Second Sunday of Easter. Happy Easter!

[hrmjustin]

A happy greater 50 days to you all!

He is Risen!

[cbayer]

1. Happy Easter to you as well, justin.

May this next year bring you love and peace.

[hrmjustin]

2. You too cbayer and to all DU members as well.

[goldent]

3. This is sometimes been called "low sunday"

given it seems pretty mundane given the events of the previous week.

[hrmjustin]

4. Yes we call it that as well.

[freshwest]

5. I'm out of the loop here. Is this a reference to Ascension Sunday some celebrate?

[hrmjustin]

6. No that is Ascension Thursday 40 days after Easter.

Some churches move that feast to the nearest Sunday.

[freshwest]

7. 50 days after then for what reason? And I actually used to have calendars with Ascension Sunday.

It also had 'Michaelmas' on it, so I don't remember what that was about.

[hrmjustin]

8. Easter season is 50 days because...

... 40 days after Easter you have the ascension and then 10 days later you have Pentecost. Pentecost is the coming of the Holy Ghost. Michaelmas is September 29th and it celebrates Michael the archangel.

[freshwest]

9. Okay, I know the timeline, it's just never been celebrated anywhere I've attended.

So that's why I'm out of the loop as far it being a formality. It was barely mentioned, except in Bible Study classes where I went.

I have friends who are Copts and others who are Greek and Russian Orthodox and they do things quite a bit differently.

For all practical purposes, we only celebrated Christmas Eve while discussing Christmas and Good Friday but attended on Easter itself. We also didn't do communion much, only on months with a fifth Sunday. And no confessions, etc. as that was against the belief system.

Thanks for the explanation and I can see why you have so much to do at your church.

[hrmjustin]

10. Some Episcopal Churches do communion once a month.

But most do it every sunday and many do it everyday like my church does.

[freshwest]

11. I was surprised to be given wine, even, at an Episcopal church. I think communion is wonderful, wish

we'd had it more often. But I don't attend Episcopal services with my friend as she's gone over to another church after her diocese closed hers.

It seemed to have a lot of ritual I was not acquainted with and honestly I'm too old to learn all that they do there. It just felt 'off' to me.

Because I had no memories of such things as a child. There was no sense of continuity for me. I'm a bit out of everything at this juncture.

I seem to remember you saying taht you were brought up Catholic as a child and went into Episcopal in your adulthood. That is important for keeping that feeling of belonging and peacefulness you exhibit here.

[hrmjustin]

12. Thank you Freshwest.

You know you have a fans here as well.