I've read all of your comments and thought this would be an easier way to address the questions and comments posted. Our pastor was Catholic before he went through Lutheran seminary (I think, I'll have to ask Chris for sure). So that may be where he is coming from with that! I do know that the synod is in the mixes of much friction and it has been discussed in our voter's meethings that there could be a split eventually! The synod has some other issues going on as well, with money and having congregations pay a fee per member to be a Missouri Synod church. Don't know if all of this is true, but it was mentioned at our church - so it must be gospel! Our pastor has also talked to the congregation and written in his newsletter that we should be comfortable with crossing ourselves and that it is not just a Catholic ritual. I know that Eric Hiller does this when going up for communion and I wish I could get to the point to be comfortable doing it as well. I think it might help to put you in the right frame of mind.
I don't know? I guess we'll take the girls up there - what does it hurt?
And by the way, Heidi, Ella loves getting the oil put on her. She also loves to imitate the Pastor as he does the cross and bows. Chris caught Pastor laughing at her one Sunday!
Have a good day!
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I agree, what does it hurt? Blessing the children during communion is a good thing, I think, even though we're not used to the oil. Did your pastor bless the kids without oil before?
Our old pastor said the same thing about signing the cross too.
Nobody at my church bows at the alter and I was so nervous about doing it when I first started going to this church. Then, I realized that I shouldn't be embarassed or nervous to do it. It's something I've always done and was taught to do so I do it now.
There is actually a handful of LCMS churches throughout the US that practice what is known as "high church." They practice the Lutheran doctrine, but have maintained many of the old traditions that we consider Catholic...like the kneeling before sitting in a pew, the sign of the cross before sitting down, and the women wear the 'headcovering' like the Apostolic Christians. The only reason I know this is because there's one in Detroit and Eric LOVED it. Pastor Wirsing in Bloomington had been there before and we discussed it in Sunday school one Sunday too! As Wirsing said, it's the doctrine that's important...it's ok to practice some of the old rituals as long as the doctrine is authentic.
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