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Concord Church, Bristol

Church in an aircraft hanger with a friendly buzz and an upbeat, outward focus

Frankfurt Cathedral

Cathedral of St Bartholomew, Frankfurt am Main

Celebrating the 1700th birthday of the Council of Nicaea with choirs and trumpets, but no after-service coffee

St Louis the King, Glendale

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

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

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