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Originally Posted by Pocadot55
I am a member of St. Timothy's but I think I can shed some light on your recent visit to St. Mark's. The diocese has been trying for a few months now to enrol parishioners in a fund raising effort called Alive in Christ. Many have not attended the informational meetings and have not picked up the supplied packets. The video was probably the bishop informing the congregation. At St. Timothy's last Sunday the Mass was shortened so that the priest could have a meeting with those who have not responded to pledging their financial help to this effort. This, of course, is not the normal. I was not there but I would guess that was what was occurring. At St. Timothy's there is a coffee-donut sort of social after Mass in the church hall. I don't attend it but I see it offered in the Sunday bulletin. I'm sure God was pleased that you were there anyway, but you already know that. Not that you care, but I am pleased as well.
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Shortened the Mass to meet with those who have not responded? !!!!!!
What a shame. If this really happened instead of quietly organizing a campaign of volunteers to make personal contact and invitations to contribute, I think it is a great example of well educated, perhaps even saintly church leaders still being human, and therefore capable of making dumb mistakes. We always hope and pray that our clergy are super humans, but alas...