Dear Parishioners,
In my focus on the Holy Days, I forgot to wish you in print a Happy New Year. I certainly do hope that this year of 2013 will find us more faithful, growing in charity and hope.
I am thankful for the Terry and Laurie Ourada Family for their donation of quiet bags and bag trees which have been placed in our parishes' entries. These bags are filled with books to help your young children.
This weekend we celebrate Epiphany, as Christ is revealed a king to the nations. Wise men came from far seeking Him, guided by the light of the star. They offer Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, all very valuable gifts. This feast should help us to ask am I following the light of faith to worship Jesus Christ in the Church, and am I giving Him the best of who I am? I hate to admit it, but at times, my gift to the Lord is like a donation of food to the food shelf - I simply look at what's in the cupboard and give whatever I do not want any longer. Recently, I was told of a food shelf collection where they staff could not keep a quarter of the food - it had passed its expiration date (in fact, there was a can of tuna that was over 10 years passed its date!). No, the Lord wants the first and the best, not the rest. When we give Him the best, He gratefully accepts it, blesses it, and returns it to us! But we have to trust Him. SO we follow the example of the wise men of old - bring the best gifts.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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