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ballewja
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Jungwha-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:57 am Post subject: Christmas mass? |
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Does anyone know of a Catholic church around Seoul (preferably eastern Seoul) that is having either a Christmas midnight mass or a Christmas morning mass? I'm not really a regular chuch-goer but I do make it a point to attend on Christmas.
Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!
-Jen |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:47 am Post subject: |
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The biggest Church in Myong-dong is Roman Catholic.
Failing that, you can always go to the Anglican Cathedral foreigners service.
We are going on Christmas Day (but we are Anglican!)  |
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Chiyoko
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Location: Hwajeong
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: Christmas Eve |
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Does any one know of any Christmas Eve services?
Let me know thanks. |
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LATAN
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Location: SEOUL
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject: Christmas eve |
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Chiyoko there's a service at 7pm with an American pastor at the International Lutheran Church in Hannam dong, Seoul, with carols. etc
Nice, friendly crowd there.
http://www.ilcseoul.net/Services.html |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Myong dong is nice.
But for eastern Seoul, there is a Catholic Church in Cheonho-dong. Line 5, Cheonho or Kangdong, the church is between the two of them. Not on the main street, but on the street that runs paralell to it on the North side. Red/brown brick builiding, nice statue of Mary in the back.
Not sure when there masses are though as I am no longer living in the area.. |
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ceramic
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:35 am Post subject: English Christmas mass in Busan? |
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| What about any nice places to go for Christmas Eve in Busan? |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| I'd really like to hear for that Myeongdong place or another central Seoul place what time such things happen and if non-Catholics are welcome to come... I've never been to Christmas Eve Mass and I have always heard it's super special... any more info, I'd appreciate it. Oh and the more specific you get in describing the location the better... |
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kalbi
Joined: 27 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:24 am Post subject: IWE |
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Youngnak Church in central Seoul will be having a Christmas Eve service on the 24th at 7pm. They have a lovely choir, and the minister is cool. The church has it's own ballet troupe which sometimes performs there on Christmas Day. However, I do not know whether ballet is on the agenda for the Christmas Eve Service.
For directions, here's the link:
http://myiwe.com/location.html
Then for Sunday 25th, there's Seoul International Baptist Church in Haebangchon (11am), Onuri, Interntional Lutheran (2 services), and several other choices. |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Cedar wrote: |
| I'd really like to hear for that Myeongdong place or another central Seoul place what time such things happen and if non-Catholics are welcome to come... I've never been to Christmas Eve Mass and I have always heard it's super special... any more info, I'd appreciate it. Oh and the more specific you get in describing the location the better... |
I don't think non [Roman] catholics are welcome. At Easter time I went to the local RC church - I live in a small city - because there is no Anglican church in the area and I thought that Western Rite churches [RC, Anglican, Lutheran etc] would be welcoming of each other - the Anglican church shares communion with other Christians. Never again! some individual parishioners were friendly, but the overall tone was hostile to non confessed church members. One of the nuns kept badgering me with doctrinal questions before the service, insisting I go to confession with the English speaking father. The same nun prowled the aisles snapping at people who weren't keeping their children quiet enough, or sitting or standing in the correct fashion. I actually didn't stay for the service, the preamble was all too much - and it took about 40 minutes. Call me catholic-lite, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
Cedar, if you wan't to go as a sight-seer, observer - Go! you will probably enjoy it, but if you want to be welcomed as a participant - forget it. Otherwise check out the Anglican Cathedral, they probably have an English language Midnight Mass, too.
Hint: Anglicans will, bizarrely, start their Midnight Mass around 11:30. Romans start theirs on the dot at 12.
Merry Christmas! |
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ballewja
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Jungwha-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Is anyone interested in going with me to Mass? I kinda don't wanna go by myself, it being Christmas and all. I was thinking Myeong-dong cathedral might be nice (or one of the other ones mentioned) and it's not too far away.
Let me know!
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:19 am Post subject: |
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In all my years here I never recall hearing about a midnight mass here in Korea
In the states non-catholics were always welcomed at mass. Then again in Korea women still wear veils at mass here so they must be a bit behind the times. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Cedar wrote: |
I don't think non [Roman] catholics are welcome. At Easter time I went to the local RC church - I live in a small city - because there is no Anglican church in the area and I thought that Western Rite churches [RC, Anglican, Lutheran etc] would be welcoming of each other - the Anglican church shares communion with other Christians. Never again! some individual parishioners were friendly, but the overall tone was hostile to non confessed church members. One of the nuns kept badgering me with doctrinal questions before the service, insisting I go to confession with the English speaking father. The same nun prowled the aisles snapping at people who weren't keeping their children quiet enough, or sitting or standing in the correct fashion. I actually didn't stay for the service, the preamble was all too much - and it took about 40 minutes. Call me catholic-lite, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
Cedar, if you wan't to go as a sight-seer, observer - Go! you will probably enjoy it, but if you want to be welcomed as a participant - forget it. Otherwise check out the Anglican Cathedral, they probably have an English language Midnight Mass, too.
Hint: Anglicans will, bizarrely, start their Midnight Mass around 11:30. Romans start theirs on the dot at 12.
Merry Christmas! |
Sorry you didn't have a good time.
Non-catholics are always welcome to watch and sing along. But, they're not allowed to receive communion. Communion is a big deal for RC's and they(we) are supposed to be clean before taking it. That's why she was pushing you towards confession. In theory Catholics are not really welcoming of other Christians, but in practice it is quite different.
God I miss nun's yelling at people... ahhh, to be in Catholic high school again.
Keep it mind that our (RC's) services are quite dull.
Also, it is not the norm to find a RC Church that actually has midnight mass at 12:00. Most begin caroling at 7 and start mass at 11. |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| above that is listed as being a quote from me-- it's not. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
The biggest Church in Myong-dong is Roman Catholic.
Failing that, you can always go to the Anglican Cathedral foreigners service.
We are going on Christmas Day (but we are Anglican!) |
TZ, what time is that? |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| Cedar wrote: |
I don't think non [Roman] catholics are welcome.
Cedar, if you wan't to go as a sight-seer, observer - Go! you will probably enjoy it, but if you want to be welcomed as a participant - forget it. Otherwise check out the Anglican Cathedral, they probably have an English language Midnight Mass, too.
Hint: Anglicans will, bizarrely, start their Midnight Mass around 11:30. Romans start theirs on the dot at 12.
Merry Christmas! |
Sorry you didn't have a good time.
Also, it is not the norm to find a RC Church that actually has midnight mass at 12:00. Most begin caroling at 7 and start mass at 11. |
Newbie, It was me [jinks] not Cedar who[m] you quoted.
Thanks for your thoughts, what you say is true. Interesting point about the Xmas Eve service starting at 7 with carols, and mass starting at 11. I have only been to one RC Midnight Mass and that was in New Zealand. That one started at midnight, all the Anglican ones I have been to [and they have been legion] have started earlier to coincide the communion with the midnight hour.
Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas - whatever church you do, or don't, go to! |
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