Cosmic Joe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Thanks @Cosmic Joe Should I get her a present? I think the First Communion would be the time for a token gift. Even a card would suffice -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Practical advice needed This seemed like be the best thread I've got to go to my Goddaughters confirmation and, not being RC myself, I'm not familiar with what this involves Could anybody give me a quick bluffers guide Sit at the back and just stay on your arse, safest way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, RH33 said: Sit at the back and just stay on your arse, safest way. That would also suffice to be honest. I'm not sure there is an unsafe way though. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Practical advice needed This seemed like be the best thread I've got to go to my Goddaughters confirmation and, not being RC myself, I'm not familiar with what this involves Could anybody give me a quick bluffers guide For a christening, you have to assassinate the heads of the 5 New York crime families shortly before the ceremony.I For a confirmation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cosmic Joe said: I think the First Communion would be the time for a token gift. Even a card would suffice I think I’d mistakenly conflated the concepts of first communion and confirmation into one thing As I say this isn’t my area of expertise. Edited March 22 by topcat(The most tip top) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: I think I’d mistakenly conflated the concepts of first communion and confirmation into one thing Same stuff applies. Mostly the present stuff. Ignore the sponsors stuff. Enjoy the day! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 19 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Thanks @Cosmic Joe Should I get her a present? Given the preponderance of wee necklaces among some RC chums, that might be a nice, simple gift. Just saying, they have enough Saints, you’re unlikely to duplicate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, TxRover said: Given the preponderance of wee necklaces among some RC chums, that might be a nice, simple gift. Just saying, they have enough Saints, you’re unlikely to duplicate. Good call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, TxRover said: Given the preponderance of wee necklaces among some RC chums, that might be a nice, simple gift. Just saying, they have enough Saints, you’re unlikely to duplicate. My wife’s an amateur Jeweller who’s always looking for a new project so that’s a good option 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 22 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Thanks @Cosmic Joe Should I get her a present? What about this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: What about this? I can be a bit of a fool at times. This much is true -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Catholic ceremonies are to be avoided by the uninitiated. The first time me and some pals went to a funeral it was like Wackamole with us all bobbing up and down at the wrong times, followed by barely stifled giggles that were unappreciated by the rest of the flock. To be fair we were only in our 50s and know better now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 43 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Catholic ceremonies are to be avoided by the uninitiated. The first time me and some pals went to a funeral it was like Wackamole with us all bobbing up and down at the wrong times, followed by barely stifled giggles that were unappreciated by the rest of the flock. To be fair we were only in our 50s and know better now. We were at a funeral in a sheltered housing complex at the start of everyone being told to be really careful about personal contact just before the first COVID lockdown. The priest seemed so confident in the purity of religious activity that during the service he encouraged everyone to shake hands and embrace those near them as a demonstration of God's love. In a care home. Full of elderly and vulnerable people. We were borderline about attending at all, but to Hell with that nonsense. Mrs Salt and Vinegar and I (not being of the faith) were a couple of the very few who did not comply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: We were at a funeral in a sheltered housing complex at the start of everyone being told to be really careful about personal contact just before the first COVID lockdown. The priest seemed so confident in the purity of religious activity that during the service he encouraged everyone to shake hands and embrace those near them as a demonstration of God's love. In a care home. Full of elderly and vulnerable people. We were borderline about attending at all, but to Hell with that nonsense. Mrs Salt and Vinegar and I (not being of the faith) were a couple of the very few who did not comply. The Dirty Beast will be thinking ahead for income generation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 57 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Catholic ceremonies are to be avoided by the uninitiated. The first time me and some pals went to a funeral it was like Wackamole with us all bobbing up and down at the wrong times, followed by barely stifled giggles that were unappreciated by the rest of the flock. To be fair we were only in our 50s and know better now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Catholic ceremonies are to be avoided by the uninitiated. The first time me and some pals went to a funeral it was like Wackamole with us all bobbing up and down at the wrong times, followed by barely stifled giggles that were unappreciated by the rest of the flock. To be fair we were only in our 50s and know better now. I went to my mate's Dad's funeral in a chapel who was heavily involved in the Catholic church and it was absolutely brutal. Around 90 minutes of utter nonsense about imaginary friends and guys with Western names who allegedly kicked about the Middle East 2000 years ago, with a token mention of my mate's Dad at the end. We were supposed to be celebrating a man's life and all we got was that drivel. That 90 minutes felt like about 4 hours. Never again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Dee Man said: I went to my mate's Dad's funeral in a chapel who was heavily involved in the Catholic church and it was absolutely brutal. Around 90 minutes of utter nonsense about imaginary friends and guys with Western names who allegedly kicked about the Middle East 2000 years ago, with a token mention of my mate's Dad at the end. We were supposed to be celebrating a man's life and all we got was that drivel. That 90 minutes felt like about 4 hours. Never again. This, with an added dose of "it's impossible to love your family members if you don't love god" from a priest who looked like he was barely old enough to shave. I got up and walked out, and no, I couldn't give a f**k how that "looked". The ultimate irony is the deid relative was an atheist and had never had any involvement with the Catholic church, or any other church, in her entire life, but her surviving husband was a very lapsed Catholic, like hadn't been to church in 50 years lapsed, and in his grief he was completely railroaded into a Catholic ceremony and burial by estranged relatives. I have no idea why the church even agreed to it, but there you go. Edited April 3 by Boo Khaki 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 7 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: This, with an added dose of "it's impossible to love your family members if you don't love god" from a priest who looked like he was barely old enough to shave. I got up and walked out, and no, I couldn't give a f**k how that "looked". I'm lapsed myself but I recently had a spate of funerals as my mum & quite a few aunts/uncles went in a rush but the priests we had in Paisley all seemed to like the mass shortish (30-40 mins) and then off to the wake for a few drinks & sausage rolls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 6 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Catholic ceremonies are to be avoided by the uninitiated. The first time me and some pals went to a funeral it was like Wackamole with us all bobbing up and down at the wrong times, followed by barely stifled giggles that were unappreciated by the rest of the flock. To be fair we were only in our 50s and know better now. I was like that at a work colleague's Catholic wedding. Everybody kept standing up and shaking hands, I was joining in and quite enjoying myself. Afterwards it was pointed out that I had said "pleased to meet you" to the same two people at least three times and others twice. I had no idea I was meant to say "peace be with you". What makes it worse is that Mum was a Catholic and the church was next door to the house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrbridgeSaintee Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 An interesting discussion about the rise and fall of the New Atheist movement, and influence of the robust arguments from Christian apologetics. Brierley's 'Unbelievable?' podcast is a fantastic listen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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