16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
It is so good to be back at St. Brendan’s in San Francisco!!!! I want you
all to know that you were missed by me, and as I reflected upon this fact, I
decided to take the Christian approach and to pray for you daily. I further
reflected that many of us, including myself, grow accustomed to the
wonderful people in our lives and perhaps become slower to
appreciate them and to communicate this sense of gratitude for
seemingly ordinary tasks, but when done in a spirit of brotherhood/
sisterhood enrich us far beyond the apparent.
In this Sunday’s Gospel the message is that the Lord nourishes and
strengthens us, guiding us in right paths and exhorts a sense of peace
between ourselves and the rest of humanity. We can achieve this
peace by developing a greater aptitude to appreciate the present
moment in our busy lives. We can further enhance this sense by actually
thanking people for the seemingly mundane tasks they perform.
There are countless things to be thankful for and we must be sure
to include God on our list of individuals we wish to begin a relationship
with marked with ever greater gratitude.
I believe we can even be grateful for accurate and well written Church
bulletin announcements. I’d like to share portions of fractured
announcements we do not receive because people make the extra effort
to be careful that I received via email.
These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church
bulletins, NOT St. Brendan’s, or were announced in church services:
· The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
· The A.M. sermon: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
· Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale.It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
· Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
· Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
· Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24th in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
· At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to
our choir practice.
· Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM . Please use the back door.
Fr. Mike
