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HOLY FAMILY PARISH
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Reflection on Readings May 13, 2012
At first hearing, Jesus’ command to his friends sounds too easy to be true. His command is to love. But this is easier said than done, more complicated than the list-specific ‘shalts’ and shalt nots’ of the Ten Commandments.
If we try to learn love from watching television and movies, love is easy. Simply take pleasure in someone and, when the warm feelings fade, walk away. If we learn love from watching and listening to Jesus in the Gospels, our task is much harder.
Jesus’ love is total giving – life-giving, giving to the one being loved. This love gives joy to others without regard for our own feelings. But even more deeply, it is a giving of our self. This is the beginning of laying down one’s life for another.
But if we are to give such love, we must first know love. We must begin to grasp the depth of God’s love for us, for every part of us. In the Sunday liturgy we gather precisely to learn, remember and celebrate this love, and in celebrating we come to know it in the depth of our being.
Today, while basking in God’s abundant love, let us focus on the sign of peace. Forget the timid wave – grasp a hand. Make eye contact. Look into the yearnings within the other person. It is there that the love and peace of Christ will truly find a home.
Margaret Bick, Toronto, ON
Finance Committee Update - Parish Centre
In our letter dated November 28, 2010, which was included in the 2011 envelopes, we indicated that the Parish had not given up on the need for an extension to the church to provide a Parish Centre, Space for Children’s Programs, and for Parish Social and Fundraising Events, as well as for Special Masses, particularly at Christmas and Easter.
To facilitate contributions to a Building Fund we included, in the 2011 envelope boxes, 12 Building Fund envelopes so that those who pledged to an extension could use them to honor their commitments and others who did not complete the pledges could use them as well.
We are happy to report that from January to October 31, 2011 a total of $11,864 has been contributed to the Building Fund. Contributions to the fund are steadily increasing as people see the need for a Parish Centre. The total amount in the fund as of October 31, 2011 was $36,697. This is a good start to the process.
As a church community we are all so aware that the attendance at weekend Masse does not require an extension to the church at this time. What is required is a modest commercial grade extension with as little as possible alteration to the main building, which could serve as a Parish Centre. We are looking at an approximate 3500 square foot Centre, in order to provide space to accommodate the large number of children enrolling in the Born of The Spirit Program each year, and at the same time providing space for Parish Social and Fundraising Events. The committee is continually looking at the parish’s financial situation to try and decide an appropriate building fund amount which could justify starting construction. We will have more on this later.
It is our hope that parishioners will continue to use the “Building Fund” envelopes contained in the envelope boxes for 2012, and be as generous as their means permit.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Father David Butler
Jim Doyle, Chair Gerald Healey
Wayne Tucker (Parish Council rep.)
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THE REVISED ROMAN MISSAL
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