We moved to Carrollton in 1998, did a lot of church, hopping and shopping. St. Catherine of…read moreSienna is our nearest church, then we tried St. Rita, and then we finally after a few visits decided that Prince of Prince was our parish. Why?
Well the sense of community is amazing, yes we don't have kneelers, but that actually encourages us to be in communion with those around us, we greet each other, talk, find out about each other, welcome newcomers, and if you choose you can quiet yourself and pray and reflect. The arrangement of the church is definitely different and it does make you take notice the first time you come into our sanctuary, but it is like a tent in the dessert you can see the bones of it. You face each other, you are close no matter where you sit.
The homilies always reflect current events and the readings, our liturgy is excellent. Our priests are really wonderful, Fr. Tom is our shepherd he is wonderful, calm and cool and funny, and always delivers a fantastic homily, you will learn from him each mass. Fr. Stephen our newly ordained parochial vicar is also growing by leaps and bounds, he has an old soul, a big booming voice and he loves to sing parts of the mass, he delivers a very nice homily and always uses the readings as his guide. Both our priests are very active with the parishioners, they get to know you, and appreciate you.
We have many ministries for young , old and in between. We even feed you coffee and donuts, most Sundays and the days we don't it is the first of the month, time to eat a wonderful breakfast cooked up by our Knights of Columbus, you can't beat it. Omelets cooked to order, pancakes, waffles, eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, eggs benedict, hash brown casserole, fruit, coffee, juices, if you leave hungry then you can have a refund! It is all you can eat and it's a great way to meet your community. Very active Knights of Columbus , who are amazing in how much they do for the community and also they raised nearly $130,000 this year for wheelchairs!
We have a wonderful event, monthly on Tuesday evenings during the school year called, Exalt, like a concert, fantastic music, lighting, a speaker and adoration, with several priests available for reconciliation. It is loud, bold and very well attended by young and old. College kids especially love this event.
We have so much to offer, the list is long.
Once you get used to our interesting architecture you will find that we are not only, VERY Catholic, but we are very welcoming and we have something for everyone! Come see for yourself!