Singular or Plural? confession or confessions, which is correct?

I usually hear the uncountable form (confession) in this sense. Use that.

Hi. Which is correct, confession or confessions, for the following context? Thank you for your help in advance.

I remember there was a small church in this town, and I used to go there for confession / confessions. I also remember that a lot of town people going there for confession / confessions.

AnonymousI used to go there for confession ... going there for confession

Both singular. The priest, however, used to go there for confessions.

Hi, thank you. Please help me further. Let's say there was a spot in a nearby forest where he used to go for picnics. Which would be correct, a picnic or picnics?

There was a spot in the forest, and I used go there for a picnic or picnics.

Interesting question.

AnonymousI used go there for a picnic or picnics.

Either one will get your point across. It doesn't matter which.

CJ

AnonymousThere was a spot in the forest, and I used go there for a picnic or picnics.

The plural sounds better to me. I’d use that.

Hi, CalifJim. Thank you. I don't see the difference between the first and the second example I wrote. Can you tell me what the difference is? As for the second example sentences, I believe he goes to the picnic once at a time.

Also, could I replace the word "confession" with the phrase "a confession" in the first example and would it still be correct?

The first example I gave:

Anonymouscould I replace the word "confession" with the phrase "a confession"

'confession' is being used as a non-countable noun there, so no 'a'. As I understand it, "confession" in terms of a church is like a special procedure or ceremony, and 'confession' is the name of it.

'picnic' is a countable noun in the second sentence.

CJ

Thank you, again. What made me thought that the phrase "a confession" could replace the uncountable noun "confession" in the first example was partially due to your response to my first post in this tread, particularly the part you said, "Each person had one confession." Was I wrong?

You wrote:

AnonymousI used to go there for confession ... going t