JESUS TO THE PHARISEES, MATTHEW 22:15

This week Jesus has finally gotten under the skin of the Jewish religious leaders, and they are trying to figure out how to get him to say something that they can take to the Romans as a sign that he is a revolutionary and a threat to the empire. They decide on taxes. If they can get him to say that people should not pay taxes to the emperor, that might be enough.

 Of course, Jesus doesn’t fall for their trap. If they had been listening, they would have known that Jesus did not care about Rome. He cared about building the Kingdom of Heaven, which he is accusing the religious leaders of not doing. And he still cares.

This week you received in the mail a list of ministries through which you can help build the Kingdom. Some of these ministries just require you to show up and do a task (remember, Laudato Si’ second Saturdays, 9:30!) Or getting out a mailing. Some require volunteer coordination, others, such as Social Justice, are very process-oriented. Almost all the councils and commissions need someone to take minutes. Some need people to keep track of money. If you’re really not sure how you might fit in, take the Strength Finders assessment. The commitment form is on st-therese.cc on the right sidebar on a computer or near the bottom of the scroll on a phone.

The Adult Religious Education program is presenting a series on The Sin and Tragedy of Racism. The first and second sessions are available as a video on our website. The last session will be November 5 at 7:00 p.m. See below for more details.

By the way, this series is presented by the Religious Education Commission because the Social Justice Commission is leaderless as well as followerless. If you are interested in getting our missions right, sign up using the aforementioned commitment form.