Originally
the mission of Holy Spirit, and the T.C.C., was to provide a spiritual
home to disenfrachised Catholics. Holy Spirit is also the founding
parish of the denomination. Both the parish and denomination
soon learned that providing an alternative in which many of the issues
of discontent or dienfrachisement are addressed was not sufficient.
Both the parish and denomination remain rather small even in light of
their progressive and inclusive ministries.
After much
prayerful reflection as pastor, the mission of the parish, and in part
the denomination, has shifted to providing a true spiritual home for
recovering, disenfranchised, and healing Catholics.
We do not
have all of the inclusive activities of a traditional parish or faith
community. Rather there is the creation of a spiritual space, a sacred
space, in which individuals can reconnect with God. There is an attempt
to achieve a heighted sense of God's spiritual presence when
celebrating the Mass.
We only meet once a month, at present, to provide that developmental
sacred space. The hope is that once one reconnects with God, they
may be better able
to continue thier journey in faith. That may mean continuing to worship
at Holy Spirit or with another denomination or faith community.
We, and I, hope that you may spend a Sunday evening worshiping with us.
We truly are a faith community with a handful, literally, of individuals attending.
We are intimately connected to our Catholic faith and hope to see you sometime in the future.
Location of Sunday Mass
Holy Spirit celebrates Mass at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities.
The location of the church is:
3019 N. Harrison St.
Davenport, Iowa, 52803
Holy Spirit is most grateful and thankful to the MCCQC. They have been very kind to our faith community throughout the years.
Mass Schedule for the 2009 Liturgical Year (remainder of the year)
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 25
November 22