Churches in Las Cruces?
Kasia February 1st, 2008
My mother moved to Las Cruces last spring. We’re still recovering. I still need to tell the story of the Poppytrail…but that can wait.
Anyway, she’s wanted us (TBS, The Canuck, and yours truly) to come visit since…well, pretty much since before she even left. I haven’t had the money for a plane ticket, so it hadn’t happened yet. Well, yesterday she e-mailed to tell us she’d found some great fares on Travelocity from Detroit to El Paso (which is apparently the most convenient airport for visiting Las Cruces), and would we please check and see if we could take advantage of any of them? She even offered to reimburse the airfare. So, in the spirit of honoring one’s mother, and with the additional benefit of an inexpensive vacation - ok, yes, I’ll be glad to see her, I admit it - The Canuck and I are booked to visit Las Cruces in April.
However, our trip runs over a Sunday. Has anyone visited Catholic churches in Las Cruces? I checked out masstimes.org and found there are quite a lot, but I’d prefer a recommendation if possible. Oh - and neither The Canuck nor I speaks Spanish, so an English Mass is preferable.
Also, if anyone has must-see recommendations for while we’re there, I’d certainly be appreciative. I’ve already asked my mother to think about the best way for us to visit Mexico while we’re there, since Las Cruces is so close to the border, so she’s percolating on that. Does anyone else have any suggestions, for either side of the border?
I will say that this was my worst experience trying to use Travelocity ever. I’ve used Expedia with a fair bit of success, and I think I’ve used Travelocity too, but for some reason I could not get it to change the number of adults when I clicked on the “book now” from the e-mail alert, and I couldn’t find the same fares when I searched for two adults traveling Detroit to El Paso. Then, when I called their customer service number, I had the singular delight of speaking to a well-intentioned but not particularly proficient non-native English speaker who began every sentence with “See, ma’am…” He tried - he really did - but when I finally managed to get through to him with what my concern was, his response was to tell me to call the airline directly and consider Travelocity for my future travel needs. Not exactly stellar customer service…but then, it may have been the only thing I could do - I don’t know whether he had the ability to help me (communication aside). As it was, I found the same flight seventeen dollars cheaper on the airline’s web site, so all’s well that
Kasia,
I hope you don’t mind me chiming in. This is my first comment to someone’s blog, but I grew up in El Paso..and so was a frequent visitor to Las Cruces. Make sure you visit Old Mesilla, it’s a really neat town, and Billy the Kid is rumored to have spent some jail time there.
I could tell you Churches in El Paso, but not Las Cruces. However, Old Mesilla has a a lovely Catholic Church that takes up almost one side of their “town square.”
Also, if you feel like a bit of a drive, East of El Paso is a fabulous Steak House…well worth the drive….Cattleman’s Steak House at Indian Cliffs Ranch. (Sorry, I can’t recall from your previous entries if you are vegetarian or not..so if you are…feel free to not go for steak
I am not to far from where you are at here in beautiful Troy, MI…although I don’t attend St. Anastasia. I do love Fr. J.J. though.
I hope your visit to the Southwest is lots of fun.
Ann
Ann, I’m so glad you did chime in! Thanks so much for the tips!
Fr. J.J. is fantastic, isn’t he?
Although I was born in Albuquerque, when I lived in NM I spent most off my time in the northern half. However, I ddo know Carlsbad Caverns is just eas of Las Cruses (though I’m not sure how far), and if you take 10 West for about a day you can come see me in LA!
I recommend sleeping in. Sunday is, after all, the weekend, a day off of work; and at any rate you’ll be on vacation (though how much a visit to Cindy ranks as a “vacation” is another question entirely . . .).
If you’ve never been out to the Mountain West . . . brace yourself. It’s a different culture entirely from what we in the Rust Belt/Midwest have. Be prepared also for your IQ to go down several dozen points. This is due both to the high elevation and the overweeming influence of Mormonism and marijuana.
Archangel’s Advocate: well, we could drive a day west and meet you in LA…or, since we’ll have already traveled 1,500 miles, you could come meet us in Las Cruces… :-p
Joe W: thanks for the suggestion, but we’ll be going to Mass. It’s just a question of at which parish.
Drive to Roswell and go to the church that has Fr. Bill McCann as the pastor.