Tonight took me back to Holy Redeemer in Kensington for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The last time I was there, I definitely got the Mickey Mouse scrubs are not acceptable for Sunday mass vibe.
I walked in to hear a choir in a choir loft. They had three altar servers. I was impressed. And kind of pissed. I was expecting a quiet mass lasting no longer than 30 minutes. I'm tired and cranky and if it weren't for this stupid blog, I probably wouldn't have gone to church at all. But I did, and by the time the choir was singing Ave Maria, I had cooled my jets. They ended with Hail Holy Queen, and I really thought they were going Sister Act style, but they didn't. Their hymnal was called Journey Song (or something of like, I tried googling, but you get songs by Journey instead). I told you I was tired.
Holy Redeemer is a t shaped church with 3 sets of 2 columns of pews. That layout makes it big and small at the same time. It's kind of white and green. Tonight's message was focused on sin and sin creating a divide between you and God. It fell appropriately between butterflies and fire and brimstone.
Tonight was a pleasant surprise. It showed me what I already know, that one visit to a church is not a fair or accurate representation of what they have to offer.
see you at St. Brigid's.
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ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to start pasting all the New Roman missal cards too!