Mass Chaos: When Life Happens... Blogging Ceases

Monday, October 18, 2010

When Life Happens... Blogging Ceases

I wasn't sure how to approach this blog - I've been off for so long, and so much has happened. I decided I wanted to focus this blog on my Mass Chaos friends. Eric has done such a great job with chronicling our visits to each parish (including photos that make mine look very amateur), and also reflecting on the readings, that I'd like to share with you the "behind the scenes" of Mass Chaos.

I've said before, that through this journey, I've made some of the most amazing friends. I could never have imagined how close we'd all become! While Mass Chaos was about making a trip to 57 churches, it has become what we've dubbed the "3 F's" - Faith, Food, and Fellowship! Here are some of the fun photos and stories to go with our outside of church Mass Chaos journey thus far.

We've done a number of parish festivals - St. Thomas More, St. Margaret Mary, St. Stanislaus...

We've participated in St. Leo's Trivia Night (and won for best table decoration and costumes!)...

We've done a whole lot of eatin' - at various places around the Metro area... DJ's Dugout in Bellevue is the new favorite location for post-mass football and food...

We've trekked out of town to enjoy Mass at some of the non-Omaha parishes - most recently - Fort Calhoun for mass and Surfside food...

We've Mass Chaos karaoked...

We would LOVE for more people to share this journey with us - it isn't just about visiting parishes - it is about building relationships with a great group of people! Hope to see/meet you all soon!

Brianne

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What's Going On Here???

On Holy Thursday 2010, several friends gathered together at Saint Margaret Mary in Omaha for Mass. While standing around talking after the service, someone said something like "Wouldn't it be funny if we went to every church in Omaha...". Thus began the quest to visit every Omaha metro Parish in the Archdiocese of Omaha in one year.

Long story short: We're doing it! 57 Parishes starting on April 11, 2010 and trying to finish by Easter Sunday, 2011.

We're going to be sharing our Christian adventure here. Our thoughts about the churches, music, architecture ... thoughts about what is happening on in our lives ... thoughts about the Mass and the readings ... and thoughts about our relationships with our neighbors and God, with all the love we can find.

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16

Contributors

Brianne
Brianne is an Omaha "lifer" and has been a member of St. James since 1989. Though St. James is her home, her involvement in OTOC (Omaha Together One Community) has taken her to churches of all denominations across the Omaha area. Brianne loves swimming, swing dancing, and fine dining. She is looking forward to sharing her faith with good friends.

Eric, aka Onionboy
Eric was born Catholic in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in the Chicago area. After many years of being unchurched and not knowing God, he reached a crisis point, and found that God had been there waiting for him all along. He tried different flavors of Christian faith before returning to the Catholic Church ten years ago or so. Saint Mary's in Bellevue is his home church. He enjoys golf, photography, board games, and swing dancing ... preferably combined.

Frank
Frank is another transplant from the Chicago area. Born and raised Catholic, he was actively involved until recent years when his crisis of faith turned him into a lapsed Catholic. While he has made his personal peace with this, he hopes going to Mass with his friends can bring him back into the community. He enjoys swing dancing, video games, and whatever fun he can find. Oh, and gummy candy.

F.O.C.U.S.

Mass Chaos is supporting two FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) missionaries financially, and more importantly through prayer. We invite you to join us in both.

Amy Brammer
Amy is a 2nd year FOCUS missionary at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She was raised Catholic, but had a major conversion in college which is essentially what inspired her to work for FOCUS full time. Some of her hobbies include dancing, zumba, good conversation, reading, watching movies and spending time with friends and family. Her favorite junk food is ice cream and her favorite candy is twizzlers.

Shannon Zurcher
Shannon is a 2nd year (plus) missionary in at the University of Connecticut . She decided to become a missionary after the missionaries in Nebraska had a huge impact on her while in college. Her favorite saint is St. Therese. She likes Husker sports, reading, and being with her family and friends!

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Monday, October 18, 2010

When Life Happens... Blogging Ceases

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