Guest guest Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 In the Lutheran church in Sweden too – only very few adults are baptized there, since most Swedes have been baptized as infants.love/Reb> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > I am doing some writing on the research project > > involving the> > > > > > Pentecostal church (that I mentioned earlier). I have to > > do the> > > > > > writing in English, and most of the time that's ok, but some> > times...> > > > > > it's harder. And right now I need the help from some of you> > English> > > > > > speaking people to find a word.> > > > > >> > > > > > It's common in the free church in Sweden to have coffee and> > > > > > pastries/cookies/ sandwiches/ whatever in church on > > Sundays, right> > > > after> > > > > > the Sunday service. In Swedish this would be referred to as> > > > > > "kyrkkaffe", the literal translation would be "church coffee",> > but I> > > > > > tried to google it, and came up with just a lot of hits that> > > > seemed to> > > > > > be about a particular brand of coffee, or something like that.> > So, my> > > > > > questions are as follow:> > > > > >> > > > > > 1. Would the phrase "church coffee", to an English speaking> > person,> > > > > > actually imply the church custom I described above, at all?> > > > > > 2. Is that custom common in churches in the English speaking> > world> > > > > > too, and if so, what word is used to refer to it?> > > > > >> > > > > > Any thoughts? My gratitude for any help given will be > > eternal...> > > >> > > > > > love> > > > > > /Reb> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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