Corpus Cristi solicits "God sightings" on its website. After attending Mass there I am certainly responding to their solicitation. Lately, I have been anxious about the merging of the parish I attend with a nearby church and then the possibility of another merger and loss of the parish that is just around the corner from where I live.Corpus Cristi is a recent faith community resulting from the merger of two parishes. They are a new creation, a theme of Lent 2013. What I saw was indeed a new creation, and when I spoke with the parishioners I saw immediately that the Holy Spirit is at work in this place of worship. It wasn't just the beautiful renovation that incorporated elements of both churches. The baptismal font that reused marble from the original communion rail or the reorientation of the alter to draw the community together around the table of the Lord. What struck me was that God is always renewing and God is renewing the Church. Corpus Cristi is a great example of this renewal.
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