Volume 2 Issue 35

“But even in solitude, mindfulness doesn’t come naturally. To attain mindfulness, I awake at four-thirty in the morning and begin to thank God for a new day, a new opportunity to discover Him, to enjoy Him in awe, to serve Him in awe; and then, by His power and grace, to be an instrument of His power and peace in my community and in the world. I am sure that the life of prayer and penance affects not only my immediate visible surroundings but worlds that I cannot dream of.” --Father William McNamara
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I started this Growing in Christ endeavor, in part, to maintain the discipline of preparing a weekly sermon even though I was no longer in the active pastorate. I wondered how long it would take before not having a Sunday morning deadline would catch up with me, and I seem to be finding out. That I miss the immediate feedback of a live congregation is undeniable, and the unresponsiveness of cyberspace seems to be getting the best of me. There is a new sermon in the works, but it’s not going to be completed this week.
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In the meantime, you are welcome to spend some time with the Bulletin Board (there are some new articles posted) and to go into the archives at the bottom of the current Sermon page. A reminder that by clicking on the new “Send this to a friend” link and entering the e-mail address for the persons you would like to receive it, you may now send any particular sermon to those who you believe might find it meaningful. The hope is that this will be an additional tool for spreading the news of GiC to those who don’t yet know about it.
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Please remember that hard copies of the current newsletter and sermon are mailed each week to those without access to the Internet. If you know of someone who would like to receive this mailing, simply send their name and address to me and it will be included in the list. Everyone is invited to participate in this experiment in practical theology. The more input that is received from the wide spectrum of diversity that composes the Creation, the clearer will be our perception of the Creator!
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Until next week…….Shalom!