You made me laugh as I recalled going to St. Timothy's one April Sunday about five years go. The church was so packed we had to stand in front of the front pews with others, leaving only pathways from the sanctuary to the aisles. The collection baskets began to arrive the moment the offertory began. The ushers had a daunting job circulating the baskets and somewhere their signals got crossed. When communion was over and the Mass neared conclusion the baskets were still being passed. For those of us in the front and the front pews, it was for the sixth time. I could see the faithful front pew regulars continuing to reach into their wallets and purses. Some were non-plussed, some starting to hesitate. Most of us standees were just passing the basket, but I was impressed by the non-stop participation of the regulars.

Well Gracie, you know what can happen if you start a sentence with "I read somewhere..." on TOTV! But this may be one of those benign rumors, which just gets answered by someone who knows the facts. That happens once in a while.

Now I heard that St. Tims set the record for paying off their building debt. You have to do that in order to have a church consecrated. I don't know if that has happened yet, but my info comes from a really nice person who would never spread rumors.