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  Nice church, but the mass was literally an hour and a half long

  Added October 29, 2016 by Henry Talacko
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  As my mother - a devout, bedridden Catholic - lay dying in hospice, Skip, the supremely arrogant, unfeeling office assistant for St. Mary's basically tossed aside my urgent request for a priest to come administer her last rites!! Horrendous!! Absolutely inexcusable!! I made the call at 8 am Wed Oct 5th, 2016 and was told Wed, Thurs and Fri were not at all possible as Fr. John was too busy with other commitments. He might be free to come on Sat but no guarantees. I explained that she'd had a massive TIA, was unable to speak but nodded vigorously when I asked if she was ready to see a priest. His blatantly rude response, spoken in an extremely arrogant tone, was, "Well, how can we give her communion if she can't swallow?". Gee, Skip, an intelligent 7 year old could probably figure that one out!! Just put a drop of wine on the tip of her tongue. It's the ritual she needed not his totally irrelevant commentary on whether or not she was physically fit enough to warrant a visit!! "I'll see what I can do but no promises" was the best I got. It took a 2nd phone call from me and sucking up to his monstrous ego, explaining that Mom would very possibly pass away before Sat (she did) to get the response I should have gotten on the first call. "I'll let Fr. John know and if he can't come I may be able to come in the evening". We are so very grateful Mom's friend, Fr. John, found the time to dash out to see her prior to attending to a funeral that morning. She died 13 hours later on the evening of Oct 5th. Yet another (in this case, well deserved) black eye to the Catholic church!! I intend to report this to the Diocese of Belleville and I, absolutely, insist upon a written apology from Skip for having greatly increased our anxiety and burden during a day fraught with grief. Mary Elizabeth Bourque, daughter of Jeanne Bourque Ratliff, RIP. I will contact the Diocese directly with a report and my mailing address to which you can write with an apology for this barbaric behavior. Shame on you. Shame on you.

  Added October 16, 2016 by Liz Francis