St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church — Attraction in Minneapolis

The people in the Parish were very helpful with showing where to follow along in the palm and prayer books. We should have done some reading before going here though, as we had no idea what we were getting into. I have never been to an Eastern Orthodox Church or Mass before and it took us about half way through to catch up and follow along reasonably well.

After we got over the initial shock and questions about whether it was even a Catholic Church or not, we settled into the Mass and followed along. It was very different than Roman Catholic Masses I've attended on multiple continents, so just know that going in. One very unique aspect was communion. They hold a bib under your chin while you look up with your mouth open, then the Eucharistic Minister fishes a piece of body/bread out of the blood/wine with a spoon and puts it in your mouth. Very different...and yet kind of neat. I definitely need to read up on the customs so I can better appreciate some of...

Went to this church a while back. Wanted to try something different then the Roman Catholic church.

It is long but if you need or want a change I suggest this church.

The people are more then helpful during mass so you know where you are and what is going on!

The farther made is point and it was easy to understand!

I suggest going to the website and reading up on what is the Byzantine Catholic church before you go!

Make sure to where comfortable shoes. You will do lots of standing.

I will...

Some friends from college wanted to do a walking tour of churches in the area and it just so happened that St. John's was having a festival that included the opportunity to look around in the chapel. The clergyman who met us in the church gave us a great tour and explained a lot of interesting things about Byzantine Catholicism. It was a wonderful highlight...