I may be showing my age here ... but:

[Woody]

Do you remember 'afterglows'?

Do they still exist? (I haven't heard of one since my college days at PUC.)

Are they the same if they still exist or have they been modified to a more 'hip' version?

I used to be very blessed by them. I actually haven't given them any thought for about 35 years. But here you go ... please tell me what has happened to them.

[Liz]

I've never heard of "afterglows", but if you elaborate on what they were, perhaps they are just called something else now?

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

WWC didn't have "afterglow" ... we had something else called "evensong".. Probably the same type of thing. They still have it at WWC..

[Woody]

I've never heard of "afterglows", but if you elaborate on what they were, perhaps they are just called something else now?

It's praise singing and prayer time 'after' the meeting is finished. Usually in a circle with guitars.

[Liz]

What meeting are you refering to? When I was growing up, we would have singing time before Prayer Meeting and either before or after Vespers. They no longer do vespers, and we don't go to the midweek service, so I don't know what they do then.

[Woody]

I mostly remember it for vespers. You mean they've done away with vespers AND afterglow?

[Liz]

We have been attending our church for the past six years, and they have never had Vespers.

The church we went to in Ft. Worth did have Vespers, but we only got to attend that church for about six months and then we moved to where we are at now. I would like to think that they still do it.

So I guess it depends on the church, or rather the people.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

My church has vespers, and then usually a Saturday evening secular program. We don't have Wednesday Prayer Meetings, though.

[Woody]

My church has Wednesday Prayer Meetings but not Saturday night hooplas.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I remember when we use to have auctions for Investment. Members would bring in things they made or otherwise owned, and we would have an auction. It was fun. That was back in the '60's when we didn't have so many members, and everyone knew everyone else.

[Gail]

Auctions still work as a fundraiser, too. Our academy had one this year and raised about $30,000. They made it a black tie affair and had some high ticket items.

Vespers? I love vespers, but the church we are attending doesn't do them. :(

[lazarus]

My church has Wednesday Prayer Meetings but not Saturday night hooplas.

Yes churches still have them. We've had them after church service on a Sabbath. We had them to good effect after Friday and Saturday nights during an evangelistic series. People just don't want to go home.