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My Brothers and Sisters,

“Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.” It’s funny, when you stop and think about how true what John says in today’s Gospel is. Life can be full of new beginnings. Over the last two weekends, we experienced something new and extraordinary in both of our parishes. At Saint Mary’s on May 4th and at Nativity on May 11th, we saw a group of young people receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time in their young lives. I remember thinking how wonderful it was to see them after years of wanting to take the living bread in their small hands finally able to do so and how full of joy their faces were. One young girl told me she was happy that at last her whole family could receive together.

When was the last time you experienced such joy at Communion? When did you last take the time to realize that you were holding the living bread that brings eternal life in your hands and on your tongue? Let’s all take a lesson from these young “parishioners” and let that love and joy out for everyone to see.

Up on top of the hill at St. Mary’s, we are still undergoing the renovations as we patiently wait for all the repairs and improvements to be completed and finally see a new worship site. We had hoped to be in by Pentecost but the altar and chairs won't be ready by then. I know that we are all anxious to return to the church, but we have to remember that anything worthwhile is worth waiting for, and perhaps we all need a reminder that “Church is truly where the people of God ARE.” Just look at our first reading; Paul and Barnabas were proclaiming the truth of the “way.” Followers of Jesus were not in a formal church. No, they were teaching in the streets of the towns and cities they were in and occasionally they celebrated in the homes of those who accepted the faith.

So, as we look forward to all the new things that the month of June will bring, let us look to the new things that the Church offers during the upcoming months. 1) At the end of May we have the Endless Mountain Men’s Retreat; 2) Eucharistic adoration; 3) Cursillo is offered at different times; 4) Divine Mercy adoration is offered on the first Sunday of each month … the list goes on. We can be like the people we read about each week; you know, the people who first accepted Christ. And we can be like the young people of both parishes and let our joy be found in the living bread that we receive each time we gather as God’s people.

Or, we can simply make excuses.

May God Bless You,

Deacon Ray

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