Most churches seem to have two Sunday services, typically one at 11 and one around 6 or 7 PM. That varies of course. The Brits, generally speaking, are not very religious compared to what I've seen in the States.
I found an RC church much closer to my dorm, a matter of 10 minutes versus 25 minutes away.
With universalized rites, of course very little is different... there are more differences between churches within a parish than between the churches of countries. But there are a few things.
-There are two lines in the Creed that are completely unintelligible to me, and I have no idea what they're saying even though I know what it's about. The changes are towards the end, so I always forget to watch out.
-"AHH-men" instead of "EH-men"
-Mostly the pacing of sentences is different. Same Lord's Prayer, but with different pauses for breathing. The responses, like "Thanks be to God", are said much faster. Same readings, but emphiasis on different words---and I think they use a different Bible translation.
It's quite amazing how subtle changes in rites can be simultaneously comforting and familiar, and yet make a world of difference.
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Nice blog, Rachel! Interesting about the differences between the services--it's strange how very noticeable and disconcerting those kinds of tiny changes can be.
FWIW, we Jews (at least in my personal experience) say "ah-men," with the more Hebraic pronunciation being "ah-mayn" while the American-English version is "ah-mehn".
- Genevieve
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