Wise men from the East come
looking for the Christ in all the normal places. And they are disappointed, but not
discouraged. By their own lights, they
keep on looking and find Him in the unexpected.
Then, they do three things:
worship, gift and protect. They
worship with a wisdom that makes them humble; they gift with a love that makes
them generous, and they protect with an understanding that the God in all of us
must be kept safe.
The Magi knew exactly what they
were doing when they left town without returning to Herod. They were protecting the Child they adored
and loved from the hatred and violence that threatened Him.
We call this Epiphany. Maybe we should
rename it Responsibility.
Christmas Pageant 2012
“Now there were shepherds in that
region … and a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel … “ And they were
all right here at St. John & St. Mary on Christmas Eve for our 25th
Annual Christmas Pageant. Thanks to our
all shepherds and angels and to Emma McCumber and Thomas Sanz for being our Mary
and Joseph.
Special thanks to Mary Kate
McGetrick for her telling of the Good News of Christmas.
Our Christmas Choir had over 40 voices and it was glorious. Thanks to each and every one of you.
Another special thanks to James
LePage and David Garcia for adding to our beautiful Christmas music with
trumpet and saxophone.
Chloe Lieb and Thomas and Timothy
Guida served our Christmas Eve Pageant Mass.
Thanks to all three.
Another special thanks to Eliana
Cetinski, who proclaimed the First Reading from Isaiah. And proclaim she did!
And let’s not forget Charlotte
LePage, who led us to the stable with the Baby Jesus. Thanks Charlotte.
KidsRelig
Calendar
Remember, the KidsRelig
Calendar is on the Religious Education Page of the Parish Website. Go to www.sjsmrcc.com and click on the Religious
Education tab on the left. When you get
to our page, the link to the Calendar is on the right. The Calendar will answer your questions about
First Penance, First Communion, upcoming Grade Masses and more.
First
Communion News
First Communion is Saturday, May 11th. Watch for more news and
information in the next few weeks.
Love,
Deacon Charlie
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