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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, since you and your husband don't practice, do you plan on skipping communion?  Are you going to confession before?  If not, then you will need to explain all that to your kids as everyone traipses over you in the pew for communion.[/quote]

OP here.

We always skip communion, every Christmas and other masses we go to. Our children know.

Maybe one day we will be in a space where we can do this, maybe not. It does not take away from the spirituality of the moment, although I understand if you don't agree with that.

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Previous All Saints poster here: OP, I hope you find a lovely place to celebrate Christmas Eve this year. Our associate rector preached this past Sunday on Immanuel - God 'with' us. It's the 'with' that's important at Christmas, not the doing. Even if you're not a regular attender, it's wonderful to be 'with' other Christians during Advent and Christmas and I hope you feel welcome wherever you attend. I confess that our family can get a bit grumpy too at how difficult Christmas services can feel with full pews of visitors, and have to remind myself that we're all exactly where we should be - happy, expectant, crowded in, and being grateful for the gift God gave us at Christmas. Come be 'with' the church and your family on Saturday. Merry Christmas.[/quote]

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Last week our Pastor encouraged everyone to invite a friend to Christmas mass.  He said yes, it will be crowded, but we'll find space for everyone who wants to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ.

I mean, getting to a building that's crowded and having to be someplace uncomfortable....  that sounds sort of familiar, right?[/quote]

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