This weekend I am filling in at St. Francis Xavier Church in Brunswick, Georgia, a state that I no longer have residency. This parish has two missions, one on Jekyll Island and the other in Darien.
The Jekyll Island Mass is at 7 pm on Saturdays at a Methodist Church. It is a very nice place for Mass. The Methodists also allow the Episcopalians o use their church each Sunday. They have a very good ecumenical relationship with each other in terms of fellowship meals and social service outreach.
Here is St Francis Church:
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I have always liked the brick and wood interior of St. Francis Xavier. It has a warm feeling.
The arrangement in St. Francis Xavier is nice. For its era, it comes together nicely. I like it.
Unfortunately many “Catholic” churches resemble the Methodist Church depicted here.
St. Francis has a distinctly Catholic appearance. It is warm and has a comfortable feeling
Actually, I like the “shell” of this Methodist Church. It could easily be converted into a very nice Catholic Church on the inside without too much effort. Put a Corpus on the “empty” cross. Although, you can’t tell it from the photos, the sanctuary is quite small and it was a tight fit for me to get behind the altar as it was so close to the wall and not much room in front of it. The sanctuary could be extended a bit. Niches for statues on either side of the altar could be created. There is an altar railing there already! Methodists normally to have a railing, but not kneelers on the pews. This church has both.
Do the Catholics give the Methodists anything to use their church?
Yes, but I don’t know how much.
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