Our Lady Queen of All Saints is located in the quiet,
bedrock, community of Fraser. It is located in an ordinary looking church
building in an ordinary looking working class neighborhood.
When you enter the parking lot at Our Lady Queen of All
Saints, you are immediately drawn to 2 very different and distinct things. First
is the large picture of Mary inside a glass enclosure that is attached to the
front of the church. The second is the prayer garden off to the side of the church.
This is a nice area to sit and reflex in a relaxing setting. It’s also a nice
area to pray for Mary’s intercession in our lives.
We entered the church through large wooden doors and stepped
into a small vestibule area. We were warmly greeted by one of the ushers who
held open the doors to the main church area.
Inside the church, the main aisle had wooden pews with
kneelers on either side. This aisle led up to the altar of the church. The
altar, lectern and sacristy table were all covered in a two-tone green cloth. A
statute of Jesus sits in front of the altar while a crucifix hung on the wall
over the sacristy table. The sacristy table was adorned with statues of angels
kneeling in prayer that faced either other on both sides of the table.
Fr. Ron Babich is the pastor at Our Lady Queen of All
Saints. He spoke in a very fast, almost, ferocious tone during the mass. His
homily focused on recent current event as he implored the congregation to take
time to appreciate all the good life has to offer and to not get caught up in
worrying and being negative.
Our Lady Queen of All Saints appeared to be made up mostly
of seniors. However, they did host a vacation bible school program this year
and they have an active religious education office. Together, they indicate a
strong commitment to families and children.
Our Lady Queen of All Saints is a simple, yet beautiful,
church in which to worship, pray and for the community to come together in
service to the Lord. We enjoyed our visit and the opportunity to worship with
the people at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints.
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Prayer Garden
Walkway leading to the prayer garden
Prayer Garden
Our Lady Queen of All Saints
Angels kneeling in prayer
Lectern
The main altar at Queen of All Saints
Alejandro and Carmen at Queen of All Saints
Steven and Maria at Queen of All Saints
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