Lent question

I am not Catholic, I am Episcopalian.

However every year I observe Lent. Something I have been doing forever.

I give up something every year.

Is this wrong? I am being so serious.

I gave up Potato Chips for Lent and I happened to mention this to someone and they gave me the strangest look when I told them I was n't Catholic.

I don't see anything wrong with that. I am not Catholic but Evangelist and I observe lent too. I gave up chocolate last year. This year I didn't give anything up but I am still observing not eating meat on Fridays and so on.

I thought Episcopalians observed Lent. I know that some Episcopal churches were offering ashes yesterday. If anyone says anything, tell that Episcopalians do it too. Teach people not to live in a bubble. I had to learn.

Thanks ladies.

I am not the most religious person , but I try.

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Posted by xjulietx

I thought Episcopalians observed Lent. I know that some Episcopal churches were offering ashes yesterday. If anyone says anything, tell that Episcopalians do it too. Teach people not to live in a bubble. I had to learn.

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I am Episcopal, we observe Lent. Last week's sermon at my church was about giving something up...not just chocolate or anything but about making a real change.

Oh well, I gave up snacking during the day

We did give out ashes yesterday too...I am a bad Episcopalian, I didn't get any

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Posted by Robeymuse

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Posted by xjulietx

I thought Episcopalians observed Lent. I know that some Episcopal churches were offering ashes yesterday. If anyone says anything, tell that Episcopalians do it too. Teach people not to live in a bubble. I had to learn.

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I am Episcopal, we observe Lent. Last week's sermon at my church was about giving something up...not just chocolate or anything but about making a real change.

Oh well, I gave up snacking during the day

We did give out ashes yesterday too...I am a bad Episcopalian, I didn't get any

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Neither did I.

I have not been to church in awhile

I am not Catholic either...,Im Lutheran and I have always tried to give up something for Lent. I do not eat meat on Fridays either. I have been doing this for years!!

Sometimes people equate Lent with being something that only Catholics observe, I guess. I just assumed all Christians, no matter Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, etc observed Lent so I wouldn't find it odd.

Now if you didn't eat Potato Chips and you were giving them up for Lent, then I'd look at ya funny

christian people believe in christ, the idea of lent is to give something up for lent since jesus gave up his life for us...
thats the way ive looked at it..

i try and give something up each year, however i tend to forget at some point and do what i wasnt...
one year i was silly and gave up wearing pink sock(i thought that would be REAL easy)... nope, one day i managed to put on pink socks

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Posted by Maribelle7777

Sometimes people equate Lent with being something that only Catholics observe, I guess. I just assumed all Christians, no matter Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, etc observed Lent so I wouldn't find it odd.

Now if you didn't eat Potato Chips and you were giving them up for Lent, then I'd look at ya funny

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You do not know how hard this is going to be- I live on Potato Chips.

If it makes you feel good then who cares

I have a Mezzuzah ( did I spell it right) on my door in my apt. Im not Jewish but I like having it there