Happy Good Friday. And also Happy Earth Day!
So there are two services today. You could do 1 of each at a different church. And then there is Easter Vigil, the Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, and the mid-morning service on Easter Sunday.
The point is, you really have quite a number of attending church service options before you as a Christian / Catholic single this weekend. This Holy Week and Easter Weekend offer you so many opportunities to attend a variety of style services and even to attend a few of the services at different churches.
A true Easter Vigil is celebrated late at night Saturday evening. Typically the service starts at 10:30 pm. And the idea is that at midnight or just afterwards is when you and the assembled body then celebrate the Mass or Eucharist depending on your faith practice and how or what you call it. Some of the really high church Anglican churches will not only light the Pascal Candle but will even baptize the candle itself. Some of the Episcopal churches will do the litany of the saints. We joke about them as that every one else clearly is a slacker for not doing that.
The thing is, the late night Saturday night Easter Vigil services are often done at the smaller churches. And they have a repast afterwards which is to die for and where the people there are interested in creating community. So it is an incredibly sweet time to go to church to meet other people just sweetly and casually.
Where as the Sunrise service is often done at Episcopal churches where there are more families with small children who just won’t be staying up late at night. Bring some kind of a wrap with you to keep warm because even in the warm climates of Las Vegas and Southern California are often chilly at 5:30 am. OK, everywhere is chilly at 5:30 am.
Additionally, when you sit in the pew, sit towards the back and in about 4 seats. Leave the visual invitation to others to MAYBE sit net to you. Sit towards the back because as people slip into the service later in time, they will typically start with the back. By leaving space next to you, they might sit next to you…
Tomorrow a few more tips for Christian and Catholic singles for what to do actually on Easter Sunday itself.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Sonya Lenzo says
April 22, 2011 at 5:12 PMEaster dating tips.
1. Don’t eat too much candy.
2. Go on an Easter egg hunt. Lots of single parents. They alternate holidays for custody.
3.Go to the sunrise service. It’s not mobbed and then you have the rest of the day to do something else.
4.Go to an Easter Breakfast.
Happy Book Day and Love Day for those from Spain!
Sonya Lenzo
Reading Body Language says
April 22, 2011 at 6:09 PMApril you always have to best and most practical advice. I hope your radio interview was a blast.
Kevin Hogan says
April 22, 2011 at 6:09 PMSometimes people meet one another at the most important events or times of the year. This might be one of those times.
Michael says
April 22, 2011 at 7:14 PMDating Tips: God to church that is were to meet a mate. Easter mass is a good start
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Jennifer Battaglino says
April 22, 2011 at 7:26 PMI always love your attention to detail…down to how many seats to sit in in the pew! Love it and your readers love you for being so thorough and caring so much about what you do.
Jen B
Sensitivity to Sound Treatment
Clare Delaney-Young says
April 22, 2011 at 7:41 PMAdvice not only on service suggestions but also on where to sit – now that’s value!
Clare
For Everything Eco-Friendly
Scott Sylvan Bell says
April 22, 2011 at 9:38 PMApril, your dating tips even work during the holiday season.
Scott Sylvan Bell
http://www.scottbellconsultant.com
Eva Palmer says
April 23, 2011 at 1:15 AMI love this celebrations! This is probably the only time of the year that I attend religious services. There are so many different acts to attend to and I think a lot of people only participate in Easter.
It’s a good moment to connect with religion and other members of the church that like me, only attend these days.
Trisha Chambers says
April 23, 2011 at 7:30 AMNot in Singapore….LOL! Anywho….very good post! I’ll be sleeping in on Easter, but if I were single I’d probably go and do this!
Kevin Bettencourt says
April 23, 2011 at 8:04 AMEmotions run high at these events and opening up to another usually follows.
Neil Dhawan says
April 23, 2011 at 9:27 AMSo as in real estate, so as sitting in church … location, location, location! It seems that this is the perfect time of year to meet that special someone as there are so many opportunities to go to a variety of services.
Neil
Michael D Walker says
April 23, 2011 at 1:34 PMAstute advice about where for Christian or Catholic singles to sit and why!
Michael
Dewayne Chriswell says
April 23, 2011 at 1:37 PMUsually been a big fan of sitting in the back pew, (for different reasons), it’s really cool you also offer tips on seating for singles meeting success.
Dewayne Chriswell
http://dewaynechriswell.com
Eva Palmer says
April 24, 2011 at 3:01 AMI remember many years ago, when I was living in Greece, even though I am not a christian orthodox, I would always attend easter services at the Church. After the Saturday night Easter Vigil services we would all attend in groups to the restaurant and it was always nice to exchange words with people that shared those moments.