Saturday, July 08, 2006
BUZZWORDS
Anyone who has been around the Roman Catholic Church for more than 40 years knows that what had been a "parish" in the 1950s became a "parish community" after Vatican II. Those "parish communities" "celebrated the Sunday liturgy" instead of "saying Mass." And since Holy Sacrifice of the Mass didn't meld well with "celebration", "sacrifice" needed to make an exit.
I was driving down the Akron expressway yesterday, past a large brick building that has housed various churches over the years. The congregation that is currently using the building has put up their name on the side of the building. They are the "Celebration Church."
What sort of denomination is "Celebration"? I'd never heard of it. Checking in with Google, I found it. Welcome to the Celebration Church. You can read all about them here. At the Celebration Church you can come as you are. Be prepared to party. This is a non-denominational Bible-centered congregation. All are welcome. This particular Celebration Church is located in Georgetown, Texas, but there are others.
Does this remind you of anything?
Like, say, the FEST? Which is supposed to close with a Mass. See we, too, can be a "Celebration Church".
Bread and circuses.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
