Cincinnati Catholic Church...christmas trees, the sign of advent!
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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  • chonakchonak
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    I'm sure those are "Jesse trees" :-)
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  • NihilNominisNihilNominis
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    Francis Seraph?
  • M. Jackson Osborn
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    Liturgical chic!
    At least we can take comfort in the fact that it could be worse -
    and probably is in more places than we would want to contemplate.

    By the way:
    What is known about the organ in this church?
  • CharlesW
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    Yesterday, the deacon concluded his sermon by wishing everyone a merry Christmas. I thought, "not yet you idiot. You of all people should know that."
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Maybe it's just his (or their) wishful hurry-up thinking about the Cincinnati Bengals getting to the playoffs and Super Bowl?
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  • sergeantedward
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    Which church is this?
  • FidemInFidebusFidemInFidebus
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    My church has tons of trees, too LOL...but what about that GIANT Advent wreath and those huge ribbons??? We use ribbons like that at my floral design job for wedding receptions....wow lol
  • matthewjmatthewj
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    Actually I think the Christmas Trees are the least eyebrow raising thing in this picture.
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  • BruceL
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    "Honey, I shrunk the congregational seating!"
  • eft94530eft94530
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    By the way: What is known about the organ in this church?

    Maybe the console is hiding in the barn on the left to balance the piano on the right?

    Purple.
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  • RomanticStringsRomanticStrings
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    Take out the "seasonal" (or "unseasonable") decorations, add some kneelers (read that as either an object or a person-description; one doesn't need the object, except insofar as it encourages the person), and it looks like you end up with a beautiful church!
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  • NihilNominisNihilNominis
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    The church is St. Francis Seraph in Over-the-Rhine. The organ is/was a Kilgen.

    See here: http://www.schaedlepipeorgan.com/History.html
  • NihilNominisNihilNominis
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    And that's the way it was. From 5 altars to 1, amongst other alterations:

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  • francis
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    If that thing catches fire, it will be a huge lawsuit.
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    The trees are really, really secular, no matter what you hang on them.
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