Dear Friends,

This week the All Are One community will meet for liturgy on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 P.M. Note that this is a special time. Most are aware that we meet once a month on Saturdays for liturgy and then there is no Sunday Mass that weekend. Due to some scheduling on the Mugby Coffee side, with which we and the Lutheran Campus Center share space, for the summer, we need to schedule our Saturday liturgies at 4:00 P.M. instead of 4:30. In September we will move back to our regular schedule of 4:30 P.M. Masses on the third Saturday of the month.

This week’s liturgy calls us to reflect on the special way that our God worked in Mary of Nazareth’s life and on the special way that she responded with a resounding, “Yes!”—a wonderful message for each of us to ponder this week.

Robert and I are continuing our trek across Alaska and Canada, resting and enjoying all the beauty of nature here. We miss you all!

A special note: Robert and I will be away for the next 3 Mass times—Pastor Dick Dahl will be with you—do pray for our safety—we will miss you all in our absence.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

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Readings:

•  Revelation 11:19—12 1-5, 10
• 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26
• Luke 1: 39-56

 

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Dear Friends,

We Catholics have long called ourselves a Eucharistic people and rightly so because this is what Jesus always taught us to be. Simply put, this means that we are to share ourselves with others—in effect, be the “bread” that feeds not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually.  The readings for the last several weekends, as well as this one, deal with how we often get caught up in our physical needs and desires rather than seeing the bigger picture. We see Elijah in the first reading and the Israelite people in the Gospel today doing this when what is called for in both cases is to move out as Paul teaches in the second reading this week—putting on kindness, compassion and striving to be forgiving of ourselves and others.  Come; celebrate with the All Are One community this week and ponder this path of goodness.

A special note to all: Robert and I will be away for the next 4 Mass times—Pastor Dick Dahl will be with you—do pray for our safety—we will miss you all in our absence.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

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Readings:

• 1 Kings 19: 4-8
• Ephesians 4:30—5:2
• John 6: 41-51

 

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Dear Friends,

This will be the third weekend that I won’t be with you, but I can see by Pastor Dick’s homilies that you are being well-cared for.  We continue this week with the theme of “eating” and that we would be “bread for our world.”  As always, our God, and especially, our brother Jesus asks us to go deeper. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians instructs us, “to give up our old life and self.” Sometimes this is more than we feel we can or even want to do.

I was reading an address that Sr. Nancy Schreck gave to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious last year that said so well what we as Jesus’ followers must be about.  She said we must remember the “dangerous memory of Jesus” and never become, “tamed” as we live out our Christian lives. She went on to say that our church and society need “a mature love” from each of us as we try to respond. I leave these thoughts for you to ponder as Robert and I continue our trek across Alaska having just arrived on Monday as I write this.

A special note to all: Robert and I will be away for the next 5 Mass times—do pray for our safety—we will miss you all in our absence.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

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Readings:

• Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15
• Ephesians 4: 17, 20-24
• John 6: 24-35

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Dear Friends,

We continue this week to be challenged to be prophets—a daunting task, but with the Spirit at our backs and Jesus as our guide, we can do it! We are in this together! Maureen and Lou Guillou will do their presentation on the UNBOUND Program after Mass on Sunday. Our parish sponsors Tranquilino through UNBOUND.

A special note to all: After this Sunday, Robert and I will be away for the next 7 Mass times—Dick Dahl will stand in for me during that time. We are traveling to Alaska—do pray for our safety—we will miss you all in our absence.

Come; celebrate with us this week.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

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Readings:

• Amos 7: 12-15
• Ephesians 1: 3-14
• Mark 6: 7-13

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Dear Friends,

We are called this week to consider our baptismal role to be prophets—to basically speak our truth where we are planted for the good of the People of God. We go about this task with humility and the strength of our brother, Jesus. Blessings on this call for all of us.

Come; celebrate with us this week.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. Any children in the community, I could use your special help on Sunday if you will be with us!!!

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Readings:

• Ezekiel 2: 1-5
• 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10
• Mark 6: 1-6

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