Guest guest Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thank you, Kate! Your 2 cents are of course always welcome! I am grateful that you take the time to answer. 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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