October 31st, 2010
The people who lived at the time of Jesus and for hundreds of years before had a simple view of what we call cosmology. Have you ever looked up at the blue sky on a perfectly cloudless day? The sky looks like an upside down cup, like a canopy covering the earth. That’s just about how those people saw things. The sky was like a ceiling and above the ceiling was water. It was known as the waters above whereas the seas were known as the waters below. Rain came when God opened the heaven’s floodgates to water the earth so the earth could be productive. They saw no connection between sun and moon. God made the sun to rule the day and the moon to rule the night and the stars were just there. Yet people had a great sense of reverence for God’s creation. For them the heavens proclaimed the glory of God, for them everything gave witness to the wonder of God and spoke to them of God.
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This week: Holocaust Education Week, the MOSAIC Peace Meal, a mass to support women experiencing violence and abuse, and the Eco-sabbath.
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October 27th, 2010
In 2011, we will celebrate the 60th anniversary of St. Gabriel’s Parish. A parish pictorial directory would be a wonderful way to commemorate this milestone and the directory would be a valuable historical keepsake for future generations to enjoy and cherish. IPC Canada Photo Services Inc. provides this service to the Church at no cost. Each participating family (household) will receive a free copy of the directory and an opportunity to purchase additional studio-quality portraits at less than studio prices. There is no obligation to purchase. Tables will be set up after all the Masses today and next week in the Gathering Space to give you an opportunity to make an appointment to have your photo taken in early November.
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October 24th, 2010
We’ve just listened to another great parable of Jesus. We can just imagine these two men approaching the temple. We can wonder what was it that brought them to this house of God, this house of prayer. We can just hear the Pharisee singing his own praises. He was a faithful Jew. He kept the law and was faithfully observant; he fasted on the days commanded, he supported the temple financially with his tithing. He felt good about himself. He was sure God was pleased with his way of life. He topped off his litany of self praise by thanking God he was not like other people, people he listed as thieves, rouges and adulterers. He was especially grateful he had nothing in common with that tax collector hanging around the back of the temple.
This week in the bulletin: Holocaust Education Week, and coffee after weekend masses.
Founded by St. Paul of the Cross, every Passionist takes a special vow to spend his or her energies in promoting remembrance of the sufferings of Jesus, the memory of the Cross, and reflection of the meaning of the Cross for the world.
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Companion for the Walk of the Stations of the Cosmic Earth
St. Gabriel’s Garden – Guided Sensory Reflective Walk
