Each of us has gifts and talents
from God. We also have
weaknesses.
This weekend I would like to be
publicly and honestly with one of my deficiencies in our physical world:
handiwork! As in things like
gardening, painting, cooking, fixing, carpentry, etc. (Here is a random thought in my mind: as a priest, I don’t
receive “honey-do-lists” at home like many of you spouses. And perhaps God called me to be a
priest because such projects would be like me reading Greek. As in, I could read Greek many years
ago, but I would rather try to remember Greek again than some of these physical
projects).
Moving on…
I am proud for each of our family
members and it is cool to watch so many opportunities that you have that I do
not—praise God.
As we begin our stewardship mission
this fall, here are some great thoughts, ideas and projects from several
parishioners from St. Thomas Aquinas, our school and St. Columban.
St. Thomas Aquinas:
·
We must take out many trees around our church
and hall. While they are gorgeous,
their roots can destroy the foundations of our buildings. Their leaves can eat away our
protection for our stained glassed windows. (Our Grounds and Buildings Group discerned these thoughts).
·
We should paint some things outside at our
school, church and hall. We should
see a beautiful image outside for our community.
·
We need to fix, replace and clean the
playground.
St. Columban:
·
It was fun to see your work around our property
earlier this summer. You gave a
great image for the property “up north”!
·
We would like to fix the confessional door in
the cry room.
·
We would also like to swap where Jesus and I sit
during Mass. Our tabernacle will
be in front and center where I (as well as the servers) will sit in the corner.
Finally, I just heard that we might
be concluding the big picture of our missionary this fall with an excellent
autumn feast! Until then, “Let the
wild rumpus start!”
God Bless!
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