The Worship Community of Saint Nicholas Ministries is called "Saint Nicholas Mission."
Worship—In our own words...
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is the feeling that there is a bridge from an ancient faith to something that feels relevant in my daily life."
—Lee
"I like that even though we are a small gathering, we don't skimp on solemnity and ritual. For me those things are matters of personal piety and are the most common way that I know that I have entered into a sacred space."
—Carol
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is our blend of the rarely used Gallican rite with the more contemporary musical selections."
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission are Father David's sermons."
—Eleanor*
* In the interest of full disclosure, some may wish to note that Eleanor is Father David's mother.
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is that everybody performs their individual ministry with great care and reverence—the readers, acolyte, organist, and the congregation."
—Dewey
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is the comfortable mix of old and new which is further enhanced by sermons that explain how old world texts apply to current world issues."
—Lee
—Lee
"I like that even though we are a small gathering, we don't skimp on solemnity and ritual. For me those things are matters of personal piety and are the most common way that I know that I have entered into a sacred space."
—Carol
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is our blend of the rarely used Gallican rite with the more contemporary musical selections."
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission are Father David's sermons."
—Eleanor*
* In the interest of full disclosure, some may wish to note that Eleanor is Father David's mother.
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is that everybody performs their individual ministry with great care and reverence—the readers, acolyte, organist, and the congregation."
—Dewey
"What I like best about Mass at Saint Nicholas Mission is the comfortable mix of old and new which is further enhanced by sermons that explain how old world texts apply to current world issues."
—Lee
Worship—In others' words
This, then, is the aim of the Liturgy: that we should return to the world with the doors of our perceptions cleansed. We should return to the world after the Liturgy, seeing Christ in every human person, especially in those who suffer.
—Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia
I heard it said that "Liturgy done well provides a playground for the Holy Spirit."
—Peter J. Latona, DMA
Whenever we come together around the table, take bread, bless it, break it, and give it to one another saying: "The Body of Christ," we know that Jesus is among us. He is among us not as a vague memory of a person who lived long ago but as a real, life-giving presence that transforms us. By eating the Body of Christ, we become the living Christ and we are enabled to discover our own chosen-ness and blessedness, acknowledge our brokenness, and trust that all we live we live for others. Thus we, like Jesus himself, become food for the world.
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
The purpose of worship is to adore and to praise God. Worshiping God is both a duty and a privilege. As those who were created and redeemed by God, it is our duty to offer our praise and thanksgiving. It is our privilege to come into the presence of the Most High God. If we feel good after worship, that's a bonus God has given us, but it's not the true purpose for our being there.
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place.
—Rabbi Elimelech
We attend Mass because we may, not because we must.
—Archbishop Karl Pruter
—Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia
I heard it said that "Liturgy done well provides a playground for the Holy Spirit."
—Peter J. Latona, DMA
Whenever we come together around the table, take bread, bless it, break it, and give it to one another saying: "The Body of Christ," we know that Jesus is among us. He is among us not as a vague memory of a person who lived long ago but as a real, life-giving presence that transforms us. By eating the Body of Christ, we become the living Christ and we are enabled to discover our own chosen-ness and blessedness, acknowledge our brokenness, and trust that all we live we live for others. Thus we, like Jesus himself, become food for the world.
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
The purpose of worship is to adore and to praise God. Worshiping God is both a duty and a privilege. As those who were created and redeemed by God, it is our duty to offer our praise and thanksgiving. It is our privilege to come into the presence of the Most High God. If we feel good after worship, that's a bonus God has given us, but it's not the true purpose for our being there.
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place.
—Rabbi Elimelech
We attend Mass because we may, not because we must.
—Archbishop Karl Pruter
