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I suggested on another thread that all of you supporters of the Board go up to St. Louis and attend one of their "polka" masses and then go over to the social hall and have some good stiff drinks and sausages and discuss this. I am sure you all will just love the "polka" mass.

In case you don't get my drift,you really need to read up on this situation,you would not be too impressed with the particulars. I have been keeping up with this for quite some time and this Board fancies themselves akin to the Board of the country club at the end of my street.

I believe they run a country club for second and third generation Poles,or in other words,it's a totally social thing and has little to do with the Roman Catholic Church. The mass is just some entertainment that precedes a social "do". Almost all of them live in the suburbs. The first generation Poles ,who do live in the neighborhood are the ones whose votes were rejected,see Irslattery's previous post.

I distinctly remember that when one of the first threads on this sad situation was posted on FR, someone posted a story about the parish life and that there really wasn't one... average Sunday Mass was attended by @129 people and there were no weekday Masses or ccd classes or anything. Almost all of the parishioners belong to other parishes in the 'burbs (where they live) and quite a few don't even live in the state anymore although they still contribute financially.

lrslattery: thank you for posting this letter, how many people does it represent?