Bay Area bachelorette puts up billboards in quest to find a husband

[initforme]

Our sunday school enrollment is down about 30 percent from 5 years ago. We may ***** it altogether and offer a childrens 2 minute sermon instead.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

/----/ My Catholic church has at least two weddings a month.

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Yep.

My parish is tiny, but the other church in our pastorate has two or more a month.

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[initforme]

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Yep.

Mine parish is tiny, but the other church in our pastorate has two or more a month.

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Thats good because odds are half of those will probably result in divorce.

 

[Correll]

No actually our congrgation is growing. Just people not marrying. A few couples cohabitating.

YOu seem confused about where new people come from.

A church that is "growing" becasue it is absorbing refugees from other congregations that died out from lack of numbers,


is not a good thing for that community. It is a dying community.

 

[Correll]

/----/ My Catholic church has at least two weddings a month.

THAT'S more like it.

 

[initforme]

YOu seem confused about where new people come from.

A church that is "growing" becasue it is absorbing refugees from other congregations that died out from lack of numbers,


is not a good thing for that community. It is a dying community.

The community is doing just fine. Strong as ever.

 

[Correll]

Our sunday school enrollment is down about 30 percent from 5 years ago. We may ***** it altogether and offer a childrens 2 minute sermon instead.

Like I said, a dying community.

 

[Correll]

The community is doing just fine. Strong as ever.

Clearly not.

 

[davebb]

Alright, fess up. How many of you old coots went to that website and quickly got out the lotion?

 

[initforme]

Clearly not.

Theres alot more to a community besides a church. Thats one aspect. Everything doesnt hinge on marriage rates. Someday in the distant future perhaps the msrriage rates will start to increase.

 

[Correll]

Theres alot more to a community besides a church. Thats one aspect. Everything doesnt hinge on marriage rates. Someday in the distant future perhaps the msrriage rates will start to increase.

Oh? You want to raise an implication that the church is different from teh rest of the society that might be more vibrant?

That means that the rest of society is DIFFERENT than your church, your community. Your community is not only dying, it is being REPLACED, as you leave space behind.

 

[initforme]

YOu seem confused about where new people come from.

A church that is "growing" becasue it is absorbing refugees from other congregations that died out from lack of numbers,


is not a good thing for that community. It is a dying community.

Out of my control and duty. All i can do is maintain my own membership. People can join or not. Time will tell what happens.

 

[Mac-7]

She’s a dried up prune who wised up 20 years too late

 

[Correll]

Out of my control and duty. All i can do is maintain my own membership. People can join or not. Time will tell what happens.

I didn't ask you to fix it. You brought it up. I am just being real here. YOur community is declining.

And "all you can do" is not just "maintain your own membership".

 

[initforme]

I didn't ask you to fix it. You brought it up. I am just being real here. YOur community is declining.

And "all you can do" is not just "maintain your own membership".

Interesting. What more should i do?

 

[Correll]

Interesting. What more should i do?

Step one. Stop pretending it's "fine" and celebrate those in your community that take steps to keep it alive. ie get married and have children.

 

[initforme]

Step one. Stop pretending it's "fine" and celebrate those in your community that take steps to keep it alive. ie get married and have children.

I understand your point but its not my job to promote that. Thats a choice. Not my place to encourage one way or the other.

 

[Correll]

I understand your point but its not my job to promote that. Thats a choice. Not my place to encourage one way or the other.

Bullshit on several levels.

1. YOu are encouraging the OPPOSITE, when you lie to hide it and the implications and results of it.

2. It is your place to celebrate good and healthy behavior in your community.

3. It is a sign of cultural decay that you have to be told that.

 

[initforme]

Bullshit on several levels.

1. YOu are encouraging the OPPOSITE, when you lie to hide it and the implications and results of it.

2. It is your place to celebrate good and healthy behavior in your community.

3. It is a sign of cultural decay that you have to be told that.

I encourage choice. Its called freedom to pursue what one wants. Im all good if people WANT kids. Im also fine with those that dont.
I do celebrate good behavior. I see that most all our graduates go onto further education upon graduation. Almost 80 percent of our graduates go onto 4 year schools. There are very few entering the workforce at 18 so they may be increasing their income levels. Thats tremendous!

 

[initforme]

Well if you can reverse the trend of less people getting married and having kids all the power to you. Its happening around the world.