MANOR, TX: Priest plants Episcopal church in Manor
MANOR, TX: Priest plants Episcopal church in Manor
St. Mary Magdalene began in priest's living room, now meets in Manor High cafeteria
By Joshunda Sanders
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
http://www.statesman.com/news/
Aug. 15, 2010
Alex Montes-Vela wrapped his green stole around the shoulders of a family huddled at the center of his Manor living room on a recent Sunday and began to pray.
"The reason I wanted to pray for you is to give thanks to God," he said. "The other reason is to prepare you for God's work."
He placed the stole back over his clothes: jeans and a long-sleeved pinstriped blue and white shirt, topped by his priest's collar. His small congregation sat on his sofas and chairs, surrounded by the comforts of home: a white orchid, family pictures on each wall and white candles flickering on the shelves above their heads. The coffee table doubled as an altar as Montes-Vela led the group in verses that alternated between Spanish and English. The voices that followed answered mostly in Spanish.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
St. Mary Magdalene began in priest's living room, now meets in Manor High cafeteria
By Joshunda Sanders
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
http://www.statesman.com/news/
Aug. 15, 2010
Alex Montes-Vela wrapped his green stole around the shoulders of a family huddled at the center of his Manor living room on a recent Sunday and began to pray."The reason I wanted to pray for you is to give thanks to God," he said. "The other reason is to prepare you for God's work."
He placed the stole back over his clothes: jeans and a long-sleeved pinstriped blue and white shirt, topped by his priest's collar. His small congregation sat on his sofas and chairs, surrounded by the comforts of home: a white orchid, family pictures on each wall and white candles flickering on the shelves above their heads. The coffee table doubled as an altar as Montes-Vela led the group in verses that alternated between Spanish and English. The voices that followed answered mostly in Spanish.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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