Sunday, September 13, 2009 Church going

Today I decided to finally go to church. I went to Holy Covenant MCC which was not far from the apartment. In spite of getting lost on the way there and held up by a train, I actually arrived somewhat on time.

I took my place at the back of the service so I could pretend I was a wall flower. Yeah right, within a couple minutes of arriving I had half the congregation welcoming me. While it was nice, I must have turned 10 shades of red. Since there was only about 30 people attending this service, I must have stood out like a sore thumb.

Tonight I'm going to attend Dignity in Chicago. Yes, I'm serious about this quest to find a home church. I've decided, although being spiritual is an important step when trying to connect to God, one must also have companionship on the journey. So off I go to seek spiritual renewal along a different avenue.

This is going to be my first foray into a gay Catholic organization. Somehow I've never been able to reconcile being Catholic and being gay. Hopefully I will find some answers here. Maybe not on the first visit, but I am determined to forge ahead.