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1/17/21 Father Owen's Bulletin Message
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Dear Parishioners,
Last Monday, we began the first week of Ordinary Time. Today, we begin the second Sunday of Ordinary Time. You will notice the vestments are now green as are the cloths and the wall hangings. Christmas has been put away for yet another year. Please God, next Christmas the pandemic will be over, and we will be back to a normal reality. I take this opportunity to thank so many of you, my beloved parishioners for your generosity to me during Christmas. I was deeply touched by the many gifts I received and deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thanks to everybody who helped with decorating and for those who put away the decorations. A big thanks to our Cornerstone brothers who last week took the lights off the trees and gave so much of their Saturday to help prepare us for Ordinary Time. Last Sunday after 6 pm mass, a wonderful group of tenth graders helped to dismantle the trees, removed wreaths and indoor decorations. Our sacristans were “busy bees”. A big thank you to Rhonda, Jeanne, Terry, Pat and Lyn for all of your hard work and dedication.
This Wednesday, January 20th, Joseph Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. Let us pray for him and the new administration which will bring a sense of calm and healing to our country and that as Americans we can all reach out to each other with mutual respect and begin to live in a country where we can peacefully accept each other despite our differences through the grace of God.
Normally on January 22nd, Christians throughout our land march in Washington DC to portray our love for the unborn child and to pray for an end to abortion. This year because of the pandemic, as I mentioned last week, our three parishes are praying together with a common goal. We began last Thursday at St. Luke parish offering a Novena to the Sacred Heart for understanding of the dignity of human life for the baby in the womb, the person living in poverty, the elderly and the prisoner. Please join us in prayer physically at mass or virtually so that together we can bring Christ’s mercy to a fractured world. Many voices unified in prayer can through the grace of God make positive change. Let us work and pray together to make that change a reality.
This Monday, January 18th, we remember the wonderful life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. My dad told me that he was in the southern part of our country in the 1940s and while travelling on a bus, he offered his seat to a pregnant African American woman. She kindly told my dad that she wasn’t allowed to sit while he stood. Therefore, he stood beside her for the completion of this journey and the seat was left empty. My beloved father taught me that we are all equally loved by God. As we look at another human being, regardless of the color of their skin, we know that they are a much-loved child of God. Our beloved Lord created us all in his image and likeness. Let us see this likeness of God’s wonderful creation and the tones of our skin as a beautiful patchwork of his goodness and creativity. We honor Dr. King today and all of the men and women who have led our country in the realization that we are all created equal and that with equal opportunity to education, jobs and safety we can all prosper and thrive together as Americans.
Fr. Owen