Church Woos Reluctant Worshippers With Chocolate

[MorphRC]

[b]Saturday August 28, 08:41 AM

Church woos reluctant worshippers with chocolate[/b]

A Church of England bishop has adopted a non-traditional approach to tempt his disappearing flock to return to the fold: chocolate.

Some consider it a sin to indulge but the Church of England is holding up chocolate as a potential saviour for its diocese in Manchester, which has been threatened by falling attendances.

There are so few regular churchgoers that Reverend Nigel McCulloch fears the church itself is in danger of disappearing within two generations.

His "Back to Church Sunday" initiative will target the over-50s who used to attend but no longer do so.

They will be wooed with slick invitations and the promise of chocolate at the end of their first service.

The church is also considering a number of other incentives, with one involving the showing of comedy videos at next month's service to celebrate the Autumn harvest.

[MorphRC]

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[Paladin D]

They are desperate...

[MorphRC]

yep.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='MorphRC' date='Aug 28 2004, 01:22 AM'] yep. [/quote]
I would go to Mass, then to one of their services just for the chocolate.

[White Knight]

ummmmm. Chocolate......... for some reason I must be crazy, because I dont see the Desire for Chocolate, like most people do, I for one rather have a good meal over a chocolate bar or something. Ribs sound better than Chocolate.

[MorphRC]

[quote name='Paladin D' date='Aug 28 2004, 03:54 PM'] I would go to Mass, then to one of their services just for the chocolate. [/quote]
........ -_-

[MorphRC]

bump

[Sursum Corda]

Maybe if they had the fullness of truth, then they wouldn't have to bribe people to come.

[Cesar624]

What?!?! Chocolate?!?! I feel a conversion coming on!


































NOT! I'm more of a vanilla guy myself. Sorry.

[MorphRC]

[quote name='Sursum Corda' date='Aug 29 2004, 01:37 AM'] Maybe if they had the fullness of truth, then they wouldn't have to bribe people to come.
[/quote]
Good point. But many catholics know this, and the result in some catholic churches is the same as this guy.

[curtins]

[quote name='Sursum Corda' date='Aug 28 2004, 11:07 AM'] Maybe if they had the fullness of truth, then they wouldn't have to bribe people to come.
[/quote]
true dat true dat

dat???? that???? who knows?????

ill tell you though- ur gonna have to bribe ME with chocolate to get me outta bed when school starts

[MorphRC]

Lol.

[Noel's angel]

i agree with White Knight, i dont get the whole chocolate thing, id far rather have a nice big staek dinner or something like that, chocolate is just meh

[Paladin D]

Seriously, doesn't the Church of England think that this will make them look desperate?

[Noel's angel]

i know, its terrible

[Spiritual_Arsonist]

[quote name='Sursum Corda' date='Aug 28 2004, 11:07 AM'] Maybe if they had the fullness of truth, then they wouldn't have to bribe people to come.
[/quote]
Yeah. Next thing you know they'll be handing out condoms.

[toledo_jesus]

wow. Is it bad that I'm not surprised? I've already seen this in Catholic Churches.

[ICTHUS]

Well, most Anglicans don't teach the Reformed faith that commands worship of God, rather, they kitty cat foot around with 'free will' and other such nonsense. It's no wonder no one wants to come to Divine Worship if the preaching isn't faithful to the Gospel - the Gospel is impotent unless it is the True Gospel of Grace alone, through faith alone, saved by Christ alone, based on Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone.

[Aloysius]

heresy really has grabbed a hold of your heart and blinded you to the truth, hasn't it?

please, this is Open Mic and there was no need for such a comment. we were discussing CHOCOLATE, not reformation heresies.