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WELCOME THE STRANGER The MOST important We thank all who volunteer to help with the Lords works PARISH FINANCEThe parish is financially dependent on our Thanksgiving envelopes.Call the parish office for details. :COMMUNITY LEADERSPlease contact your Community Leader with regards to any dates you would like included in parish 2011 calendar. If you have no community leader you can contact Lina at the office.A VOCATION VIEW The seed of a vocation seeks fertile surroundings. Sometimes it gets stepped on, sometimes it gets choked, sometimes it lacks depth. But other times it is nourished by loving and caring friends. The Permanent Diaconate in Melbourne Some Facts: There are at least 11 candidates and 4 aspirants (including one coming from our parish) receiving formation to become permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. For more information about the Permanent Diaconate, visit: |
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29 As soon as they* left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
34And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. 35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 36And Simon and his companions hunted for him. 37When they found him, they said to him, ‘Everyone is searching for you.’ 38He answered, ‘Let us go on to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.’ 39And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons. Reflection Preaching the Good News What are the most important duties of daily life? What crises can upset those duties? "I need to . . . " Have you ever noticed others define their daily lives by their duties? Busy schedules pile duty upon duty. Some are important. Some are frivolous. Of course, throw a minor crisis into a busy schedule and find out the true priority of duties. Illness could be that crisis, for it can break one's focus and challenge one's sense of balance. It can even turn priorities upside down. Jesus came with one duty: to announce God's Kingdom. Along the way, he healed illness and relationships to advance the Kingdom. He came to set priorities right. |
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