What inspires me as the pastor of St. Joseph's is to see so many single people and families who gather to celebrate the Eucharist Sunday after Sunday after Sunday. For me, these parishioners deserve Olympic gold medals, spiritually speaking. Together, as a parish family, we give thanks to the Lord our God for the many blessings we have received.
Deacon Bill Coffey preached on how the light of Christ shines brightly in the dark places of light. Because of the light of Christ, we are always and everywhere God's beloved. Deacon Bill raised up our spiritual awareness in asking: "Where did we see God today?"
Deacon Bill quoted those words of wisdom: "We live life forward; we know life backwards." It is with the grace of hindsight that we recognize the hand of God in our life experiences.
Responding to Bishop Matano's initiative, this weekend we had a second collection to help needy folks with with funds for heating assistance during this harsh winter. As always, our parishioners responded with generosity in sharing what we have with those in need. Channel 8 was with us this morning covering the story of how the parishes of the diocese were taking us a second collection for funds for heating assistance.
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