This weekend began on Friday evening with our parish children's Lessons and Carols. As I get older, I am deeply inspired when our children tell us the story of salvation that we have taught them. In Lessons that proclaimed the Word of God, in music that spoke to your heart, and in acting out the Christmas story (complete with smiling angels), our children enkindled in us the advent spirit of joy and hope.
On Saturday morning, we celebrated First Reconciliation with more than ninety of our youth and their families. We had two celebrations with which we bathed in the light of God's healing forgiveness. As we have been shown by Nelson Mandela, forgiveness is the heart of a Gospel way of living.
Our Advent liturgical celebrations continued our theme of staying awake to God in everyday life. Deacon Bill Coffey preached on the Advent spirit of hope in the coming of the Lord Jesus into our lives and into our world. Maranatha.
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