WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – January 3rd, 2021 – Fr. Thomas.

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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – January 3rd – Fr. Thomas.

A story is told of a little boy who was to play the part of the Innkeeper in the annual children’s Christmas play at his church. Each time during the rehearsal when it came time for him to tell Joseph and Mary that there was no room, he couldn’t say his lines. The director finally asked him why he was having so much trouble. He told him, “I just can’t send Jesus away! He can have my room!”

Is there room in our holiday, our heart, our home, for worship of Jesus? God became flesh so that we could become like God, a living member of His family. This is a God worth believing in; one who is willing to ‘Walk a mile in our shoes.” Yet, it all started in a stable in Bethlehem, and is incarnate in our hearts and lives in every hour, every day, every year of our lives. To quote the 20th c. English poet John Betjeman: “No love that in a family dwells, no caroling in frosty air, nor all the steeple shaking bells can with this single truth compare, that God was man in Palestine and lives today in bread and wine.”

God bless you in the New Year.

NOTICES:

Video Viewing Options for Sunday’s mass – there are three different ways to view our videos: 1) our church website; 2) our Facebook page; and 3) our YouTube channel.  See the links listed below.

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Sandwiches for St. George’s: We will continue making sandwiches at least through December. Please bring them to St. David’s parking lot each Wednesday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am. St. George’s is trying to begin serving to-go dinner meals but is not getting enough of the parishes and other groups to support that yet. So the hot lunches with to-go sandwich bags for a later dinner will continue for a while. Thank you for the ongoing support! We continue to provide 300± sandwiches every week. If you are working and cannot come Wednesday mornings please feel free to call me to set up a Tuesday night drop off.

Sunday School is back in operation with the necessary protocols in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures are now available in the narthex .

Offering Envelopes: If you use the offering envelope, please contact the office at your earliest convenience.

Holy Eucharist:

  • Tuesdays: 8:30 am
  • Wednesday: Eucharistic Adoration: 6:00 pm
  • Wednesdays: 6:30 pm

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Ashlyn, Beth, Charlotte, Diana, Donna, Ed, Fidel, Francis, Iliana, Jeanne, Jim, Joaquin, Kim, Andi.

For birthday celebrations: Clive Thompson, William Jackowski Sr., Karen Brown, Michael Hernandez, Oswald Lorde, Linda McMahon.

For anniversary celebrations: Chris & Dawn LaBorde. For expectant mothers: Andi, Ashley, Bronwyn, Katherine, Mayoli.