Dear Family!

After five weeks of preparation, we enter into Holy Week. ‘Hosanna’ means ‘save us’. This is the first cry of the people as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. That’s exactly what Jesus did - he completed the race - he followed through. Jesus’ journey of the Holy Week began in his prayerful intercessions for people. His complete surrender to the Father’s will is the key to how we journey our Holy Week. Let us meditate on what the contemporary popes taught us in recent times:

Dear Family!

Our sincere thanks to Deacon Larry and the OCIA team for preparing our Candidates for the sacraments. As they stand before the church for the last scrutiny (3rd scrutiny) they need our support and prayers. At the end of the week they will be gifted with the Our Father, the prayer that we all hold close to our hearts as our Lord and Savior Himself taught it.

Dear Family!

The First Scrutiny is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of Lent. The scrutinies are a time of prayer and reflection, designed to help the ‘Elect’ deepen their faith and prepare for the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). Today, on the Laetare Sunday we are celebrating the Second Scrutiny (4th Sunday of Lent) and next week we will celebrate the last Scrutiny.

Dear Family!

As we get closer to the paschal mystery of the suffering, death and Resurrection of Jesus, we accompany Jesus to ‘the well’ in Samaria (last Sunday to the Mount of Transfiguration, previously to the Desert). Only John writes about this event in his gospel. Here, Jesus travels to Samaria which is not so welcoming of Jews. Even with all the difficult history between Jews and Samaritans, Jesus breaks two important social laws: A Jew talking to an unknown woman, A Jew inviting a contact with Samaritans.

Dear Family!

The Church has always stressed the importance of Confession, especially in Lent. I invite all parish families to frequent the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There are plenty of opportunities the parish offers for all of you!

For a Jew, scripture is a collection of scrolls and later came be called the TANAKH. It is a made-up word from the 1st letter of the three words, Torah (Law), Neviim (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings).