I made it two months in a row to Sanctus 1's sunday service. And again I had a nice evening. I feel a bit guilty actually, I wonder if this church might just become a place for curiosity seekers like me (and my two friends who wanted to come along this time) and not for the people (I guess) it's intended for - people who don't fit in elsewhere. But everyone's been incredibly friendly and welcoming and I have felt very comfortable talking to people there. I've been very open about my intentions in going (just cause I was interested) and I've told a couple of people there about my wee project.
The service this time seemed to answer some of my questions about last time's service. This service was much more community-focused and we had chance in the middle of the service to talk to one another and share communion in a group (rather than it being a solitary affair). I guess that variety is part of the plan - sometimes one style, sometimes another (but I reckon I'll have to go a couple more times before I find out for sure).
Now I have a dilemma - the next time is 19th december, but I've already said to my friend I'll go to the last ever tribe gig which is the same night. Do I tell her I'm not going to go (and save myself £10) or do I go to the tribe gig anyway cause I said I would (and because the tribe surely consitute a form of alt.worship too!)?
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Hiya... your research project sounds really interesting. One thought, going from your blog posts... the monthly Sanctus1 services are only part of the whole shebang, there are also weekly Wednesday evening meetings... if you want to get a more balanced picture of how Sanctus works you might want to come along to that! (Don't know how it compares to other alt.worship / emerging churches in the UK)...
I'd love to go on a wednesday but I'll have to rearrange my life a little to do that!
Hi Evangeline, thanks for the comment.
What I said about people not fitting in wasn't entirely based on assumption, it was based on talking to a couple (but admittedly not many) people who amongst other things said that they'd tried other places but not found any churches they felt welcomed into and comfortable in as they did at Sanctus. I'm sure there are many other reasons people go too and I guess I was wrong to make assumptions about who for or why sanctus was initiated without finding out for myself.
Hi, I realised I didn't answer your first question - about Nazarenes. My only contact with the Nazarene church is through the college, I haven't actually been to a Nazarene church 'on the ground' so I don't know how open most churches would be to all this alternative stuff. HAving said that I do know a few Nazarenes who are really keen on using alternative forms of worship.
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