I cheated this week. I went for a sure thing and went to mass at St. Elizabeth’s in Rockville. I knew it would be on my list of must dos this year. It was recommended to me andI haven’t been there since starting this project.
I stumbled across St E’s when I lived in some near by apartments. It reminded me a lot of my home parish…down to the brown bricks, back wall of stained glass and across the church seating. The floor even slants down like it used to in the other brown church. And the priests who say evening mass have the same names. How’s that for a doppleganger parish?
After working night shifts on Saturday nights, I would beeline there, hoping to get there 15 minutes late, go to mass and still get a decent day’s sleep. There was an older gentleman who was an usher who always insisted on finding me a seat. That wasn’t the case at some other area churches. Showing up in scrubs was simply not allowed.
Anyway, last night did not disappoint. It was a Life Teen mass. I don’t remember 6 pm mass being a youth mass before, I’ll have to check out the website. The music was a respectfully rockin’ acoustic guitar. Today’s message: I want to go to heaven, but not yet. Getting to heaven involves being a person of service and forgiveness.
I'm leaning toward Immaculate Heart of Mary for this weekend, let me know if you are interested.
Also, I'm working on a list of frequently asked questions for later this week.
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