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| - Decided to come here for some soul nourishment.
I have to say, the place was big. Lots of parking available which was easily marked with signs and/or staff directing you. For the elderly there was golf carts for assistance in getting to the facility if they parked too far.
Some parts of the Surprise campus was under construction which meant walking on dirt pathways into the facility.
Dress is casual which for me I thought unusual. Call me old fashioned but I thought we had to dress up for church as a sign of respect...oh well, I guess the times have changed.
Staff/employees was super-friendly and welcoming.
Before heading into the auditorium for the mass, there's a small bookstore/gift shop and a small cafeteria that serves breakfast, lunch and coffee/tea.
The auditorium was small but they informed the congregation that they were expanding so the small surroundings was only for a short time.
Music is loud, live, on-stage, uplifting and broadcasted on screen for everyone to sing along. Although there are some staff that come upon stage to talk, the main message is usually conveyed on screen and pre-recorded which was a bit of a turnoff for me as I expected a live on-stage presentation (-1)
As for the on-screen message, I too wasn't impressed (-1) as I was expecting the presenter to take a verse from the Bible, take it apart, examine it, and apply it to everyday living but that wasn't the case as they talked about a central theme - as of writing this, the theme they discussed for this week was on Wisdom.
Newcomers weren't expected to tithe but it does seem that the church expects 10% of one's salary for tithing from what I've read on their site.
There's no formal confessional booth so I'm guessing one was supposed to confess personally then choose to accept their communion which was passed around on a platter rather than coming up the aisle as in a Catholic church. The platter that is passed around consists of small bits of crackers (didn't resemble wafers) and small cups of grape juice.
Mass was held for an hour with homework given. Another turnoff for me was the pushing of social media (like Tweeting on Twitter about your homework readings given) by the presenter on-screen. (-1)
After mass, newcomers were welcomed to approach the welcome desk where they were asked to supply their address, email, and phone number. I only supplied my address and email and have noticed that I have started getting both mail and email which I had unexpected, yet another turnoff.
Very questionable if I'll be coming back to nourish my soul here.
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