tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15586866.post3595772724026159683..comments2023-12-24T12:00:43.714-05:00Comments on Tune: Kings Lynn: The Diocese by the Numbers: PreludeC. Wingatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335513246185768918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15586866.post-62069085191571153302021-12-19T02:02:59.065-05:002021-12-19T02:02:59.065-05:00Interesting reading your blogInteresting reading your blogLukashttps://www.lukascarter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15586866.post-79575605890078024412017-07-09T02:00:29.133-04:002017-07-09T02:00:29.133-04:00Well, I don't know about "squeezed" ...Well, I don't know about "squeezed" but as we will see there is a consistent trend in P&P per attendee, so consistent in fact that one is almost inclined to attribute it to inflation or some other externality.<br /><br />It has been a very long time since I looked at the baptism/marriage/burial stats but at th time it seemed to me that they roughly balanced out, and that losses of middle-aged people (and their families with them) seemed to be an important element in the decline. I think that has shifted, but I haven't done a new analysis.C. Wingatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335513246185768918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15586866.post-75721428983828476722017-07-08T08:37:13.876-04:002017-07-08T08:37:13.876-04:00This looks rather typical. The fact that plate and...This looks rather typical. The fact that plate and pledge remains steady despite a dramatic drop in average Sunday attendance means the remaining pewsitters are being squeezed, and you can't squeeze blood out of turnips for ever. I would like you to look at the baptisms/funerals stats which are usually revealing as well.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.com