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by Jean Allen I have never experienced this in any parish where I have attended the Passion Sunday liturgy but I discovered it is not an uncommon practice during the long Gospel reading, where, instead of the readers, the congregation are the ones who cry, “Let him be crucified!” and “His blood be upon us…
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[For those of you not on the Bishop’s email list…] Dear friends, We have four items for you today: Many thanks, Communications OfficeDiocese of Victoria
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By Jean Allen “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved.” When we are sad and grieving, Jesus is not distant from our pain. In fact, he is deeply moved by our sorrows – all our sorrows. In this Gospel,…
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[…in case you don’t get these to your inbox already…] Dear friends, We have six items to share with you today: 1) The Diocese of Victoria is now accepting applications for the position of Assistant Director of Faith Formation and Evangelization. The Assistant will help to carry out the primary mission of the Diocesan Ministry…
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[in case you don’t already get these in inbox] Dear friends, We have six items to share with you today: 1) Amanda Achtman’s “Dying to Meet You: A Tour of Hope” has now concluded. Recordings of two of the tour events are available online: • March 4 Panel Discussion at St. Andrew’s Cathedral: https://www.youtu.be/iVlkLLvefLo • March…
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by Jean Allen How often, either privately or publicly, do we set preconditions we have to fulfill in order for Jesus to intervene in our lives? Do we think we have to be morally upright, a devout believer and have all the right words and prayers in order that Jesus will touch us, physically, mentally,…
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[…in case you don’t receive these emails directly — since I saw it late, I’ve removed the events that are now in the past… — K] Dear friends, We have nine [eight] items to share with you today: 1) The CWL of Sacred Heart Parish regret to inform you that they have had to postpone…
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by Jean Allen Something stood out to me in re-reading the very familiar story of the Samaritan woman at well. “Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city.” It’s a sentence that has never stood out to me before but I think it may be an essential crux point. In…
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Amplifying this request from the OLOR email bulletin: Early Learning Operator Opportunity – Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Langford, BC is seeking expressions of interest from qualified Early Learning / Child Care operators for a long‑term lease of newly built space within our parish facilities. The successful…
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