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by Jean Allen I love the Trinity, which could rightly be called ‘The Forgotten Trinity’ along with the Holy Spirit’s ‘The Forgotten Paraclete’. In spite of the fact that every time we make the sign of the cross we are invoking the Trinity, Trinitarian awareness is generally reserved for Trinity Sunday. The mystery of the…
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Yesterday’s CWL meeting at St. Joseph the Worker in Victoria, BC was much more interesting than usual: our Faith presenter was special guest Jean Allen, author of our ParishConnections weekly blog postings and of the acclaimed book, Manna Gathering. Jean spoke about our priestly call to share the Gospel with others in the way that…
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by Jean Allen Finally, sisters, fill your minds with everything that is true, noble, good and pure, everything that we love and honor, and everything that can be thought virtuous or worthy of praise…then the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8)This text is not in the readings for Pentecost but, if one…
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Hello South Island Leaders, With the school year ending in June, most breakfast and lunch programs for children stop. This makes it especially challenging for those in need over the summer months. Demand increases significantly at our SSVP food pantry on Yates Street in Victoria, as these families visit for food assistance. To ensure our…
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Just in from Church of the Ascension about their two upcoming events. If you are in or around Parksville late May and/or early June, check these out: The Catholic Women’s League of Ascension Parish cordially invites you to attend: Annual Used Clothing Sale in support of local charities. It takes place on Saturday, May 30, 9:00 am…
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[AWK! I missed the May 8th notice somehow — so sorry! But, as a result, some of the items from that newsletter are now stale-dated! To keep you fully informed, I’ve included the May 8th email below the one that we received this week – K] Dear friends, We have five items for you today…
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by Jean Allen Before Jesus ascended, what did he tell his disciples to do? He said to make disciples of all nations, baptize them and “teach them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” From the last couple of weeks, we have explored what Jesus commanded them (and us) to do: Serve one another,…
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by Jean Allen “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Last week I wrote of the works Jesus calls us to do: love, acceptance and forgiveness, which, funnily enough, can also be called commandments. But Jesus understood that our hearts are frail, so, he promised his followers to send the Holy Spirit, or…
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by Jean Allen The Gospel this week takes place immediately after the Last Supper. At the end of this text, Jesus says, “Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to…
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[in case you still don’t get these as direct emails…] Dear friends, We have five items to share with you today: 1) Conversations in the Spirit (Online Session)All are invited to take part in an online “Conversation in the Spirit” synodal session on Saturday, May 9 from 10:30am-Noon. These sessions are part of the Diocese…
