Lunar New Year Party

March 5th, 2010

In the afternoon of February 28, hundreds of parishioners gathered to join in our annual celebration of the Lunar New Year with fun and lots of food.

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Bulletin – February 28

February 28th, 2010

In this week’s bulletin, the Eco-Sabbath and the National Catholic Mission next Sunday and an invitation to learn about the Orthodox Churches.

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Homily – February 28

February 28th, 2010

We read in Luke’s gospel that Jesus took his friends Peter, James and John up a mountain to a place of peace and quiet so they could pray. In the midst of his own prayer something happened within him that showed itself in his very appearance, his faced glowed, even the clothes he was wearing seemed to dazzle. In that time and moment of prayer Jesus had a deepening awareness of himself and a deeper understanding of his role as God’s word of love for the world. In that time of prayer and reflection Jesus made a deeper commitment to the mission he had been sent to accomplish. This graced moment made Jesus transparent. He glowed with a passion and purpose that would enable him to continue his journey to Jerusalem where he would face his cross, death and resurrection.

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Homily – February 21

February 21st, 2010

I hope you all received ashes this past Wednesday. When we were kids it was the only day of the year we were allowed to have dirty faces. We wore our ashes with pride to show everyone in town we were Catholics.

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Bulletin – February 21

February 21st, 2010

In this week’s bulletin: news from Father Rick in Haiti; National Catholic Mission comes to St. Gabriel’s, and an Invitation to Learn about the Orthodox Churches.

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