tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post6906483169973379035..comments2024-01-03T07:56:32.311-05:00Comments on quaker oats live: quakers in the US & latino/asAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-84873912644565829302011-11-02T19:42:42.681-04:002011-11-02T19:42:42.681-04:00The Spanish-language Episcopal mass Gil and I atte...The Spanish-language Episcopal mass Gil and I attend got started a few years ago when the vicar decided to have a Dia de los Muertos mass and meal (which is happening again tonight, incidentally). Then they incorporated into community life traditions like Posadas (at Christmas time), Quinceneras, etc. I think these traditions are an important part of church life for Latino/as and it is important for churches who begin Spanish-language services to continue these traditions if they want people to come. It is also important for the organization around these events to be done by the broader community, not the designated leader/s. Sometimes numbers dwindle on typical mass days at Santa Catalina, but there is always a great turnout for the traditional events that Latino/as associate with their faith. ...As for "boisterousness", there is a different noise level in our mass than in any Quaker service I have attended, and children roam pretty freely in the mass, participating in the music with loud percussion instruments. This raises the question of expectations for worship, and whether the two worship styles could mix in the same service. I think it is best for people to express worship in whatever way is most natural and fitting for them. If this means two separate services for two separate cultural groups, then so be it--not to mention the two languages.Tricia Gates Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09762134751467135069noreply@blogger.com