I'd like to crow a bit about St. Therese. We have just finished a second year of solid growth. Giving increased 9% last year, a bit slower than the 12% growth we experienced the year before, but that still means we have made significant progress for two years in a row. Growth appears to be accelerating. I told the congregation we are heading out of the woods. We are not out of the woods, yet, but we're making progress. Giving is now equal to the giving ten years ago.
Last Sunday several members and former members of St. Mary's were in the congregation. When I asked for a critique from an Episcopal priest in the congregation, he said simply, "That's the way we used to do it at St. Mary's." That is a pretty high compliment.
I'm beginning to think it is time to add a Saturday evening Mass am wondering how we might do that without dividing the parish. We should avoid duplicating any of our existing services, because that would certainly be a disappointing experience.
Our new Knights of Columbus chapter provided a free dinner to everyone at all the Masses last weekend in gratitude for parish support in obtaining our charter.
The new Community Garden is installed and ready for church members and neighbors.
Simple House is working with us on a Block Party for the neighborhood in August. Plenty of parishioners have signed up to go door to door with invitations and plan the food and the games.
St. Therese is an exciting place to be right now.
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Dear Fr. Davis,
If you are going to add an evening Mass, maybe this is the time for a Latin Mass...perhaps as Fr. Phillips does on Sunday Evenings at Atonement.
Wouldn't a Saturday evening Mass cause a conflict with the weddings you're trying to promote? (Around here, most church weddings seem to be on Saturday afternoon.) Perhaps a Sunday evening?
Steve
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