CONGRATULATIONS TO:
SHAYLENNI
MONTIA GREEN
Who received the Sacrament of Baptism last Sunday
And to:
LEA MARIE
FASOLD
Who will receive the Sacrament this Sunday.
ST.
MICHAEL’S NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS
st.michaels1@verizon.net. Please use this address to send articles for
the bulletin..
Fr. Mahoney checks this address on Monday’s for bulletin articles. However he does not check it faithfully for
other messages. If you want to get his
attention, please use the old fashioned method,- by
phone, mail,. pony express, or smoke signals..
ST. MICHAEL’S WOMEN’S CLUB will meet Wednesday, January 26th @
CHOIR NEWS
Choir rehearsals for the
Easter Season will begin on Thursday, February 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
If you like to sing, can carry a tune and would like to join the choir, please
come to rehearsal
on Thursday, February 4. All are welcome! Singing is praying twice.
If interested, please contact, Carol Mancini(choir
director) 508-634-6804
WINNERS OF K.OF C. FREE THROW
St. Gabriel's Knights of Columbus Council #12897 held their 5th
Annual Council Free Throw Championships on Tuesday evening, January 11th,
at
Girls Winners:
Age 14 - Megan McFadden, Mendon - 8 baskets made
Boys Winners:
Age 10 - Justin Nikfarjam,
Age 11 - Lucas Vanslette,
Age 12 - Derek DeMarzo,
Age 13 - Grant Jorgensen,
Age 14 - Nick DeMarzo,
The winners will advance on to the Knights of Columbus District
Free Throw Championships and, with any luck, on to the Regionals
and State Finals!
HIS WORD TODAY by Rev.
William J. Reilly
“As he was walking along the <
The gospel makes it look quite easy as Jesus
sees, calls and attracts people to Himself. How easy for us to picture the
scene, again capturing the waves washing against the boat, the scent of freshly caught
fish, the gentle breeze moving the waves and nearby trees. He comes upon two
sets of brothers, and summons them. They follow, but to do what?
They too learned from His teaching as they
sat in the synagogue. They listened with eager hearts as His spoke of the
kingdom. They watched as He healed those brought to Him and because of this
experience, they became dedicated followers.
We were called on the day of our baptism. We
have been formed in the faith, have learned from the scriptures. Our life in
the parish is more than being present to worship and claim discipleship. We accept the challenge of the gospel as we
live our Christian lives.
We are moved from the synagogue to the
streets, from comfortable surroundings to the market place where the gospel of
Jesus Christ needs to be proclaimed. Jesus’ teaching, witnessing and healing
are the nets He places in our hands to bring Him to others today.
Remember when He told the fishermen to drop
their nets again, and what happened? He
calls us to respond in the same way.
WHAT MAKES YOU DROP EVERYTHING YOU’RE
DOING AND PAY FULL ATTENTION TO SOMETHING ELSE?
The smell of cookies burning in the
oven? The crack
of glass from the living room window that happened to block the path of a young
boy’s baseball? The holler of “Come quick!” from your child—or is it
silence from your child’s room that indicates mischief is occurring? It’s
usually an emergency of some sort that draws our attention so quickly. But do
we ever respond to God so dramatically and immediately? The Gospel today tells
us that Peter, Andrew, James, and John responded with immediate haste to Jesus’
call to follow him. They left everything behind—so urgent was Jesus’ draw on
their hearts. Their priorities suddenly shifted. When was the last time you
felt your priorities shift so urgently in the direction of the Lord? So often,
focusing on our relationship with God and taking time to listen to God’s
whisper falls fairly low on our priority list. Contrast this image with that of
devout Muslims, who stop in the midst of their daily tasks to drop to the fl oor, face