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Etiquette in A Congregation
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Tiffany Alfonso
Part 2
When it comes to clothing, ladies, you would be interested in wearing tank tops
and shorts. But if you wear them to a congregation, it'll be a no-go. For
example, if my place of worship happens to be a huge, Gothic-style, turreted,
regal, Roman Catholic (and I mean with a BIG pipe organ) church, their dress
code is strict -- dressy garments required, with no shorts, tank tops, or
camisole (spaghetti straps) shirts. Regardless of what church, synagogue, or
temple you worship in, you have to dress in a way that shows respect to those
places. If I, for example, strut to St. Philip The Apostle in shorts and a
camisole shirt, this would be way out of bounds. Shirts with inappropriate
materials would be too in there. So, whatever you do, dress (modestly) for the
congregation!
An active participant in a service soaks the speech and applies it to their
life. For example, if I had to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which
usually airs during my church's Mass celebration, I'd rather tape it instead of
skipping the gathering! And also, keep yourself glued to the service until it's
over because, no matter the circumstances, you will be blessed! So, the next
time you have a beach party on Sunday, transfer the date to Saturday!
To wrap it up, you need to show good (and I mean good) manners in the
congregation. If you want to call your friends on the cell phone, do it
afterwards. Punctuality counts, as far as respect towards other people
worshiping in it (the service). Please don't bother those who are praying and
dress nicely. Also, hook yourselves to the assembly and keep it that way until
the final blessing. These procedures seem to say about the second law -- to keep
a particular day of the week sacred, no matter what religion you are.
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