Thursday, December 12, 2013

Tips In Attending Church Services

By Cornelia White


People usually attend a Staten Island church service to strengthen their faith. When they go for a service, they can hear the Words of the Lord through the lips of a pastor or a priest. These are the people who can help them gain salvation through preaching what the Lord means with His Words and what people can do for themselves.

Normally, people can just go inside and attend the service without any worries. However, there are times when people cannot really go inside because they are scared. They are also shy since they do not know what to do with so many people around. If the person wants to listen to the Holy Scripture, here are some tips one can use to attend the event.

First, it should be a give that there is a dress code that one must follow to participate in the service comfortably. Dress as nicely and cleanly as possible. Wearing a semi-formal attire is enough for the said event. There is no need to obtain a tuxedo or a cocktail dress just for this.

There might also be some prohibitions when it comes to the clothes that people can wear to the said service. There are those churches that do not allow their attendees to wear short shorts or mini-skirt. There are also those times when the prohibition includes not wearing strapless or spaghetti strap blouses.

So many people are afraid of the high number of people who attend the service. They hate attention so they do not want to do anything that might cause the others to look at them. That is why, it is fine if people comes in a little bit later than the start of the service.

When entering this place, be as quiet as possible. The person should avoid being too noisy when entering since this is the kind of solemn place that people attend to. If the person enters noisily, then this will just turn the attention of the present attendees to him or her. It will also cause some unease for the one who entered.

The person should also choose the right seat for him to have. For those who attend the service frequently, they should know that the front row are meant for those who will read the gospel or those who belong to the choir. Some of the ones who sit here are penitent sinners too. The best place to sit in is the middle row or the back row seat.

The person might not be familiar with how the entire service goes. If this is the case, just make sure to follow whatever the person in front of him or her is doing during a certain point in the service. This way, the person does not have to worry about doing things wrong. Practically speaking, this means one should just go with the flow.

Hymns are important part of this service. Learn a lot of hymns, especially the commonly used ones in the Staten Island church. If the person is not familiar with the song or is not aware of what the lyrics are, then refers to the projected lyrics that one can see in a screen or at the big wall of the said holy place.




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