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January 24th, 2006

Goth Eucharist

The Goth Eucharist is a bi-weekly service in Cambridge, one of many new forms of church service that can be found via the Fresh Expressions website.

This is an exciting fortnightly service which seeks to find new ways of making the life of the Church meaningful to people from alternative, and particularly Goth communities.

The service has recieved some media attention recently in such places as the Guardian and even the Cambridge Evening news. Then there is the reaction from those on the conservative side of things, (Warning: link may depress) who seem able to write things off without knowing anything about them. I don’t know where they get the energy.

Update: Media interest in the Goth Eucharist continues – see the Vicar’s blog. It’s not really news though – Goth Eucharists have been happening at Greenbelt for years.

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  1. Tiffer says:

    Interestingly I have been for supper at this delightful curates house and he is a very interesting man indeed… I’m glad he is doing something worthwhile (we might be nicking his liturgy for the goths here at Coventry).

    I would like to see a theological explanation of how someone can reconcile goth and Christianity fully, although I do see some strong parallels anyhow (but they fit more for goths who are struggling with faith, or Christians with bad fashion sense rather than fully paid up goth clergy!)

    January 26th, 2006 at 9:22 am
  2. Rick says:

    I applaude any attempt to make Christianity relevant to people put off by ‘traditional’ church – and I include any and every congregation that sings either (a) hymns or (b) Graham Kendrick songs in that description.

    Anyone else got any good ideas for welcoming in other people groups? Headbangers? Ramblers? Real-Ale Drinkers?

    St. G.

    January 26th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
  3. mog says:

    Following what Tiffer and St G said, I think the idea is fabulous, and can reach out in so many ways, but I have great reservations over the outworking of this particular ‘fresh expression’ of church. I do not know how to reconcile the fact that some people attend this worship and then procede to an evening of poly amorous activity. I know this from my own observation, and quote no heresay (as opposed to heresy). I would also like to question the focus of this worship – is it God, or is it the dressing up to impress and then following the service in the kambar by going on the pull..?… Sorry to Marcus Ramshaw, but those are my problems with your otherwise fabulous ‘fresh expression’

    mog

    April 10th, 2006 at 8:56 pm