Christ crucified

Proclaiming Christ crucified is a major mission for Paul. Christ crucified is God nailed to a cross naked, bleeding, exhausted, suffocating, executed in the slowest, most painful and demeaning way that the Roman Empire could devise, with thieves and revolutionaries on either side of him. No one else in the history of the world has come up with such a totally stupid, hopeless concept of a god. What are we thinking???

Faith really isn’t about thinking. It is about believing and answering God’s call. It is about forgiving a repentant son, giving a coat in addition to your cloak, about carrying a load two miles when asked for only one, about paying your laborers for a full day regardless of whether they worked one hour or ten, about the greatest being the servant of all. None of it makes sense. But it bestows on us love and forgiveness and wisdom to do the right things. It gives us hope, and it gives us peace. It gives grace.

Our major ministry opportunities remain unfilled!

We still need a reinvigorated Social Justice Commission! Our mission statement says that we work for justice, which makes the Social Justice Commission a key part of our ministry as a parish. We currently have three members on the committee, but we need three or more new members to join them, help develop a path forward and re-energize this critical commission. If you’re interested or have questions, contact Sam Lawrence at sam.lawrence@cytoviva.com.

Second, we need someone with a modest familiarity with computers to help Nicole run our live stream equipment. This is crucial. At a time that we’re running only one Mass and that only 20% full at best, the live stream is our best way to keep our parish vibrant. If you’re interested, contact Nicole at nicoles@st-therese.cc

And last, there is a vegetable garden behind the Parish Center that was begun by a school parent for a lifeskills class at the St. Therese school. Unfortunately, he has now moved out of town, opening the opportunity for someone to continue the garden to support St. Mary’s Food bank. If you’re interested, please contact me at jvrussell85@gmail.com

Collections July 1 - March 3, 2021 $276,686
Where we need to be:                    $263,017
Last year at this time:                      $250,867