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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL!

I'm the OP of this post and this is exactly what I am worried about!  It's kind of strange how so many people told me I have nothing to worry about.
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Yeah, the people who told you have nothing to worry about are not well versed in the actual rules of the Catholic Church, I don't think. It isn't like a protestant church where you can pick and choose and there are often lots of locally-governed methods of leadership. The RCC is a top-down organization who has strict rules about which parish you are a member at. While you are always welcome to attend Mass at any church, at any time - that doesn't make you registered in that parish.

The Mormon church is similar - you go where you are assigned. [/quote]

I go to St. Ann in Arlington. It has a school and a new-ish pastor. He doesn't do the whole boundary thing. 
If you are comfortable there, you are welcome.

No pressure, but if you'd like, come check it out. Have a doughnut.

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+1 There or St. Agnes.  St. Ann the more calmer of the two, but both are good.  My kids go to St. Agnes but for proximity reasons we go to St. Ann.  
I've never heard of this kind of pushiness that you are describing, but I'm from the west coast.  It doesn't "feel" Catholic--the proselytizing (omg try and spell that word on the first try grr!) [/quote]

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