FAITHFUL?
Father Richard J. Pentello of Holy Family Church in Poland, Ohio sent us this anonymous bit on the theme of Faithful Attendance at Worship Services” A pastor was once asked to define “Faithful Attendance at Worship” and this was his reply: All that I ask is that we apply the same standards of faithfulness to our church activities that we would in other areas of our life. That doesn’t seem too much to ask. The Church, after all, is concerned about faithfulness. Consider these examples: If your car started one out of three times, would you consider it faithful? If the paper boy skipped Mondays and Thursdays, would they be missed? If you didn’t show up at work two or three times a month, would your boss call you faithful? If your refrigerator quit a day now and then would you excuse it and say, “Oh well, it works most of the time.” If your water heater greets you with cold water one…
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