Mass Appeal

Montgomery Theater
124 N. Main Street Souderton

Made into the 1984 film starring Jack Lemmon, this award-winning dramatic comedy tracks the tension between Father Tim Farley, a popular Catholic pastor at an affluent church and the brash young deacon who challenges his complacency. The two first meet when seminarian Mark Dolson speaks up during one Father Farley's overly simplified Sunday sermons -- and, intrigued by the youthful firebrand, Farley requests Dolson be assigned to his church. Their ensuing conflict is both funny and touching, examining the very nature of friendship as each man substantially changes the other.