'm not sure where i'm going with this one. I'm posting to twitter which seems like a safe place to venture because it won't garner much interest but that's all. I'm a closet blogger now I guess! :)
DeleteIs this a new blog, Francie? I just noticed it this morning. I'll have to check out the posts you've added here!
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