Mystery Worshipper

Heritage Presbyterian, Glendale

Outdoor ‘Easter Sonrise’ service excels as the sun rises during communion
20 Apr 25
Arizona, USA

Rochester Cathedral, Kent

Venerating a bare wooden cross on Good Friday
18 Apr 25
England

All Saints Lutheran, Phoenix

Dignified Maundy Thursday service with the stripping of the altar
17 Apr 25
Arizona, USA

Cathedral of St Andrew the Apostle, Amalfi

Super stiff worship in a cathedral that was like being in heaven on earth
23 Mar 25
Italy

Concord Church, Bristol

Church in an aircraft hanger with a friendly buzz and an upbeat, outward focus
16 Feb 25
England
Frankfurt Cathedral

Cathedral of St Bartholomew, Frankfurt am Main

Celebrating the 1700th birthday of the Council of Nicaea with choirs and trumpets, but no after-service coffee
8 Mar 25
Germany

St Louis the King, Glendale

Empty ditties during mass, plus applause for the final hymn, make leaving church a joy
23 Feb 25
Arizona, USA
Wellhouse Church, Sisters, Oregon

Wellhouse Church, Sisters

Welcomed by a jolly man at the church door, but then it was downhill all the way
16 Feb 25
Oregon, USA

Riverbend Church, Bend

An 80 minute sermon fails to detract from a ‘heaven on earth’ service
5 Jan 25
Oregon, USA

St Agnes, Phoenix

Christmas Eve mass with a beautifully played but mysteriously hidden organ
24 Dec 24
Arizona, USA
Mount Angel Abbey

Mount Angel Abbey, Mt Angel

Benedictine monks gather for a beautiful, dignified mass on the fourth Sunday of Advent
22 Dec 24
Oregon, USA

St Edmund’s, Hunstanton

Welcomed in on a stormy day by a golden retriever for parish eucharist
24 Nov 24
Norfolk, England
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