What a Gift we have all been given from God. The ‘gift’ is the opportunity for us to respond to all, that God has given to us. We certainly saw an incredible outpouring of response to our giving tree. Gifts were collected for the families at the York Street Project and Oasis communities. Thank you to all who were able to be generous, and for those who were not able to help this year hopefully you will be able to help next year. I know it is difficult for many people in these hard economic times just to pay bills. I have friends and family members who have been struggling this past year. I hear and feel the stress that so many of you are under. Be assured of my prayers for all who are having a hard time.

Hopefully by now you have had a chance to see our new website and the videos I am putting up each week. If not, please take some time to browse and please leave your e-mail address on it too.

REMEMBER tonight (Sunday)@ 7pm is our choir’s Christmas Concert!! The members of our Music Ministry have been working hard to put you in the spirit. Please join us as we journey through our last week of Advent and ready our families for OUR patron…“Feast of the Nativity.”

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 Thoughts on the scriptures..

God comes. In this annunciation gospel God establishes a divine dwelling place in a most unexpected place—in the womb of Mary. The Word is made flesh by God’s initiative—it is God-given. By fixing a place (see first reading) for divinity in human flesh and blood, God fixes a place for us within the divine embrace. Truly, the Lord is with us.

We sense that David’s instinct was good: he lived in a fine house, and he wanted to build the same for God. But our ways are not God’s ways. Nothing we do for God can ever surpass what God does for us.

 Taken from the Living Liturgy

Peace,

Fr. Peter