Dear Brother Ignatius Mary,

I am a very practicing Catholic, and because of my current "missionary placement", my team and I recently attended, by invitation, a weekend which, in principle, was meant to prepare the youth of the Diocese for WYD 2011. Leaving aside details about how the whole weekend felt very protestant and new age-ish, it was very unorthodox and lacked substance, and did not really address WYD. Consider this a background to the next part.

What I want to ask, is about the "mass" they had. Here's the layout. It was Sunday.

- Entrance hymn: played by on a CD
- Priest reads an opening prayer composed by one of the people responsible for organizing the weekend, no sign of the cross to open mass.
- Psalm, second reading, and alleluia entirely omitted
- A selected gospel passage was interpreted (not read by the priest) by laywoman in song and dance
- Reflection was given by same laywoman, no homily
- Offertory consisted of a powerpoint presentation about Haiti, and gifts "for Haiti" were brought up (bread and wine were already at the altar)
- The entire Liturgy of the Eucharist was ad libbed by the priest, and the words of consecration of the wine were slightly modified
- During communion, the priest announced that there were not enough hosts for everyone, and asked the congregation (of 40ish) to simply take a host, break it and share it with the people around them. He proceeded to pass hosts out from his clay saborium (am I wrong in thinking that saboriums are supposed to be at least lined with gold on the inside?), and people broke up the Eucharist into bits and passed them around. Being assigned to play a communion song, I managed to avoid receiving. I didn't notice if he cleaned up properly afterwards, but he didn't sweep the room and eat the dust so my guess is that he didn't.
- For the final blessing, another priest who was present and not concelebrating invited several people up into the "sanctuary" (we were in an ecumenical center, so it wasn't a real church) and they had a little chat, talked about how nice family was, then the "presiding" priest proceeded to take the baby in both hands, and in the same fashion as one would do while doing the benediction holding a monstrance at the end of adoration, "blessed" the congregation.
- At no point in the "mass" did the priest say "The Lord be with you"

I felt like tearing up the place. I don't think I've ever been quite that angry before.

1. Was the mass valid?
2. Should these priests be put into exile or be excommunicated for allowing these things to happen?
3. Am I guilty of any sin for not leaving, reprimanding them all, or participating in the "mass" by playing music?
4. Should I put anything specific in my letter to the Bishop of the diocese (who, by the way, is a Cardinal)? Or should what I wrote here suffice?

Thanks a bunch! I plan on never ever returning to that place, just for the record.