Sunday Service and Weekend shift

Wuzzie · Aug 9, 2017

OP: You will simply have to decide if you can stay in your current position with the expectation that you'll work some weekends. I'm Orthodox Christian and I take my faith seriously. I love going to Divine Liturgy on Sundays- but one Sunday a month- I simply can't because I have to work. My priest understands. It is what it is.

This ^ And if you aren't going to stay quit now so they can fill the position with someone who will. Otherwise you're being deceitful and we all know what God thinks about that.

gigglebotRN · Aug 10, 2017

Well obviously I came here for advice to not be deceitful hahaha

quiltynurse56, LPN, LVN · Aug 11, 2017

Well obviously I came here for advice to not be deceitful hahaha

You have been given lots of advice, none of which you seem to find acceptable. You and only you can decide what to do. To me it looks like you have 2 choices: 1. Work something out with your clergy/board or 2. Quit your job and find something that will no interfere with your religious practices.

gigglebotRN · Aug 11, 2017

No I've accepted them and I appreciate all of them but I want to see if there's anything else that anyone has done from their experience. If that's all the advice then I'll take them. It's really black and white what I should do. I just like hearing all the possibilities :)

Purple_roses · Aug 13, 2017

I understand that it is something you've never heard of. I belong to a specific church and I can't attend just any church because we believe not all churches are the same. So let's leave it at that. I'm asking advice on how to balance work and church. I'm not going to change which church I'm going to, I'm not going to change what I believe. And that's that.
The advice I've received was to wait till I'm settled to change my schedule around, which shifts and find another job that accommodates me. Other than that, is there anything else? I'm just looking for advice, not advice on religion and that Jesus Christ and God are forgiving. I'm completely aware of it. If anyone is curious about my church, you can visit incmedia.org but please visit with an open mind and heart :) I'm not trying to promote or convert but I know a lot of people won't exactly understand my point of view. Don't bump it until you try â¤ï¸

In this case, there's nothing any of us can say to help. If you can't attend another church and your church isn't willing to work with you, then you'll have to find another job that doesn't have weekend requirements.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Aug 13, 2017

I'm curious as to what members of your church do when they require medical care during services? Do they go AMA to attend church, then re-admit themselves? Because that would be the only logical choice- given what you have described.

Ruas61, BSN, RN · Aug 13, 2017

The Iglesia Ni Cristo claims to be the one true church and the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus, and that all other Christian churches are apostates

Wuzzie · Aug 13, 2017

The Iglesia Ni Cristo claims to be the one true church and the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus, and that all other Christian churches are apostates

Which is where I lost any sympathy.

gigglebotRN · Aug 15, 2017

Good question, that actually happened to one of our head deacons. He had a PE and he was in the ICU and was inubated and unconscious. So there's nothing he could have done in his power. If there was a way to somehow bring him, it wouldn't technically count because yes, he's physically there but mentally he's not. Of course since he wasn't there for some worship services, he wasn't able to perform as Head Deacon. He recovered and he's alive and well.

*off topic*

He lost vision in his left eye but CT and MRI show no signs of stroke and there's no evidence of a clot in his eye. Anyone have an idea what it could be?

gigglebotRN · Aug 15, 2017

Well I didn't ask for any sympathy. But it is true that not all church are the same and that's just it. I am a member of a church but I don't think less of anybody else's church or religion. Yeah it basically translates to "my church is better than yours" but you can't judge the person based on where they go to church. Just like any church, there's good apples and bad apples. I'm human and I make mistakes. I'm just trying my best to work and go to church to the best of my abilities and I understand that it won't always go my way.

elkpark · Aug 15, 2017

... but you can't judge the person based on where they go to church.

Why on earth not?? I think that what church a person chooses to belong to, and with what group(s) of people a person chooses to affiliate, says a lot about that person.

Wuzzie · Aug 15, 2017

Yeah it basically translates to "my church is better than yours" but you can't judge the person based on where they go to church. Just like any church, there's good apples and bad apples. I'm human and I make mistakes. I'm just trying my best to work and go to church to the best of my abilities and I understand that it won't always go my way.

Sure you can. We are all judged by the company we keep and rightly so. If I hang with people of a certain ideology then it can be assumed that I agree with that ideology. It's like the people who marched in the white supremacist rally in Charlotte who are now saying they aren't actually white supremacists they were just "there". And from the sound of things if anybody at your church finds out you don't agree with their position I'm betting you'll be put out so fast your head will spin. The "my church is better than all other churches" is an affront to what Jesus taught but your church takes it farther. Your church says all other churches are false churches and that is insulting to those of us of faith. The bottom line is you've chosen to align yourself with a church that makes demands of its' followers that will not allow you to work as a nurse in the traditional sense which will make it very difficult to find a job. Maybe they'll be willing to support you financially but I highly doubt that.