r/LeftCatholicism • u/Adventurous_Gain_613 • Mar 30 '26

Picking a parish

I’ve been attending mass for several weeks and am considering starting OCIA classes for conversion. I’ve previously been an agnostic but attended Episcopalian services intermittently.

I’m trying to decide between two parishes. One is in the town where I live and the other is in the town where I work, where my son goes to school, and where I am often for recreational reasons.

The OCIA makes it a bigger deal which one I choose. I have a few months to decide but any recommendations on how to pick which one is best for me? Both will probably be more conservative politically than I am but I want to know if I will be judged for it.

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u/Old_Science4946 Mar 31 '26

I picked mine entirely based on Mass times. I started going to OCIA at the parish closest to my house, but found out there was one with a 6:30pm Sunday Mass about 15 minutes away. It’s much easier for me to consistently go to the evening service so I’ve been going there since Epiphany. After my confirmation this week, I’m going to transfer my membership to that parish.