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 How is your church celebrating Mothers Day this year? |
roughridercog |
I remember when I was growing up, Mothers Day was one of our best attended Sunday mornings. Guilty kids would come to church as a special favor to mama and the the big event.
A flower for the oldest mother
A flower for the youngest mother
A flower for the mother with the most kids present
Ah memories
What does your church do for Mothers Day?
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5/1/19 7:02 am
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Dave Dorsey |
Our church has gifts for all the mothers and takes some time out to honor them.
But, first, they acknowledge the women in the congregation that have suffered lost pregnancies or have not been able to have children. The first time we experienced this, I was floored... it was such an amazing, thoughtful, compassionate expression of gospel love.
My wife and I have friends who stay home from church on Mother's Day because they are not able to have children and the celebration is just difficult for them to endure. There are folks in similar shoes in our current church as well, but it seems acknowledging them and their suffering and God's glory in their endurance amidst our celebration of God's gifts of children makes all the difference.
Anyway... I would highly recommend this be a part of any Mother's Day plan! |
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5/1/19 7:16 am
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Nature Boy Florida |
I think we should treat the mother's like we do the Dad's on Father's Day.
| Quote: | | You Moms ain't getting it done. The U.S. is going to hell in a handbasket because you would rather do anything than fulfill your God given nurturing role. Shape up. Love your husbands better. Quit going fishing and playing golf all the time. Take a more active role at church. I got a small gift book for each of you that tells you 30 ways you can be a better Mom. Have a happy Mother's Day! |
Let me know how it goes over at your church.
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5/2/19 7:35 am
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FLRon |
The church I attend(cog)doesn’t celebrate Mother’s Day.
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| I dreaded Mothers Day for several reasons |
roughridercog |
First, the women whose mother had died wore one color while those whose had not wore another, promoting depression.
Secondly, it was the one Sunday of the year the congregation would sing "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again." This would get those whose mother had died weepy, and those whose mother had not died would get weepy thinking about it.
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| Re: I dreaded Mothers Day for several reasons |
Da Sheik |
| roughridercog wrote: | First, the women whose mother had died wore one color while those whose had not wore another, promoting depression.
Secondly, it was the one Sunday of the year the congregation would sing "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again." This would get those whose mother had died weepy, and those whose mother had not died would get weepy thinking about it. |
I don't dread it, for as you said, it is often one of the high-attendance days of the church calendar. But I seem to always struggle about how to handle preaching on that day. Like you mentioned, some are sad at the loss of a mother, others are sad they can't conceive, and still others had an awful mother that didn't demonstrate the love of God.
So I usually just preach against Halloween, Santa Clause, and the Easter Bunny on that day.  |
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5/7/19 11:05 am
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Aaron Scott |
I have women with kids by multiple fathers. It just somehow doesn't seem right if they show up that one time or so a year (their kids comes regularly) and pick up a bouquet of flowers for having the most children.
Also, one of my most faithful women did not have kids. I don't know if it weighs on her, etc., but I don't like leaving anyone out. I would almost rather celebrate "Women's Day" (not the magazine) instead. NOT because I don't think mother's--especially my own--are well worthy of the honor, but because of these nagging issues. |
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5/7/19 1:57 pm
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Darrell Garrett |
| I do not make a big deal of it. I might say a couple of short things about mothers and how we honor them, but then we have church and make the focus Jesus Christ. |
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5/7/19 2:21 pm
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| Then and now... |
4thgeneration |
I grew up in the tradition of wearing a flower on Mother's Day- red signaled that your mother was still living, and white that she had deceased. Gifts were given to the youngest mother, oldest mother, and mother with the most children present that day. In thinking about those three... two of them (youngest and most children) could get awkward in today's world.
This Sunday we will do things to celebrate mothers, but also things to celebrate all women. We will point out that there are mothers by birth, mothers by choice, and spiritual mothers in the family of faith. We will have "door prizes" where every woman 18+ has a chance to get their number drawn and receive one of the gift cards.
We try to strike a balance of being sensitive to those for whom the day is difficult, while acknowledging the importance of family and faith.
We do about the same for Father's Day. |
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5/7/19 3:16 pm
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| Re: Then and now... |
Cojak |
| 4thgeneration wrote: | I grew up in the tradition of wearing a flower on Mother's Day- red signaled that your mother was still living, and white that she had deceased. Gifts were given to the youngest mother, oldest mother, and mother with the most children present that day. In thinking about those three... two of them (youngest and most children) could get awkward in today's world.
This Sunday we will do things to celebrate mothers, but also things to celebrate all women. We will point out that there are mothers by birth, mothers by choice, and spiritual mothers in the family of faith. We will have "door prizes" where every woman 18+ has a chance to get their number drawn and receive one of the gift cards.
We try to strike a balance of being sensitive to those for whom the day is difficult, while acknowledging the importance of family and faith.
We do about the same for Father's Day. |
I like it.  Many people do not realize it but as mentioned in previous comments some people will not attend on Mothers day. My sister who never had children would not attend.
I did smile at DaSheik's comment. To be honest I never considered the many different feelings on mother's day until the last few years. 
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I just stay home and let the "show boats" have my seat and parking place.  |
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| Hey RR |
Cojak |
This is a good post, I like the ideas and comments, now Georgiapath?I ain't sure about that one. hahahahaha  
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