{"id":4955,"date":"2010-09-23T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/another-reason-not-to-have-mass-outdoors.html"},"modified":"2010-09-23T08:03:53","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T08:03:53","slug":"another-reason-not-to-have-mass-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/another-reason-not-to-have-mass-outdoors.html","title":{"rendered":"Another reason not to have mass outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Folks at an Episcopal church learned that lesson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hPtPp5Jtaw4XgGALKEMUnvIJLyJgD9ID6JK00\">the hard way:<\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe rector of a Hingham church said parishioners trying to hold a post-Mass picnic at the town&#8217;s beach were interrupted by a Canadian goose being shot in front of them. The Rev. Timothy Schenk of the St. John the Evangelist Episcopal church said that the church was holding its &#8220;preach at the beach&#8221; Mass last week when parishioners saw two hunters open fire on a small flock of geese.<\/p>\n<p>He said one goose was shot and fell into the water, but did not die immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Schenk said parents and children at the picnic were upset about the shooting. He said the Mass was designed for children and to remind them that God isn&#8217;t just found at the pulpit and in the pews.<\/p>\n<p>A regulation prohibits discharging firearms on town property.<\/p>\n<p>No charges have been filed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks at an Episcopal church learned that lesson the hard way: The rector of a Hingham church said parishioners trying to hold a post-Mass picnic at the town&#8217;s beach were interrupted by a Canadian goose being shot in front of them. The Rev. 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