What Age are you and when was the last time you were in Church

Stiffler2 · 18-07-2012 09:48AM #1

As the title suggests what age are you and when was the last time you went to church.

Trying to calculate how long the Catholic Church has left in Ireland, Surely people of the younger generations don't go anymore.

I'd say once the old folk die off the Catholic Church's game is up.

try not to include crissenings, marraige's etc, this is strictly a Sunday mass type questions

what age are you now
what age were you when last at mass / Sunday church

I'll start

29
15

chin_grin · 18-07-2012 09:49AM

I'd.....rather not talk about it......

Wait wait wait wait....you're twenty nine? Twenty nine....Jaysus.

Hardonraging · 18-07-2012 09:49AM

ohh and 32 now .. clearly ..
13 .. or there abouts..

partyatmygaff · 18-07-2012 09:50AM

Stiffler2 wrote: »

As the title suggests what age are you and when was the last time you went to church.

Trying to calculate how long the Catholic Church has left in Ireland, Surely people of the younger generations don't go anymore.

I'd say once the old folk die off the Catholic Church's game is up.

try not to include crissenings, marraige's etc, this is strictly a Sunday mass type questions

what age are you now
what age were you when last at mass / Sunday church

I'll start

29
15

18 and 18(three days ago to be exact).

Not a Catholic though.

Stiffler2 · 18-07-2012 09:50AM

chin_grin wrote: »

I'd.....rather not talk about it......

Wait wait wait wait....you're twenty nine? Twenty nine....Jaysus.

yep - but I still feel 14 :rolleyes:
body feels like 40 tho

lazygal · 18-07-2012 09:50AM

30
26 (midnight mass with parents at Christmas).

If I was to count weddings, funerals etc I'd be at some sort of mass every couple of months. Don't take communion though and tend to ignore the long winded prayers and kneeling bits.
I do find no matter how hard I try, the prayers are stuck in my head and I'll be saying them in my head, if that makes sense? Damn you church indoctrination. *shakes fist*.

Duggy747 · 18-07-2012 09:50AM

I can't go near churches, I tend to burst into flames as I get near the doors.

tok9 · 18-07-2012 09:51AM

22

Can't remember the last time I went to Sunday Mass (probably 18/19) but I'd go to Christmas Mass just as a family tradition every year.

Roadend · 18-07-2012 09:51AM

Hardonraging wrote: »

13 .. or there abouts..

You're a bit young to be on here

FatherLen · 18-07-2012 09:52AM

23

and excluding funerals, the last time i was in a church was about 4 years ago.

Hardonraging · 18-07-2012 09:52AM

Roadend wrote: »

You're a bit young to be on here

That's what i said last night

ViveLaVie · 18-07-2012 09:55AM

I'm 23 and I was last at Mass on Sunday. And yeah I go every week without fail. One of the last 'young' people who still goes I suppose!

18-07-2012 09:58AM

Grandmother's funeral 8 years ago.
Then I accidentally got myself roped into attending one of her anniversary masses 4 years ago.

Before my grandmother's funeral? I can't remember, probably a school mass when I was about 16 or 17.

No wait, it was a memorial mass for an aunt who died and had her funeral in Alaska.

Basically I could count on one hand the amount of times I've darkened a church door since I left school. (I'm 31).

Scioch · 18-07-2012 10:00AM

I never liked it, missed it whenever I could, had no interest in any of it. But I think I was 12/13 when it struck me just how weird the whole thing was. I had possibly read about a cult or something and then in mass it hit me like a smack in the face and I looked around at everyone kneeling and mumbling in unison and I says "Da Fcuk am I doing here !" started to refuse to go at that stage. So I'm 29 now that was 29-13 = long time ago.

Been to the usual do's since with the small bits of mass in em and I always find it strange that other dont see it for just how dumb and creepy it actually is.

policarp · 18-07-2012 10:03AM

Stiffler2.

Sounds like a second rate Mass Debater. . .

Run_to_da_hills · 18-07-2012 10:04AM

Well over 30 years ago since I attended a Mass service on my own accord.

18-07-2012 10:04AM

26, stopped when 12 as i stopped believing

matrim · 18-07-2012 10:06AM

29 and I haven't been to a normal "Sunday" Mass since I was 16 or 17. Even before that from about 13 on if at all possible I would skip it. E.g. tell my parents I was going to the Saturday evening / Sunday morning mass that they couldn't go to and instead go meet friends.

The only annoying thing was the questions from my parents to try and make sure you went. Who was doing alter boy? What was the sermon / gospel? etc. In order to answer them you turn, check out who's there and grab a mass booklet to check the gospel and get out as quick as possible

G_R · 18-07-2012 10:08AM

20 Years Old.

I don't think I've ever gone to mass of my own accord, the only times I've gone are when I've had to with School or to a funeral or something.

Even including funerals and the like it's been about 3 years since I went to mass

barney 20v · 18-07-2012 10:09AM

30-- and 27
1 more generation and the church is busted in this country..and about time !

The Big Red Button · 18-07-2012 10:09AM

I'm 26. I go to churches for weddings and funerals.

Last time was a funeral around 3-4 years ago. I'm going to a wedding next month, so that'll be the next time.

Last time I went to a regular mass was probably when I was around 16/17.

TPD · 18-07-2012 10:12AM

I'm 22, been in mass a few times in the last few years for the grandparents dying. General Sunday mass? I think the last time was when I was 10 or 11.

justsomebloke · 18-07-2012 10:15AM

33 and the last time I was at 'mass' willingly was last year, however they were Unitarian services as I refuse to go Catholic Services.

sbsquarepants · 18-07-2012 10:15AM

I'm 38 now, last time i was at mass i was probably 12 or 13, haven't been since my confirmation so whatever age you make that at!
I've been in church a good few times since, for weddings and funerals and so on, but actuall mass mass i'm touching a quarter century.
Must be getting old!!

Shenshen · 18-07-2012 10:16AM

37
Can't remember... probably around 18, I think.

Mugatuu · 18-07-2012 10:26AM

I'm 19, stopped believing when I was about 15 stopped going at 16! Last time I was in a church was about three years ago for my grandmothers funeral!

super_furry · 18-07-2012 10:26AM

33 now. Was there for a wedding last week but don't think I've been at mass as a stand-alone event in 15 or so years.

CarrieAnne · 18-07-2012 10:27AM

41 and Sunday - as I am a practising Catholic.

Each to their own, if you don't want to go, don't.

I exepct the Church will survive grand without those who don't believe, there was many a upset along the 2,000 year way already.... AND for the record, the Church is the people, not Rome.

Lollipops23 · 18-07-2012 10:28AM

I'm 24 and was at my grandmother's month's mind last month. Before that was her funeral. Before that....probably a wedding or something in the last few years. Not much a church goer, even managed to get the mother to cancel the previously mandatory attendance on Xmas Day.

AnonoBoy · 18-07-2012 10:29AM

I'm 30 now. Haven't been in Church since 2010, I was 28.

I miss riding her.

Sincerely,

G. Henson

Where To · 18-07-2012 10:31AM

34
Funeral yesterday.

What Age are you and when was the last time you were in Church

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