Before Mass even started the parishoners of St. Patrick's came over one by one and greeted me. There was a feeling of being at a very gregarious family reunion and indeed once I thought about it that's exactly the right feeling. Mass (church) is a family reunion of sorts. We gather as members of the human family, as coheirs and members of the one body to offer up praise to The Lord, our God. Indeed, Mass often feels like a family reunion because we are one family. For over two thousand years we have called to one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
Being part of the family requires more than just showing up at the reunion and we must be ready to help. At St. Patrick's when the musician couldn't make it to Mass several parishoners stepped up to lead us in song. Other parishoners were ready to help set up th chairs for Mass. And afterwards, we all pitched in to put the chairs away. What a family!
With great shock I learned that St. Patrick's faces closure.
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