Weekend Masses

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Sometimes I am amazed at how people do not read a question or because the answer is in the question, they believe it to be a trick. To give an example here are a number of responses from a recent religious education test. On what day of the week does Ash Wednesday fall? Answer March On what day of the week does Easter Sunday fall? Answer April These are just a few examples of how we fail to communicate. We are in a hurry so we do not hear or see the obvious. Constantly I ask people to take a little time out to clear our minds and make space for God. If we fail to communicate at a human level because we are in a hurry, so too we will fail to communicate with God if we are rushed and busy and annoyed. So when you pray or come to church give yourself space to clear the mind and be still so that you can know that God is with you. Remember the gospel, Jesus goes away to a quiet place to pray and be alone with God.. Help us in Church to create that quiet space so that we can be alone and be with God. The journey continues, Fr Karl

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last weekend Penny led the catechists in a training session in preparation for the beginning of the Religious Education program. An enormous amount of preparation is done before the first Family Centered Faith Formation session. Teaching aids, lesson plans, videos and training sessions. This year we had to search for new catechists. All of our catechists are volunteers who give up a number of their Sundays to help teach and put into practice their faith. They are people from all walks of life and young high school kids who by their example show us what it means to be a Christian. All of them I see in church on Sundays. Constantly by their example they remind me that Religious ED is not about one Sunday a month but about living faith every day. We all need to renew and live our faith. We all need to learn, but above all it is the example that counts. Seeing parents with their children in Church Sunday after Sunday tells me and all of us that their faith is important. Combined with the teaching around the table it sends a powerful message that faith is a journey that is strengthened by the Eucharist and lives in the world every day. At the end of Mass let us take Christ with us into our world and by our example encourage all to live lives true to the Gospel. Let the Journey continue, Fr Karl