Holy Trinity News Flash

[matrixrefugee]

This just in from the Yahoo! Group...

Subject: January at Holy Trinity

Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) Father O'Regan told me that since the church
is not closed yet we must expect to continue as we have been. That is, the
Sunday Masses at 10 and noon, as well as all the other normal parish activities,
will take place until we have a certain date for closure (if that ever
actually happens).

Therefore, in starting the calendar for January I am entering the regular
schedule of Sunday Masses, the annual Epiphany Concert on January 8, CCD
classes, choir rehearsals and all the other activities expected in an ongoing, vibrant
parish.

Everyone should make a special effort this year to participant in at least
one of the three Masses scheduled for Christmas. It is critical to demonstrate
by our presence that the parish is not on its death bed.

Thanks to all who have already done so much,
Peter

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Peter V. Cooper

The Father O'Regan mentioned in the item is our disaster of a pastor (yes, he was the inspiration for the crochety "Father Manning" in "The Smoke of Satan in Your House"), who unfortunately is partly to blame for the wrecking ball of Damocles hanging over Holy Trinity: he didn't want to be assigned to HT Parish, so instead of being a man about it and asking to have the job given to someone better qualified, he chose the bratty way out and deliberately cooked the parish accounting records to look like we couldn't support ourselves. Now he's facing an investigation from both the Vatican and the Massachusetts State Attorney General's office.

This means, technically, we're in limbo. Another poster pointed out that Boston's Mayor Tom Menino has a hand in trying to keep the church open, since it hosts a daily lunch and activities program for homeless senior citizens in the church hall, during the week, and it wouldn't be good to turn these people out into the cold in the dead of winter in New England. We'll see what happens. This does not mean that I'm relaxing the novena I'm praying during Advent.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's the best thing to do- act like nothing's happening. I'm so truly serious about staging "worship-ins" or whatever you want to call them and just refusing to stop worshiping there. What on Earth is there to lose?
And long time no see, MR! I'd love to have a chat with you sometime soon, if only to tell you about this hilarous dream I had involving Harlen Pan and his, um, "blushing bride". Stop sneering, Niti...

~Ruby

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

There's a priest who might help us out -- and I personally think he should be made pastor of HT: he's perfect for the job, since he's a young, quietly energetic priest who loves the Latin Mass. And there's been some parishes which managed to stay open after the people who belonged to them held 24/7 vigils inside those churches. I think they've been considering doing that at HT, but it looks like we might not have to... *might not*...