oly Trinity Catholic Church. We found this church on the same day we found our apartment on W. 83rd Street. We fell in love with the apartment (remember the new floors, new walls, new appliances and the Italian slate tile??) and decided to take a walk and get a feel for the neighborhood. Christina's mother Pat was with us, and we happened to look down the street, just one block down and over, and saw a beautiful church. It was Sunday and mass had just ended. We walked in and met the priest...we just knew this was meant to be. Kind of sealed the deal on the apartment. Anyhoo, after we moved here we learned that Holy Trinity only has male choristers. Women don't sing there. Humph! Imagine that. I am still outraged.We found an address for St. Paul's on the Internet and decided to try this church on our first Sunday. We attended St. Paul's Catholic Church in San Antonio, so there was an obvious connection. We miss our choir family back in San Antonio! To make another one of my long stories short, we loved the service. We met one of the priests after the service, Father Jamie, and he quickly introduced us to the Choir Director, Ann Holland. We've been singing with them ever since. I'm glad we're going to church. It feels good to be there and I love the music. Today, we rehearsed "Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head". This made me think of my sister, Dalinda. I would love to hear her lovely Alto singing this beside me. Just beautiful! And for the last 2 weeks we've been rehearsing "His Eye is on the Sparrow". This was one of my mom's favorite songs and I believe it was sung at her funeral by her dear friend, John Trueblood. I can't get through it without thinking of her. My eyes sting and my throat burns every time.
The choir has welcomed us warmly. The church is just a block or two from where Christina will be starting school at AMDA in February. One of our fellow sopranos is a voice teacher there. Just wanted one and all to know that we have found a church home in New York.
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