Dear Friends,

This Sunday we will be celebrating in a special way, remembering a prophet, priest and evangelizer, Mary of Magdala. It will also be a special day to remember and uplift all women, accepting them for all their gifts and their God-given calls to service and ministry. You will notice that we will be using three Gospel texts as our readings to uplift the memory of Mary of Magdala and the other women who followed Jesus.

We will likewise celebrate in a special place–on the Redig Family Farm with an outdoor Mass and a potluck picnic to follow, weather permitting. Actually, the Mass and picnic will happen regardless of weather, so come rain or shine, but prayer for “shine!” (:

If you haven’t yet signed up, there is still time–just email me krredig@hbci.com.

Come; celebrate with us this week!

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

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Readings: 

• Luke 8: 1-3
• Mark 15: 40-47
• John 20: 11-18

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Dear Friends,

The readings this weekend call us to service and care for all who we meet–travelers on the journey, so to speak.  We are called, as is Jesus’ mode of operation, to go deeper in trying to understand others so as to ultimately care for them.

Come; pray and celebrate with us this SATURDAY at 4:30 P.M.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. One more week till our Mary of Magdala celebration on the farm with pot-luck. Sign up soon!

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Readings: 

• Genesis 18: 1-10
• Colossians 1: 24-28
• Luke 10: 38-42

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Dear Friends,

This week we are called to consider, “Who is my neighbor?”  We have all heard the story of the Good Samaritan many times throughout our lives–what does it really mean to us?–just a nice story or one that applies directly to us?  Certainly questions of following just the law (the words) versus the heart of the law (love) come into play.

Come; celebrate and pray with us this week!

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. Don’t forget to sign up for the Mary of Magdala celebration and pot-luck on the farm on July 24! Just two weeks away! 

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Readings: 

• Deuteronomy 30: 10-14
• Colossians 1: 15-20
• Luke 10: 25-37

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Dear Friends,

We will meet on Sunday for Mass at 10 A.M.  Jesus reminds us this week that “the harvest is rich,” but, “the workers,” to bring it in, “are few.”  It would seem that there are many of us around who call ourselves, Christians, so why is there a shortage?  Perhaps Jesus is speaking about our reluctance to be about the kin-dom in our daily lives.

The prophet Isaiah goes out on a limb in his time and compares the love of our great God to the intimate love of a mother for her child at breast.  Can we hardly refuse such a love or be deaf to such a loving call?

Come; let us ponder these questions together.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. Remember to sign up for the Mary of Magdala celebration and potluck picnic on July 24. Respond to aaorcc2008@gmail.com to reserve a place and let me know your potluck item.

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Readings: 

• Isaiah 66: 10-14
• Galatians 6: 14-18
• Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20

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Dear Friends,

I will be away this Sunday and Pastor Dick Dahl will be standing in for me for which I am deeply grateful! I will be joining the Rochester, MN Franciscans at Assisi Heights along with other Cojourners to participate in General Assembly. We will all have time for work, prayer and play together as we get to know each other better and look for ways to be Franciscans well into the future. The Sisters will be pondering what their future will look like going forward as will the Cojourners and we will have times for joint sharing as well. Please keep our work and time together in your prayers and know that I will be thinking of and praying for you and your needs too in my absence. For those of you traveling–have safe and enjoyable trips!

The readings this week challenge us all in our Christian walk to decide to follow the law of love and to keep at it!

Come; celebrate with the All Are One community this week as we endeavor together to follow Jesus’ lead.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. Remember to save July 24, 2016 for our Mary of Magdala celebration–Mass and potluck picnic on the farm!

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Readings: 

• 1 Kings 19: 16, 19-21
• Galatians 5: 1, 13-18
• Luke 9: 51-62

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