Letter to the editor: Don’t let Mass times limit your faith

In response to the letter sent by a parishioner of St. Cornelius Catholic Church, my wife and I attended Mass at that church as well as the Catholic churches in Allenton, Imlay City and Capac for years. 

Our favorite was St. Nicholas in Capac. (We enjoyed worshipping with so many in the Hispanic community as well as the fundraising breakfasts that were hosted there after Mass.)

After COVID-19, we began attending St. Clement Catholic Church in Romeo. That parish has a Saturday afternoon Mass at 5 p.m. as well as three Sunday Masses (7 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.). After Father Steve, its decades-long pastor, announced his upcoming retirement, we decided to join St. Mary Catholic Church in Royal Oak, the parish where I met my wife 56 years ago. We have been worshipping there now for several years.

Our pastor celebrates three Sunday Masses and four weekday Masses as well as a weekday Mass at a Catholic parish in nearby Hazel Park. All this in addition to being responsible for St. Mary Parish’s elementary school. The round-trip drive from our home in Almont takes about 80 minutes, but for us it is worth the time and gas.

To the parishioner who resides four miles from Dryden: Don’t let the time of the Mass limit your ability to worship the Lord.

Eric Flinn
Almont Township