Are Episcopal churches overflowing like Catholic churches on Easter?

[Anonymous]

OP, I find this post a little strange. There are many reasons people site for leaving the Catholic Church. The fact that the pews are to crowded, is not a common one.
Of course, all churches are busier on Christmas and Easter. Some because there are people who only attend with family those days. Sometimes it’s because large families are attending together. It may also be that people are trying to attend a specific times that are more popular. I guess is this occurs in all Christian churches on those dates.

But I would certainly add, good luck on your journey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

Lots of single people in Washington. And lots of families without husbands and wives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are many reasons people site for leaving the Catholic Church.

Yeah, like 95 of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our Anglican church is packed including overflow seating, but not sure about the Episcopalians.

Oh, our churches were packed too. Just not with bigots.

The irony.

No irony there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

No, I didn't mean inclusive. I meant pedantic and strident. You made an obtusely and deliberately uncharitable reading of the previous post just so that you could put on your "Well, actually" hat and do a bit of self-righteous finger-wagging. As a fellow Episcopalian who loves the church, I am over this kind of thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are many reasons people site for leaving the Catholic Church.

Yeah, like 95 of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

No, I didn't mean inclusive. I meant pedantic and strident. You made an obtusely and deliberately uncharitable reading of the previous post just so that you could put on your "Well, actually" hat and do a bit of self-righteous finger-wagging. As a fellow Episcopalian who loves the church, I am over this kind of thing.

PP isn't wrong, though. I've been part of churches made up primarily of "traditional" families where single people could have been made to feel more welcome if someone spent three seconds thinking about inclusive language. It's not that hard, and I'm pretty sure Jesus would approve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are many reasons people site for leaving the Catholic Church.

Yeah, like 95 of them.

I like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

No, I didn't mean inclusive. I meant pedantic and strident. You made an obtusely and deliberately uncharitable reading of the previous post just so that you could put on your "Well, actually" hat and do a bit of self-righteous finger-wagging. As a fellow Episcopalian who loves the church, I am over this kind of thing.

You are being a jerk here. Desperate to argue. Check yourself. Lack of inclusivity—especially with respect to potential members who don’t have children —is a real problem in many congregations. So people need to watch their language, and they don’t know to do so.

Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

No, I didn't mean inclusive. I meant pedantic and strident. You made an obtusely and deliberately uncharitable reading of the previous post just so that you could put on your "Well, actually" hat and do a bit of self-righteous finger-wagging. As a fellow Episcopalian who loves the church, I am over this kind of thing.

PP isn't wrong, though. I've been part of churches made up primarily of "traditional" families where single people could have been made to feel more welcome if someone spent three seconds thinking about inclusive language. It's not that hard, and I'm pretty sure Jesus would approve.

NP, and I agree with this. I wouldn't have said anything about saying "families," but I also think it's not charitable to jump to calling someone raising the issue "self-righteous finger wagging." Single people often feel out of place in church and it's something we should be conscious of. For all the Episcopal church does in the name of being "welcoming," feeling like there's not a place for single people is one of the few things I actually have heard people complain about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our episcopal church was as full as I’ve ever seen it this Easter. Definitely at least twice and maybe even 3x as many people as a usual Sunday.

Our attendance has been holding steady overall. We are really trying to bring in new families.

You should adjust your language here to something like "new folks" or "new members" to be more inclusive.

-- on vestry at an Episcopal church

^This kind of pedantry is the worst thing about Episcopalianism. Ignore the comment. Not all parish vestries are like this.

You mean inclusive? Not all vestries make an effort to be inclusive? Well, I guess you are right about that.

No, I didn't mean inclusive. I meant pedantic and strident. You made an obtusely and deliberately uncharitable reading of the previous post just so that you could put on your "Well, actually" hat and do a bit of self-righteous finger-wagging. As a fellow Episcopalian who loves the church, I am over this kind of thing.

PP isn't wrong, though. I've been part of churches made up primarily of "traditional" families where single people could have been made to feel more welcome if someone spent three seconds thinking about inclusive language. It's not that hard, and I'm pretty sure Jesus would approve.

NP, and I agree with this. I wouldn't have said anything about saying "families," but I also think it's not charitable to jump to calling someone raising the issue "self-righteous finger wagging." Single people often feel out of place in church and it's something we should be conscious of. For all the Episcopal church does in the name of being "welcoming," feeling like there's not a place for single people is one of the few things I actually have heard people complain about.

It’s a real problem.

[Anonymous]

Mainline Protestants denominations are mostly hemorrhaging members. You should be fine.

[Anonymous]

I’m Catholic and there was a ton of available seats at Easter mass this year.