AIBU to swap from a catholic church to a Church of England Church

[fishfacedcow]

For services and such?

Is it a big deal?

I am happy it went well, OP. As a somewhat lapsed Episcopalian, I think I may try going back to church as a result of this thread.

OP, church is not a social construct. You need to study what the Catholic Church teaches as truth; and what the CoE teaches; and then decide what, in your heart you believe is the truth.

Given your posts in this thread you are not in a position to go to Catholic sacraments.

Glad it felt like the place for you. This has been a very interesting and informative thread.

IonaNE - why not? which bit of my posts tell you Im not in a position to go to Catholic sacraments....Not being combative, just really really interested.

I have struggled with my faith for years. I wish I were one of those people who were dead sure that there isn't anything, or one of those people with a really strong faith that carried them through everything.

One of the reasons i have stayed away, is a feeling of 'wrongness' and not belonging.

Brilliant news!

Catholicism is like the Hotel California, as said upthread, but if it's become a stumbling block to the weak, I don't think the weak are at fault here...

(Sorry, OP, I'm not saying you're weak, necessarily)

That's great news!

I am weak, and lost.... and needing something that my catholic church hasn't been able to fill for at least 10 years.

DH says the Catholic church is a bit like the Hotel California.

Ha, this is so true!

It's funny, I was brought up good ol' Irish Catholic. Boring mass, people mumbling through all the prayers, stand up, sit down, kneel, shuffle up to communion etc. When I was at secondary school I was friends with a girl whose dad was a c of e vicar, and I went to a few services. It was all so informal, I was allowed to take their communion, people were enthusiastically singing, raising their hands in praise. I was just like WTAF?!

Conversely, DH who was raised atheist, lived around the corner from a Catholic church as a child. He said he didn't know anything about it other than it was attended by 'weirdos'!

Now, I do take my kids to mass fairly often, not because I believe, but because I feel like its part of their culture and heritage iyswim?

However, I can't ever imagine going to aa c of e church on a regular basis, I would just feel like a 'traitor' or something!

I remember CoE services always feeling 'almost but not quite right' as a child. I think that's because Catholic services always follow the same pattern and of course responses etc are quite ritualised so the differences jar.

Catholic services can be informal and have enthusiastic singing, and CoE services can be dry and mumbly. Lots of dying churches of all sorts now, and plenty of new and enthusiastic ones too.

Watching my old Catholic relatives at my sisters evengelical church was quite amusing though. They all came to my nephew's christening, but when my niece was christened my sister let them know when the services was due to end and that's when they arrived. Just too different!

Having said that my dh who went to a non conformist school also found the service very difficult (not just 'happy clappy' but singing in tongues too, and some really odd songs as well).

Well done Fishface, you've taken the first step. The right church for you is the one where you can explore your faith, ask questions, express doubts, discuss , grow in faith, grow closer to God.
I moved from a Methodist church to a C of E.....a big change. It was hard, almost like a divorce but it was the right thing to do.

My friend once remarked that a Catholic funeral that she went to was the nicest she'd ever been to. She said she'd never been to one before that was as moving and comforting as the catholic one.

It really depends on the priest and the community at the time. Sometimes even on which Mass you go to.