After about 5 years of talking about it, and 7 months of attending "classes," we converted to Catholicism at the Easter Vigil at St. Gregory and Augustine Church. It was a beautiful night service and was a happy beginning to a new life of discovering what the Catholic Church is all about. We have been under the INCREDIBLE guidance of a wonderful priest, Father John Saward, and I know we will miss him when we move back to the US. But, he has given us a great start and his enthusiasm has been contagious. I feel humbled and welcomed and grateful to be part of a church that has such history that ties itself all the way back to St. Peter, such strong beliefs about how we are to live our lives and practice what we say we believe, such multi-cultural members, such a worldly presence, and a church that places such importance on the physical---be that the Eucharist, the acts of confession and penance, or missions projects.
I don't have any pictures of the Easter Vigil service, but I will be getting some pictures of the church soon.
July 4th Week 2013
2 years ago
3 comments:
You expressed your feelings and beliefs so well.
CLB
Mary from Boston wants to Welcome you into the Church. It is like being a part of a big family. We argue and disagree and annoy each other but we all return to the table (the altar) to praise our Maker. Love to all of you.
y'all too...what the heck is going on. this cracks me up. does this mean we are next? won't say we haven't be thinking about especially with erik sending jared books and etc. on the matter. meg
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