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This
controversial but effective ministry was conceived by our Irish brother,
Associate Pastor John Clunas. His heart for ministry lies in the
lost brothers and sisters who are caught up in the 'Mother Church' as he
calls it. In his own words ".. when I left the Catholic Church..
I not only left behind a good excuse to drink.. but I left behind some
dear lads and lassies that I would love to see again and .. er.. I .. mean
love to see come over to the side of the Protestants.. specifically the
fundamentalist baptists. That is why I have proposed to start a communion
night party.. It will be held after the official communion service and
take place in the downstairs fellowship hall. There will be live
music and Irish drinking songs.. alcohol will be served to attract the
catholics within our community.. and I will tell you this, You can have
all you want to drink.. and the ladies get in free.. And I have a good
supply of fifty year old bottles of hooch.. and I will challenge a priest
each evening to drink me under the pew.." Because of Rev. Clunas'
ability to hold extensive amounts of liquor and his "on fire" heart for
the lost brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church.. this ministry has
been one of our more successful ones. Each friday night we have a
turn out of at least eight hundred folks.. one week of church tithe goes
into buying the alcohol and paying the band and bartenders.. but the results
are too overwhelming for us to think about stopping for any question of
morality. Be assured that anyone under twenty-one is carded in the
Sanctuary even before the official communion service. We also run
a raffle alongside the Post Communion Party.. that attracts some of the
folks from the secular fire halls where they would otherwise be whiling
away their time with bingo.
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