I have only belonged to St. Benedict's for a few years. But, when I first attended they were holding Masses in a Middle School cafeteria because the parish had no church building.
But the parish members very much wanted a church and worked very hard to raise the funds to build one. And members wanted updates on how they were doing.
It is sad that some people came and thought that this parish was ""all about money."" This is so far from the truth! Saint Benedict now has an astounding church home, and this is because so many parishioners ""concerned themselves with money."" Money given in the hope of moving out of a cafeteria into a beautiful church.
I suspect those who so disliked the ""constant talk about money"" found some established church where this was not an issue. But--did any of them volunteer to help build a church for the St. Benedict parish?
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