From Deacon Ron Reno:
Good afternoon! Another amazing Fall day and wishing for many more. God willing that may occur. We all have a busy calendar ahead of us including Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be grateful for but it is hard to believe that we are less than three weeks away from the First Sunday in Advent with Christmas Day right around the corner. It is a good time for us to prepare our hearts and minds for Advent. The church calls us as our Mother to think about these things. We are blessed to live in the light of the Paschal Mystery and the offer of salvation.
We had a lovely Deacon’s liturgy with chanted Litany and sung responses last Saturday. Our choir led by Nick Behrens gets better and better as the Green season unfolds. Please continue praying for the people on the Saint Jude’s Intercessory list that Deb maintains. Pray for our members with her recent additions of Jim Roberts and Deacon Ted.
O Lord Jesu! make it possible to me by Grace, what is impossible to me by nature. Thou knows well that I may little suffer, and that I am cast down anon with little adversity. Wherefore I beseech Thee, that trouble and adversity may hereafter for Thy Name be loved and desired of me; for truly to suffer and be vexed for Thee is very good and profitable to the health of my soul. “Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis in the year of the Lord 1486.” May God continue to bless our mission church. Deacon Ron
We had a lovely Christ the King service last Saturday with lovely music committed to that service. We also celebrated the birthday of Father Ponec. Deb Ponec brought in lovely flowers and food for our gathering after mass, in memory of our beloved Priest. Deacon Ted, Deacon Ron and others were around this man and are still in awe of his work on this earth. Father was a very unassuming, kind Priest whose love of God showed in every thing he did. He is greatly missed.