Worship at St. Thomas More

Link: The Mystery Worshiper over at Ship of Fools gives us a perfect "10..."



In the midst of a culture clamoring for novelty and entertainment, at St. Thomas More we are deliberate in offering worship that is timeless, beautiful, and ennobling.  Not dull or stuffy, our worship is physical, sensual, mystical, and symbolic; we use our bodies to stand, sit, and kneel, our voices to sing and pray, our minds to ponder challenging preaching, and our senses to be nourished by art, architecture, music, and incense.

Given the unique history of our community, we worship using a fully approved variation on the Catholic Mass, whose rich, traditional English and beautiful music are familiar and welcoming to Christians of our background... and are deeply appreciated by many others as well. We offer this form of worship not simply to grasp what is familiar, but to reach out and welcome others into the Catholic Church who love and appreciate these traditions.

To help both newcomers and seasoned veterans alike to participate fully in worship, each week we produce a fully comprehensive liturgy guide, with all texts, music, and scripture for the entire Mass laid out from cover to cover, eliminating the need for worshipers to juggle multiple prayer books, hymnals, and leaflets.

We invite you to join us for worship soon! Whatever your background, we hope you'll find our worship a great witness to our faith, and to our Lord. Please use the other tabs provided to learn more about our services, worship schedule, music, preaching, and volunteer opportunities.


Below: The Head of the Catholic Church worships in the Anglican Tradition: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI visits Westminster Abbey, London.

The Catholic Church reciprocates. Following his visit to Great Britain, the Pope invites the Choir of Westminster Abbey to sing alongside the Sistine Choir in Rome.