tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post8008798529577489574..comments2023-10-04T10:09:04.652-04:00Comments on That's The Way It Is: St. Patricks Church RevisitedTina Urzanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523171858401042102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post-61016146926590158242011-07-10T02:22:29.058-04:002011-07-10T02:22:29.058-04:00I was baptized in St. Patrick's Church,and re...I was baptized in St. Patrick's Church,and remember church school every Wednesday and Sundays after Mass, my First Holy Communion, and my Confirmation. I received my Mater Dei Girl Scout Award there, and received my counseling, before I got married, at St. Patrick's church. I was married there, my husbands family was born and raised there. My children were baptized there, and received their First Holy Communion there, as well. My husband was buried there, way too soon, as well as my Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle who were raised within the area of St. Patricks Church. What happened, we never expected it? It's all been about money, and not about Christ. No wonder the Baptist and the Methodists are so far ahead of us. Our church and our religious leaders crumbled and disappeared, in front of us. So, where did everyone go and what are they doing, now? We are scattered among the churches, maybe not going to any Catholic Church, but to another Christian Church. Where did the Christianity go, after St. Patrick's Church, was taken from its parishoners?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post-57389354407234564652011-07-02T14:46:43.280-04:002011-07-02T14:46:43.280-04:00Under Hubbard the church has become a social work ...Under Hubbard the church has become a social work agency and given where catholic charities gets the balk of its money an extension of the state. It is no longer a place where people learn how to live this life and prepare for the next. One more for the Dark Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post-838160247975219762011-05-04T22:43:00.531-04:002011-05-04T22:43:00.531-04:00Just as a update: The side altars, the high altar ...Just as a update: The side altars, the high altar and communion rail is gone. Also the chandeliers have been taken down. There are pieces of the large windows on the side that are missing, thus letting rain & birds access to the building. <br />As mentioned previously the people doing this will not offer any information to anyone. Why the secret, only God knows.<br />It appears that only the marble pieces are being taken from our Church, since the large crucifix is still within the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post-69697570789613987542011-04-18T23:18:40.747-04:002011-04-18T23:18:40.747-04:00The stripping of what was once called "the mo...The stripping of what was once called "the most beautiful Church in the Albany diocese" by the Bishop himself continues. I'm only guessing that all the statues, stations of the Cross and the altars are already gone. This fly by night outfit that is doing this won't let anyone see nor will they tell what is going on. From the amount of bricks that are being taken from inside of the church, it's my guess that they are removing doors and woodwork as well. Can we really imagine this monument of a Church becoming a parking lot. Pray that this does not happen. !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339303336809743327.post-64639631995671925222011-03-07T06:32:56.802-05:002011-03-07T06:32:56.802-05:00Although raised Roman Catholic, I left the church ...Although raised Roman Catholic, I left the church in the mid-80's when the rector of St. Pat's referred to my son as illegitimate and refused to baptise him. You see, Roman Catholics only recognize marriages that occur in a Roman Catholic church. Since my marriage occurred in an ecumencal military chapel, Fr. Cronin refused to recognize the marriage. I decided right then and there that WAS NOT what I believed. <br />I believe that Bishop Hubbard took his marching orders as far as the church closings are concerned from his higher ups. I can't fault him there. Where I fault him is that he did not ONCE speak out in favor of keeping the church in which he was ordained open. That's right folks, St. Pat's his is HOME parish. As I see it, he treated that church just an illegitimate child that he couldn't WAIT to be rid of. Shame on him.The Dartladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942494896566155308noreply@blogger.com