The High Altar is nice there isn't That is St. Gabriel's Church, now the parish is called Holy Annunciation in Hazleton. The high altar was unused when I got there. Actually the chairs used to be put in front of it during lent, and advent. I told the pastor at the time I didn't want to be up there. I prefered a chair to the side. So I pressed for that. If you look the tabernacle is not functional in the center. It has a marble sheet in front of it. (But based on the crooked way it is placed in there, I think the hinges are intacted. I preached on the importance of the central tabernacle and a man told me he put the cover over the tabernacle on the insistance of a pastor and the entire tabernacle is still in there. (He said the door was in the basement. I tore the basement apart looking for it. I think I found a brass door that might go on it, but not being my church I cannot do such things as install it. I had a group of people there who wanted it back in the center, and I am hoping the oblates of St. Joseph who took over the parish put it back in the center. So something you should pray for. (But still the stuff is there so it can be restored, and that is still a plus.) I am in Towanda right now, but not so sure how long I will be there after what I said about the CCHD. Who knows it is all in God's hands.

Side note Fr. Comellas last I heard had set up a tridentine wedding that was suppose to occur this summer past. So if so the high altar was used, the family was even making the altar cloths for it. (I will ask him if it ever happened.)

I used to use the high altar to practice on how to celebrate the Tridentine Mass. (Using that Kit the fraternity sent me. You know with the laminated cards. I had to stop when someone in the sacristry threw my stuff away, I have not ordered a new kit yet.) But it was prefect for it, since it was a high altar. I think I gotta go do the seminar on the ancient usages though that way I don't build up bad habits, which priests do many times when they try to self teach.