St Margaret Mary Catholic Church — Attraction in Winter Park

This is the lowest rating i have given for a church mainly because of the 'inadequate' Mass we attended as a couple today.Homily or reflection is required for every Sunday and Holy Obligation (Canon 767) but its non existence today when i attended Mass at 8am at this very church.Since Scripture is not a dead letter it continues to speak to us both in catechesis and in application .The priest today Fr Adam Marchese failed to understand(in my humble opinion )that a liturgical homily must hold the foremost place and is nourished in a healthy way and flourishes in a holy way by an ordained minister of the church.I hope my review will be viewed as postive feedback to improve the Sunday services offered in this church.I do understand church needs funds to help people in need but it should not take away the importance of visitors and faithfuls who attends every Sunday to listen to a priest's homily nor should it be the focus of a homily!There are other ways how funds are collected and 'politely asked' by a church for the congregation.Plz look at eg at Kulim SHJ (choose English Mass as thr other language offered here) or Minor Basillica of St Anne BM.(Choose English ) weekend weekly Masses from Malaysia- can be viewed from Youtube for guidance.Nevertheless, its a beautiful church for people to visit when you are around...

We had our wedding ceremony at St. Margaret Mary in Winter Park, which is an absolutely stunning church – really the only beautiful one in the area. We couldn’t have been more pleased with how the ceremony went. They even allowed us to bring in a Presbyterian minister so we could celebrate my religion as well, which was so appreciated. The Father who married us was wonderful and really put personal touches on our ceremony and delivered a powerful sermon. It was honestly the best part of our day.

The wedding coordinator is a little difficult to work with because she isn’t quite so reliable or clear with her follow-up. It's important to stay on top of her during your rehearsal to make sure she caught all of your instructions. All together, we had an incredibly pleasant experience and truly enjoyed our wedding ceremony. The ceremony musicians and director of music were very pleasant to work with and once I picked out the songs, they just went to it. It was nice knowing that was...

I was busy traveling and I needed to get Sunday Obligation so I visited this parish since they had the latest time. I went to the 6PM Mass and all I can say is…no. Absolutely not! From the guitar to the modernization of the hymns to all the talking going on about everything else but the Mass right up to the very start of Mass was just a no no no. I hate to say this but this Parish had a real Non Denominational vibe going on. You can tell they were trying to appeal to a newer generation. I was flabbergasted by what I was witnessing. Not once did I feel a sense of reverence in there. Also, I’m tired of all these parishes and the flat screen tv’s everywhere. I have a lot to say but I feel bad for even writing this review. All I’m going to say is go visit for yourself and see if you enjoy it. As for me and mine we will stick to a more traditional parish like St. James in downtown...