Macrossan's funeral was held at Our Lady of Help of Christians church.

The pastor, the Rev. Walter Cuenin, of Our Lady Help of Christians church in Newton, Mass., said his parish normally gave about $75,000 to the Cardinal's Appeal.

Launched on 2 April 2008, WorshipJournal.com is a worship resource website which offers free resources for Christians, churches and worship leaders.

He is also an avid worship leader around the River Valley area, leading regularly at Fellowship of Christians church, his home church.

While the gesture would appear noble, said a retired bishop of South Carolina, C. FitzSimons Allison, "one can only hope that such spiritually elevated acts will be matched by helping to rebuild Christians churches burned by Muslims in Sudan and Nigeria."

At Our Lady Help of Christians church in Newton, the Rev. Walter Cuenin was busy writing a bulletin he will distribute at Mass on Sunday.

The Rev. Austin Fleming of Our Lady Help of Christians church in Concord said he signed the letter, which was e-mailed to priests, because "what I hear from people over and over again, is that we don't understand how he's still in office."

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) determines and approves ecumenical statements, agreements, and maintains correspondence with other Presbyterian and Reformed bodies, other Christians churches, alliances, councils, and consortia.