I am pleased to share with you the audio of our monthly parish family townhall gathering. As always, you may watch the video here – and I’ve included the timestamps below for reference & easy access – but the best way to navigate the video is to watch it on YouTube and use the timestamps there.

The ninth of our monthly parish family townhall gatherings. Held on the fourth Friday of each month and at a different church within the Catholic communities of the Olympic Peninsula, these gatherings are an opportunity for the pastor to provide updates on the state of the parish family and for parishioners to ask questions, receive answers, and offer feedback as we discern how we will become one parish family as part of Partners in the Gospel.

• 00:00 – recording start
• 01:51 – updates on the parish family
• 11:54 – updates from Jason on Partners in the Gospel
• 17:36 – what kind of time & travel obligations are involved for members of the Parish Family Advisory Council?
• 25:48 – did we meet our goals [of Partners in the Gospel] for the first year?
• 29:25 – in the next few years, you have idea of what you’re trying to build – are we on track to get there?
• 34:18 – I miss some things that have changed in our (St. Mary Star of the Sea) Mass practices – can we bring them back?
  • specifics discussed: welcome before Mass, praying Anima Christi after communion, singing of Marian hymn after every Sunday Mass, announcements made before Mass
  • 37:18 – regarding announcements
  • 38:02 – regarding welcome before Mass
  • 40:35 – Anima Christi after communion
  • 44:35 – singing of Marian hymn at Sunday Masses

  46:56 – I don’t know the prayers in Latin – not everyone loves the Latin Mass [parts] (discussion follows)

• 52:30 – would it be possible to have daily Mass in the morning for working folks?
• 54:44 – question from Father to parishioner – what time would your ideal daily Mass be offered?
• 1:00:13 – have you ever considered doing a demographic analysis of how many conservative versus liberal Catholics we have?
• 1:04:47 – a conversation on learning Latin – and Spanish – together as a community
  • 1:06:18 – a brief diversion on how to successfully initiate something new at a parish
  • 1:08:34 – Father dreams out loud (again) about every parish having a social hour after every Mass, every weekend

  1:12:34 – could our parish garden group maybe could grow flowers for the parish?

  • 1:22:07 – Father tells one of his favorite stories about a spider invasion of an altar during Mass

  1:25:56 – closing prayer