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Highlights from this session:

  • Why aren’t we haven’t blessings for children and non-Catholics during communion time at Mass?
    • What about having a special blessing for those who can’t/don’t receive after Mass?
  • Are there plans to offer some kind of special opportunity for students of public schools to serve as ministers at Mass?
  • Further concerns/questioning about blessings at communion time
    • What about putting off changing and putting the question to the bishop?
    • Is the question of blessings at communion doctrine or discipline?
  • Didn’t the family Mass – that aimed at including children & young adults participating as ministers – end up with the same people volunteering over and over?
  • Especially given issues of disruptions at Mass by mentally ill and/or homeless visitors, could we establish security teams at our parishes?
  • Question about starting new initiatives for adult faith formation
  • Would it be possible to keep vigil Masses at both Queen of Angeles and Saint Joseph?
    • Why couldn’t we have two vigil Masses on Saturday?
    • Is it possible to have a Sunday Mass at 5:00 pm?
    • Questions/concerns about the possibilities of what three Masses on Sunday might look like
    • Concern about Sunday evening Mass being a priest-killer
  • How is the chancery addressing priestly vocation discernment?

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