Newsletter - September 6th
Dear brothers and sisters,
How fast! Summer holidays are over and we are about to start altogether a new year, with all its challenges and promises. We can be motivated or not, that won’t change anything. And there we are, like runners at the starting blocks of a new race! Ready or not, on the one hand, we have to run full speed once we hear the starting pistol even though we do not know all the details of the new lapse ahead of us. We certainly may have a few ideas and clues, with a mix of hope and apprehension. But we are also very aware that a significant part of the year is beyond anticipation and we will have to deal and cope with the unexpected, to the best of our abilities.
What we are sure of, on the other hand, is that the Lord is and will be present throughout the coming year. And what looks blurred or unpredictable at the moment, can be experienced with Him, the Lord which gives and brings to life. One verse we could keep in mind and in our heart at the start of a new year comes from Wisdom 11:24-26.
“You love everything that exists, and nothing that you have made disgusts you, since if you had hated something, you would not have made it. And how could a thing subsist, had you not willed it? Or how be preserved, if not called forth by you? No, you spare all, since all is yours, Lord, lover of life!”
This verse puts us in the right perspective in front of God, who is a lover of life. He not only creates but ensures that what he has created subsists and is preserved. We can be preoccupied and worried about the unknown ahead, and this is legitimate. We might also not like or lose heart in some circumstances and situations we are in, or some points of our character. The Lord can bring us to embrace all situations because He can be found in everything and He loves everything, and most certainly our personal path and journey following Him.
Special blessing from God to all of you at the start of this year.
Pascal Sullivan, CCN
Focus of the week
PARISH LAUNCH DAY
Sunday, 20 September
This will be an opportunity for us to reconnect and for newcomers to join us. Additionally, we will have the chance to discover all the groups and activities available in our Parish.
Season of Creation
13 September – 4 October
13 September
Ugandan Project
Presentation at 10am
24 September
BT Club celebrates St Francis
4 October
Creation Mass followed by African Lunch at 12.45pm
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