Saint Stephen's marks the first Saturday mass and first mass with cantor and organ on the tour. It is a small stone church that sits in front of a school. The red front doors open into the back of the church. It must be hard to be a latecomer. The little kids seem to hang out in the choir loft, but I am not entirely sure about that. There are two columns of pews, and again yellow walls.
There is a marble altar and red and blue candles for Mary and Joseph. The church was reasonably full for a snowy night, mostly with older adults. There was one baby who seemed excited to be at church. On Sundays, they double up on masses and have one in the church and one in the hall.
I know this is going to come out entirely wrong, but the homily was basically asking if you had hugged a leper today. We were challenged to reach out to annoying coworkers or well meaning family members. I am clearly not doing this justice.
I'm getting better at The New Roman Missal, but sometime after the Creed, I still have a momentary panic that I put down the cheat sheet even though I still need it. My "And With Your Spirit" t-shirt arrived this week. Red heather is a reasonable description and it even came with a thank you note.
Mass planning this weekend is a little tricky. I think it will have to be an evening mass in the greater Baltimore area. As I drove past St. Joseph in Fullerton, I wondered if I should have started with bigger circles. Oh well. I have had a request for the run down of visits, I'll try to post it later this week.
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