ABSTRACT
Caring for people happens not only in liturgy, but also in community. Hence the importance of the coee fellowship afterwards, because, according to one chaplain, “that’s where a lot of brokenness is mended even if not expressed.”2 The liturgists are aware of the role of the community in addressing suering – six out of seven liturgists refer explicitly to the community. It is remarkable that both participants and liturgists mention the role of the time of fellowship after the liturgical worship service is done. One liturgist calls it a liturgical fellowship and there is much to commend such a designation of this part between the liturgy and daily life. It bears the character of an ‘after-liturgy,’ not unlike an after-party.
