This is a beautifully (and for this year, fittingly)-named parish. It's the only one in East Greenwich, and I believe it's one of the biggest in the Diocese. It has two full-time priests and a successful parish school, as well as a food pantry, youth group, and a variety of other ministries. There was a morning Lent retreat for young adults given by the Diocese here a couple of Saturdays ago, which brought me here for the morning Mass.
The church has a large and straightforward interior. The Stations of the Cross are on brick walls which zigzag down the sides of the church, with floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows that you can see when facing the back. There are depictions of the four evangelists around the sanctuary. My favorite detail is the stained glass behind the altar - two intricate depictions of the last supper, with the church's crucifix between them.
If you ever get a chance, get to their Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass. The music there is second to none, led by Henri St. Louis (organist/director) and Deidre Donovan (cantor). Actual church music used there, no campfire tunes.
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Much agreed. Br. Roger Chingas, currently at Blessed Sacrament on Academy Ave., Providence, was in charge of music spanning my 15 years at OLM. He put to use the "actual church music," using the pipe organ and 4-part choir. Seemingly rare stuff for suburban Catholic parishes. When I met Henri St. Louis, I somehow knew that he was the heir apparent at OLM. Deidre came from St. Joseph's on Hope St., another liturgical cut above. Not only are Henri and Deidre great, but campfire tunes still burn on at most other places.
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