Yeah, that seemed like my only option (a pretty crappy one at that), however I just found this parish after doing some more research.
cmri-maine.org
I have a ways to learn about Roman Catholicism, so I apologize for my ignorance, but would you consider CMRI parishes to be Biblical? They seem to be a traditional church with a strict dress code and all, unlike most others.
Do you fit in at your parish?
Christopher Moore
Benjamin King
no, they're heretics. sedevacantism is a meme.
idk, i always thought my parish was pozzed, but after i actually started going, i realized the priests were pretty based. they even do latin masses sometimes. also, the idea that novus ordo is cucked is kind of overblown. yeah its kinda gay, but you're still getting the eucharist which is what matters most
Jeremiah Wood
I'm starting to read up on that now… shame. Too bad the nearest SSPX parish is in NH.
Elijah Torres
you don't need to go to an sspx parish to learn the basics. if you really want to learn about catholicism it will take a long time anyway, and even if you decide you want to join the church you'll have to go through rcia which will take at least 10 months (i think).
Levi Murphy
I had no idea that even existed, but it makes sense given how the Orthodox Church has a similar process. Thanks for the information.
Maybe I'll just visit a local parish to see what it's like.
Luis Ward
The early church did in general, and Orthodox and Catholic just maintained it. They didn't take baptism and communion lightly. This is where the Easter (Fasting/Lent) season comes from, when new converts were put through a prayer, teaching, and fasting period before getting baptized on Easter. It was well known even by the 2nd/3rd century, although it wasn't as long of a period as now.
Austin Hernandez
I know a girl who looks like her but cuter. She led a Bible study I went to for a while and was very pro life and family oriented.
Jaxon Richardson
I go to a traditional Lutheran church in Manhattan. Almost everyone is older (elderly/Boomer) or younger (child). But they’re nice people and we have some nice conversation at the Catechism classes.
The age gap is frustrating though. It’s a stumbling block for my gf, who prefers non denominational churches because they are entirely comprised of people our age. Still, I pray that she’ll come around and more millennials & zoomers will follow into the liturgy again as well
Carter Mitchell
Im a Protestant and I tried getting involved in my church and I pretty much had a simmilar experience to a lot of the people in this thread. Especially this guys
I never really had many friends but the people I did hang out with at the time I tried getting involved in the church weren't great people so I thought volunteering at my church would be a good way to meet better friends and fellowship with them to grow my relationship with Christ. It was pretty ok at first but I'm pretty shy so I didn't really talk to anyone except a brother and sister who would come together. It was nice talking to them but as time went on they stopped coming to church at the same time I would volunteer. Other than them there really wasn't anyone around my age (17 at the time) to talk to aside from two girls and their boyfriends who just talked amongst themselves. When I would try to talk to the adults it was like I was having the same conversations over and over again. The actual volunteering was kinda nice they just had me hold a sign and greet people but other wise I would rather study the Bible or go to church by myself. It's pretty unfortunate too since now that I don't volunteer I feel uncomfortable running into the people I would volunteer with.
Another failed attempt at trying to fellowship was when I tried getting involved with the Christian club at my college. Their meeting schedule conflicted with my class schedule so I couldn't really join. The main guy offered to meetup with me but I thought that would have been kinda strange since I just met him. That same day I tried talking to him I tried making jokes and keeping conversation but he just reacted very awkwardly.
Aiden Howard
Yep, that was my experience. I intentionally put myself in a position where I'd be greeting and talking with people, and still I've made no real "friends" at church since the ones I met originally stopped coming.
I've been getting sick of Protestant churches… The pastors are money-hungry and the congregations are mostly unrepentant degenerates. I'm just going to visit my local Church (maybe tomorrow's Mass) and see where things go from there.