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A full house for Divine Liturgy
With incense galore, and communion delivered on a spoon
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Christ Church of the Ascension, Paradise Valley
Distracted by a crucifer in white sneakers, and amorous behaviour in the pew just ahead
13 Sep 26
Arizona, USA
Evangelical Church on Paulshöhe, Boltenhagen
Excellent hymn singing in a chapel atop a sand dune on the Baltic coast
16 Aug 26
Germany
St Augustine, Phoenix
Low mass at an Hispanic church on the Feast of St Augustine, with expertly wafted incense
28 Aug 26
Arizona, USA
Our Lady of the Rosary, San Diego
Singing and paintings out of heaven, but the sermon and the tight squeeze are something else
23 Aug 26
California, USA
Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex
A sung Eucharist on an intimate scale for a family baptism
22 Aug 26
England
North Coast United Methodist, Oceanside
Top scores for a warm welcome, a fine sermon, plus some decent harmonica playing
16 Aug 26
California, USA
Church of the Holy Cross, King’s Cross
Receiving communion in a circle around the altar in a small but committed parish church
9 Aug 26
London, England
St Luke By the Sea, Waldport
A holy send-off for the retiring vicar in a clappy, creative, hippy church on the Pacific Coast Highway
26 Jul 26
Oregon, USA
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Gilmore Place Free Presbyterian
Beautiful psalm singing in an atmosphere of absolute misery
15 Jul 21
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Bridge Church, Glendale
Zero points for deafening rock worship, plus a never-ending sermon that crashed the service into the next service
7 Sep 25
Arizona, USA
St Magnus-the-Martyr
Utterly Anglican: power, justice, and kingdoms – excellent and sublime
17 Oct 21
City of London
St Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco
A beautiful and brilliant service in a rotunda filled with dancing saints
9 Jun 24
California, USA
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
8 Mar 25
Germany
Hamilton Road Presbyterian
Songs of eternal worth vs those of no lasting value
23 Aug 11
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
St Christopher's
Harmonica, good feeling, and "Sound of Silence"
23 Dec 12
Sun City, Arizona, USA
Channelkirk
28 Aug 11
Oxton, Scotland
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