Here's one for you Hardingville Bible Church is a Fundamental, Bible-believing Church located at the crossroads of Route 538 & Route 619 in Gloucester County, New Jersey http://www.hardingville.com/
Question about churches in New York.
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I'm sorry. I meant to give you this yesterday. You can look them up by zip codes. They may not list the Nativity schedule but there should be contact info. Maybe some parish website links.
http://www.masstimes.org/dotNet/
For Catholics, Communion also implies adherence to all the Church teaches, so...don't make the same mistake I did. You can join the procession and get a blessing or sit it out, it's not that big a deal, lots of people won't be receiving.
Can you name nearby cities or towns?
(Call to verify, because they may not have special Midnight Masses listed!)
http://stemarieparish.org/stemarie_nm_mass.htm
Come to Sainte Marie Parish if you're going to be in/around Manchester NH this Christmas!
http://stemarieparish.org/stemarie_nm_directions.htm
Here's an opportunity to combine the beauty and reverence of all those communities into one Church! Many people are not aware that the Catholic Church is both Western and Eastern. As most of us realize, the Church began in the East. Our Lord lived and died and resurrected in the Holy Land. The Church spread from Jerusalem throughout the known world. As the Church spread, it encountered different cultures and adapted, retaining from each culture what was consistent with the Gospel. In the city of Alexandria, the Church became very Egyptian; in Antioch it remained very Jewish; in Rome it took on an Italian appearance and in Constantinople it took on the trappings of the Roman imperial court. All the churches which developed this way were Eastern, except Rome. Most Catholics in the United States have their roots in Western Europe where the Roman rite predominated. It has been said that the Eastern Catholic Churches are "the best kept secret in the Catholic Church."
If you watched the funeral of Pope John Paul II, you may recall that immediately following the Mass, a group of Eastern prelates gathered to incense the coffin of the late pontiff while chanting prayers for the dead in Greek.
These were all Eastern Catholic bishops and cardinals.
Although there are 22 Churches, there are only eight "Rites" that are used among them. A Rite is a "liturgical, theological, spiritual and disciplinary patrimony," (Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 28). "Rite" best refers to the liturgical and disciplinary traditions used in celebrating the sacraments. Many Eastern Catholic Churches use the same Rite, although they are distinct autonomous Churches. For example, the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Melkite Catholic Church are distinct Churches with their own hierarchies. Yet they both use the Byzantine Rite.
To learn more about the "two lungs" of the Catholic Church, visit this link:
The Vatican II Council declared that "all should realize it is of supreme importance to understand, venerate, preserve, and foster the exceedingly rich liturgical and spiritual heritage of the Eastern churches, in order faithfully to preserve the fullness of Christian tradition" (Unitatis Redintegrato, 15).
To locate an Eastern Catholic Church in your community, follow the following link:
Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S.
And yes, Huber, there is a Byzantine Catholic Church in Peekskill. You can learn more about that Church here.
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For Catholics traveling to the Raleigh area, I would suggest St. Jospeh's. It's a very small church, and not very flashy, but it stays true to traditional Catholic teaching, has a traditional Mass (that is, no guitar strumming), and our priest is wonderful. I drive 40 minutes each way on Sundays just to be there.
Leaving for Grand Rapids Michigan shortly. Need a good conservative welcoming Xstian church.
A blessed Advent and merry Christmas, everyone!
Well we've learned from some christian people that its just better (and easier) to spend time with family of Christmas Sunday rather than go to church. LOL!
Another resource is the Latin Liturgy Association's directory of Latin (mostly Novus Ordo) Masses in the US and Canada.
http://www.latinliturgy.com/latin_mass_dir.html
Houston, Katy, Humble TX
www.second.org
One of the nicest posts I have seen this year.
If you're in NYC, hit Times Square Church for one of their five services per week: Tuesday at 7, Thursday at 7 (in the Annex), Sunday at 10, 3, and 6. It's at 51st and Broadway, in the beautiful old Mark Hellinger Theatre, and has a gospel choir the equal of any in Harlem, plus excellent sermons, singing, and prayer.
For traditional Anglican in the Westchester Co. area, try St. Elizabeth's in Tuxedo, NY. Here's a link. http://acahome.org/dne/elizabeth/index.htm
Don't know hoe far you want to travel but its basically due west of White Plains off NY Hwy 17 (?) Merry Christmas