Join us this Wednesday, January 3, 2018 for Praying with Teresa of Avila at 7:00 PM in church. Learn prayer as St. Teresa of Avila taught it to her sisters!
Join us this Wednesday, January 3, 2018 for Praying with Teresa of Avila at 7:00 PM in church. Learn prayer as St. Teresa of Avila taught it to her sisters!
The next” Sunday Mornings” planning meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 9:00 AM in the rectory.
When Jesus is presented in the Temple, our Blessed Mother formally offers him to God’s service without reservation. It is a service that Simeon prophetically foretells: a service to God that will turn the old laws and cultural norms upside down.
Are we destined to hold on to old habits and customs tightly or, like Jesus, are we willing to serve the Lord and proclaim the Gospel in new and creative ways?
In today’s Gospel we hear the story of the Annunciation, when the angel of the Lord announced to Mary that she would give birth to Christ through the Holy Spirit. Mary allowed God’s messenger to speak to her. She was attentive, not afraid to enter into a dialogue, then unconditionally obedient. Mary’s acceptance of this mystery is a stewardship model for us. Good stewards remain open to the incursions of divine life into the normal course of their daily lives.
How open are we to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our own lives? What might we do this last day of Advent to be more attentive to the Lord?
In today’s Christmas Mass at dawn we hear from the Gospel reading that God has entered quietly into the world. Not into the great city of Jerusalem, but into a small village about five miles south. Not into a noble family, but to an outcast couple keeping the newborn in a manger. Not announced by royal edicts, but to common shepherds, the first human heralds of Christ’s birth.
As Christian stewards we simply allow Christ to live in us no matter what our circumstances happen to be. We allow Christ to share his love with us & reflect that love to others. We now are the heralds of Christ’s Incarnation. What an unimaginable gift from a generous Lord. Good stewards rejoice in this gift and give glory to God.
Continue celebrating Christmas this Wednesday December 27, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the beauty and silence of the church during Eucharistic Adoration.
Please join us this Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM for Taizé Prayer, a meditative, candlelit service with simple chants sung repeatedly, silence, prayers of praise & intercession, in the joyful hope of Advent.
All women are invited to a time of being with each other and supporting each other in reflection and prayer… and coffee! We are gathering this Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Centering Space, 14812 Lake Ave., Lakewood. Please join us and bring a friend!
December 9 and 10, 2017, is the annual Retirement Fund for Religious which supports women and men from religious communities who have served God’s people in ministry, and are now retired and whose communities lack funds to provide for them in their retirement in a proper and dignified manner.
There will be a second collection at all Masses. Please be generous.
On December 18, 2017 Monday Night Meal will be serving a Christmas Dinner. Turkeys are being distributed this weekend to be returned next weekend (and no later than 4PM on Monday), December 18. If you can bring any of the other food items listed for the dinner next Monday, please sign up in the 3- ring binder at the front vestibule of the church.
The St. Malachi Parish Mission: We are a Eucharistic People, United in Prayer, Welcoming to All and Serving the Poor.
Celebrating Over 150 Years of Faithful Service in the Old Angle!