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Happy Easter Everyone!
April/12/2009 12:13 AM Filed in: Fr. Johnathan Hurrell, ss.cc.,
Dear Friends,
There are so many reasons why we can still celebrate Easter today. Many of these reasons are not necessarily experienced as joy-filled. We all have troubles and challenges—be they with our husbands or wives; with our children or parents or with the worries and concerns over employment, health and our homes. Easter is the liturgical celebration where we see through our troubles and challenges—they are not the END. Our faith assures us that there is the RESURRECTION of JESUS CHRIST—which is our HOPE! We are called to humbly serve and persevere with the encouragement of one another and with prayer. Each of us has our own story of rising through suffering and pain (indeed we may be going through this now). As we gather to celebrate the greatest feast of our faith—we do so as real people, with real challenges; real stories of helping one another; of forgiving each other; of recognizing that we are called to serve with humble hearts and to see in each other the face of a broken and Risen Christ!!
We are both so grateful to everyone who has made this Easter celebration possible—the music ministry, the environment and liturgy ministry, the social justice and outreach team on their efforts with the homeless, the religious education team with the Easter goodies for the kids, St. Michael School, and the many many volunteers who give so much to make our parish vibrant and alive. Each one of you—is the reason why we still celebrate Easter today.
Pax Cristi
Fr. Bert, ss.cc and Fr. Johnathan, ss.cc
There are so many reasons why we can still celebrate Easter today. Many of these reasons are not necessarily experienced as joy-filled. We all have troubles and challenges—be they with our husbands or wives; with our children or parents or with the worries and concerns over employment, health and our homes. Easter is the liturgical celebration where we see through our troubles and challenges—they are not the END. Our faith assures us that there is the RESURRECTION of JESUS CHRIST—which is our HOPE! We are called to humbly serve and persevere with the encouragement of one another and with prayer. Each of us has our own story of rising through suffering and pain (indeed we may be going through this now). As we gather to celebrate the greatest feast of our faith—we do so as real people, with real challenges; real stories of helping one another; of forgiving each other; of recognizing that we are called to serve with humble hearts and to see in each other the face of a broken and Risen Christ!!
We are both so grateful to everyone who has made this Easter celebration possible—the music ministry, the environment and liturgy ministry, the social justice and outreach team on their efforts with the homeless, the religious education team with the Easter goodies for the kids, St. Michael School, and the many many volunteers who give so much to make our parish vibrant and alive. Each one of you—is the reason why we still celebrate Easter today.
Pax Cristi
Fr. Bert, ss.cc and Fr. Johnathan, ss.cc
