Pastoral Message – April 28, 2024
Hey Y'all, It's still Easter Season and on Sundays we're reading through the Gospel according to John. Last week we heard Jesus say, "I am the good Shepherd". This 5th Sunday of Easter we'll hear Jesus teach, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower". There are seven of these "I am" statements presented to us by Jesus in John's Gospel. These statements indicate roles or titles or metaphors that give us a better insight to just
Pastoral Message – April 21, 2024
Have you ever seen an image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd? I’m willing to bet you have. There are plenty of statues and paintings in devotional art that illustrate this theme. From my Roman years, I remember seeing such images dating back to the 3rd and 4th centuries after Christ. It’s all based on Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, “I am the Good Shepherd.” (Jn. 10:11) In the verses following verse 11, Jesus explains what this title
Pastoral Message – April 14, 2024
Hey y’all! Happy Easter Season! For the next few weeks we’ll be in the liturgical season of Easter. Because of Jesus’ action at that original Easter – His resurrection – and because the later understanding of the revelation that Easter caused, the single day’s Feast grew into a whole Season. And from that initial revelation that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, theology was thought out, reasoned out, fleshed out, and eventually lived out and given as the central message of
Coming to SSJ – Tour of the Relics of St. Jude The Apostle
Wednesday, May 1, from 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. You are invited to this rare opportunity to venerate a relic of St. Jude. Relic Tour Information: Veneration: 2:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. The line will temporarily stop at 6:30 p.m. to prepare for Mass. Special Mass: 7:00 p.m. – Presider Fr. Carlos Martin Veneration resumes: After Mass (approximately 8:15 to 8:30) until 10:00 p.m. First come first serve basis for getting in line. Pictures - The person venerating cannot take a photo of the
Pastoral Message – April 7, 2024
As some of you know, I took part in our mission trip to Poland a few weeks ago, from March 14th through the 22nd. Since I returned, a number of you have asked about the trip; today I would like to share with you some highlights. We spent several days in the city of Opole, a couple of hours’ drive from Krakow. We were hosted by Ostoja, a Pentecostal church which our group had spent time with last year. There we
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