I feel badly giving such a low rating. Hubby and I have been visiting a different, new to us Catholic church with another couple for over a year. It's been very eye opening. I think that this church has great bones, but one thing that was distracting is the sub-standard way the beautiful columns inside and some of the walls have been faux-painted. At first we thought maybe it was done decades ago when faux painting was really big or they didn't have the budget for a nice job. In talking with a parishioner, it was painted after 2000 and he also mentioned that there has been an $8,000,000 redo of the undercroft, so they must have funds. It sounds very superficial, I know. I mentioned to another friend about visiting that church and she mentioned that she didn't care for the faux finish on the pillars without me mentioning it first. On the other hand there is some very pretty stained glass and period lighting.
It might be a temporary thing, but yesterday the sound system wasn't working very well so it wasn't easy to completely understand what the priest was saying. We all really tried to hear because it sounded like he was applying the readings to everyday life and that is something we can all appreciate. The person leading us in singing the responses was really talented. In looking at the bulletin it looks as if they are lots of way of be active with the other parishioners which is always a plus. read more