Let us celebrate the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

“A little yeast leavens all the dough” sounds like a warm baker’s aphorism about the goodness of yeast, which lets us enjoy nice, warm soft bread. Yum! A little butter, a little jam . . . ahhh!

But that’s not what it meant to the Corinthians. Because yeast causes fermentation, it was an ancient symbol of corruption. The saying meant that a little yeast corrupts the dough! Yecch!

Paul is extolling our new life in Jesus. Christ has died. He has been sacrificed for our sins. Let us celebrate with simple unleavened bread. Leave aside the yeast of malice and self-indulgence and live a life of truth and simplicity. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Volunteer Requests:
Victoria Ries has volunteered to continue the garden in support of St. Mary’s Food Bank Yea!!! But she needs your help. If you’re interested, contact her at victoria.ries@comcast.net.

We need someone with a modest familiarity with computers to help Nicole run our Livestream equipment. This is crucial. Although we are now celebrating two masses on Sunday, we still are holding mass at less than capacity, and many are still staying away because the COVID danger is still with us., The Livestream is our best way to keep our parish vibrant. If you are able to watch Mass on your computer, you are computer-savvy enough to help. Contact Nicole at nicoles@st-therese.cc.

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