I wish I had the wisdom and the know-how to help our 455 active families realize how very important it is for us all to activate our Catholic GPS. We set the direction for our future in our practice in the present. It is necessary for all households to Give, Pray, and Serve our parish community.
Several people e-mailed me in response to my letter regarding my experience with the 10:30 Mass on September 29th. Several more talked with me after each of the Masses this weekend. The same bottom-line question was asked, “What can we do?”
On Sunday, September 29th the 10:30 Mass was a nightmare for me personally. I was exhausted before Mass even began. Deacon Tom and I were in the sacristy seven minutes before Mass was to begin and we had one altar server and one reader. Yikes! Trying to get candles lit, organizing how all this will work without the ministers necessary for Sunday worship causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety for me personally as I prepare to lead in worship and preach the word of God.
As Catholics our lives center on the Eucharist, “communion” our common-union with each other. When we are in communion with each other no one lives in isolation but is surrounded by people who “have your back” and walk together in the faith journey of life. By deepening your involvement and participation in our community you will have the opportunity to meet others.
Can you even imagine what it is like to be homeless? Most of us can’t. The thought of living in a tent in the woods, sleeping in a bag or with blankets in some public doorway is difficult to fathom or imagine. Yet there are people in Milford and Hopedale that are in need of emergency shelter.