Blessing of the Bicycles

[dkel]

You and your bike are invited to a bike blessing ceremony on Sunday, November 2 at Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna! There will be a short service at 2:00 to bless bikes, an opportunity to ride along the W&OD after the service, then refreshments back at the church at 3:30. All are welcome.
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The church is easily accessible by bike from the W&OD trail. The after-service ride is very casual, not a supported group ride.
Church of the Holy Comforter
543 Beulah Rd, NE
Vienna, Virginia 22180
(703) 938-6521

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[dkel]

Giving this a bump. Get your bike blessed this Sunday! I hope to see you there!

[Rockford10]

Is there beer?

[Steve O]

@Rockford10 98051 wrote:

Is there beer?

Great question! If not, might be a good starting/ending point for a coffeeneuring ride, though.

[dkel]

@Rockford10 98051 wrote:

Is there beer?

It is an Episcopal church, so it’s not entirely out of the question. But, let’s be honest, being an Episcopal church, there’s more likely to be wine. It’s not like we’re Lutherans!

[DismalScientist]

Ahem.

[dkel]

@DismalScientist 98080 wrote:

Ahem.

It depends on whether your understanding is of Catholic theology or Episcopalian theology…not sure I want to debate it on the forum!

[dkel]

@Rockford10 98051 wrote:

Is there beer?

I have spoken to the organizer of refreshments, and I am assured that Rule 47 will be observed.

[DanB]

@dkel 98076 wrote:

It’s not like we’re Lutherans!

Hey! I resemble that remark!

[lordofthemark]

Time to reengineer an old joke for biking.

So. A young Jewish man notes that all his gentile friends, Catholic, Episcopalian and otherwise, are getting their ELITE bikes blessed by their priests/ministers/whathaveyou. Just as he had to have an elite bike, he has to have a blessing too.

So first he goes to an Orthodox rabbi. “Rabbi, will you say a bracha over my carbon fiber racing bike?” “Oy, what’s a racing bike?”

So he tries a Conservative rabbi. “Rabbi, will you say a bracha over my carbon fiber racing bike?” “So, what’s carbon fiber?”

At last, he tries a Reform rabbi “Rabbi, will you say a bracha over my carbon fiber racing bike? “Hmm, what’s a bracha?”

[cyclingfool]

I’m glad to know that w/o the assistance of Google, I know as much about Judaism as a Reform rabbi.

[dkel]

@DanB 98107 wrote:

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Don’t get me wrong: I love Lutherans! When I worked for the Lutherans, they taught me how to brew beer. I have since given up brewing for cycling. Anybody want to buy some home brewing equipment?

[DismalScientist]

@dkel 98093 wrote:

It depends on whether your understanding is of Catholic theology or Episcopalian theology…not sure I want to debate it on the forum!

The “Ahem” was directed at the comment towards Lutherans.:rolleyes: After all, we are in full communion.

As to the Catholic/Protestant comment: The Catholic view is that Protestant bishops don’t have the proper apostolic succession to give communion to Catholics. I was just wondering whether the same goes for blessings. My bike is Japanese, and likely Shinto, so it is of no concern to it.:rolleyes:

[lordofthemark]

@DismalScientist 98120 wrote:

The “Ahem” was directed at the comment towards Lutherans.:rolleyes: After all, we are in full communion.

As to the Catholic/Protestant comment: The Catholic view is that Protestant bishops don’t have the proper apostolic succession to give communion to Catholics. I was just wondering whether the same goes for blessings. My bike is Japanese, and likely Shinto, so it is of no concern to it.:rolleyes:

My bike, though Hawaiian by way of Cambodia, is clearly Jewish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6HTJreaSUE

[rcannon100]

My bike is buddhist.

[cyclingfool]

My bike is an indifferent atheist and likes to sleep in on Sundays unless it’s worshiping at the altar of the velo cult (AKA out for a ride).

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