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Wellhouse Church, Sisters, Oregon

Wellhouse Church, Sisters

Welcomed by a jolly man at the church door, but then it was downhill all the way

Riverbend Church, Bend

An 80 minute sermon fails to detract from a ‘heaven on earth’ service

St Agnes, Phoenix

Christmas Eve mass with a beautifully played but mysteriously hidden organ

Mount Angel Abbey

Mount Angel Abbey, Mt Angel

Benedictine monks gather for a beautiful, dignified mass on the fourth Sunday of Advent

St Edmund’s, Hunstanton

Welcomed in on a stormy day by a golden retriever for parish eucharist

Norfolk, England

Island Church of Poel, Kirchdorf

13th century Gothic church, well-organized preacher and spirited congregation produce holy joy

University Lutheran, Tempe

A heartfelt service of joy, with a ‘Singing Nun’ solo

All Saints, Weston-super-Mare

Very solemn Mass, with bells and smells, followed by a skipping, twirling choir

North Somerset, England

St Nikolai, Wismar

Authentic preaching and pulsating organ music in a Gothic church made of 3 million bricks

Solomon’s Porch, Phoenix

A warm welcome, a moving sermon, and beautifully executed but surprisingly accessible Eastern liturgy

First United Methodist, Tempe

Impeccable communion, rambling sermon, and a top-notch choir complete with gentleman wearing a fedora

Dore Abbey, Abbeydore

St Mary’s Dore Abbey, Abbeydore

Visiting a beloved 12th century village church for a service of inclusive language worship

Herefordshire, England

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