Every year in every church in the Archdiocese (and in many other dioceses across the USA), parishes are asked to count how many are at Mass. October is seen as a “typical” month. It is not summer, when many people are away on vacation (or at a vacation site parish, when many visitors are present); it is not winter when bad weather may lessen attendance; and it is not a holiday season when attendance is higher. It is considered typical.
In 2023, the average Sunday attendance at Holy Redeemer was 246. In 2024, the average attendance on three Sundays (we did not count the third Sunday when we had the Eucharistic procession), the average attendance is 309. You will get a letter from me in a week or two that will report a lower number based on the first two weeks of October. In fact, the fourth Sunday of October had an especially large congregation due to a Saturday wedding in the Mandarin Mass community.
Regardless, our Mass attendance is trending higher and most of the growth is in the Mandarin 12:30 PM Mass. But all three of our Masses have faithful parishioners who attend Mass.
Saint John Church is also seeing an increase in Mass attendance. In 2023, the average Sunday attendance was 358; in 2024, the average Sunday attendance was 432. About 50% of the Saint John’s congregations are visitors and the October numbers were higher because of several large conventions.