Posts by Amanda B. Reckondwyth

St Louis the King, Glendale

Empty ditties during mass, plus applause for the final hymn, make leaving church a joy

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

University Lutheran, Tempe

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

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

At the Cross, Oceanside

At The Cross, Oceanside

Rock music that went on indefinitely leaves our reporter feeling like he hadn’t been to church at all

California, USA

Church of Christ, Valley Congregation

An inspiring sermon proclaims that people who ignore God are as useless as rotten underwear

Glendale, Arizona, USA

St Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal, Glendale

Our Mystery Worshipper might as well have been invisible at the end of the service

King of Kings, Oceanside

Celebrating Pentecost with balloons, two sermons, a xylophone, and cinnamon crumb cake

California, USA

Holy Family, Jerome

Heavenly to be in this historic, mining-town church, but no welcome whatsoever from the regulars

St Helen’s, Glendale

Trouble with the seating, but delicious French onion soup, at an Ash Wednesday service

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