New OCP Dress Code

Hey everybody! Kip wanted me to rush out this announcement so that everybody has time to get ready for the big Christmas celebrations. First off, here is the Christmas mass schedule:

Christmas Eve:

• 4:00 pm: Children's Mass
• 5:30 pm: Youth Mass
• 7:00 pm: Pet Mass
• 8:30 pm: Mexican Mass
• 9:45 pm: Mexican Youth Mass

Christmas Day:

• 12:00 am: Midnight Ecumenical Mass (with Al-Hasqa Mosque)
• 11:00 am: Christmas Day Mass

Whew! Now that that's over with, I have to tell you about a new policy. Apparently the OCP requires that, in order to conform to their liturgical guide, all faith communicants adhere to the dress code associated with the particular liturgical format of the mass that they're going to. Starting after Christmas, we're going to be having three different mass types:

• One with the Spirit: This is a casual mass - let your hair down!
• Burning with the Spirit: This is very similar to our current progressive mass
• That Old Tyme Faithe: This is new to SOV2, it's a sort of traditional mass

Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "A traddie mass at SOV2!?" Well, I wasn't super happy about it either, but apparently OCP has done some studies and they think we can maximize our revenues by appealing to some of the traddie types, while luring them into a more progressive spirituality. So what the heck! I may have to bring Fr. Juno in to do some of the parts of the mass that I've forgotten how to do.

So, like I said, the OCP requires that in order to have a valid mass, the faith communicants must adhere to the dress code stipulated by the OCP liturgical guide. The following outfits are approved by OCP and can be purchased at their on-line site. The new OCP ushers will not let anybody into the worship space who doesn't conform to the new policy. So without further ado, in popular men's & womyn's styles, here are the new clothes you have to wear.

Old Tyme Faithe (traditional):

Burning for Change (progressive):

Moved by the Spirit (casual):