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All Saints Lutheran, Phoenix

Dignified Maundy Thursday service with the stripping of the altar

Cathedral of St Andrew the Apostle, Amalfi

Super stiff worship in a cathedral that was like being in heaven on earth

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

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