[Salvation]

**The Church has GROWN since Vatican II. In most areas, like my own parish, you have to shoehorn people into the pews at almost every Mass.**

Have to admit I completely agree with you here!

Our parish is alive and well with many new indibiduals volunteering for parish committees, ministries and services! We are in the process of adding a women's, men's and young mother's Bible Study regimen! All at once!

[JNB]

If you are in the suburbs with a new, large parish, you will see somthing entirely different than you would see in the old cities and towns back east were parish' have been closed or consolidated.