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| Emmaus Enquirer A weekly publication of the Emmaus E_Group |
Volume 6 # 30 07.28.10 | |
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Issue: Latest News: The Church: Volunteer Corner: In the Parish: Stewardship In Action: Respect Life: Help Wanted: |
Latest News:
Meet & Greet Fr. Jim Evans Friday, August 6th Following First Friday 8:30 a.m. Mass Coffee & Pastries Served  Please join us to welcome Fr.
Jim Evans, one of our new Associate Pastors (Parochial vicars). Fr. Jim will be
a very interesting addition to our parish since he is married! Yes, that's
correct. Originally, Fr. Jim was an Episcopal priest and was later ordained as
a Catholic priest under the special dispensation for married clergy from the
Episcopal Church. He is married to Mary, has two children and is a proud
Grandfather. Per Fr. Samuel's e-pistle, Fr. Jim will have responsibility for
administration and pastoral care at Queen of Angels Chapel. In addition, he
will be very present here at Emmaus where he will be primarily engaged in
helping with masses, confessions, marriage preparation, various ministries and
pastoral care.  Meet Virginia DeNisio our new Coordinator of Children's Faith Formation!!! (Bio) Meet our new Music Director John Guarino, his wife Mary, and the Saturday, 5 PM choir members. John will start August 16th.  Enjoy the convenience of electronic giving! Emmaus Catholic Parish wants to remind you that we offer electronic giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Electronic giving offers convenience for our parishioners and much-needed donation consistency for our parish. There are two ways to set up electronic donations. You can visit the church website at www.emmauslakeway.com/egiving, locate the donation link and follow the instructions or, if you wish, you can simply complete the paper authorization form and return it to the church office. As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving. Authorization forms and additional information are available from the church office and in the Narthex. Thank you! |
In the Church: A couple of
weeks ago, we had the Gospel with the story of Martha and Mary. Well, tomorrow
is the Memorial of Saint Martha, yes, the very one who was hostess to Jesus.
Not much is known about her or her sister Mary beyond that Gospel, but there
are a few things. Check it out by
CLICKING
HERE Next week, on August 3rd, the church
remembers Saint Nicodemus who was the member of the Sanhedrin who came to Jesus
in the evening to learn more and who later defended Jesus when the council
wanted to have him put to death without a trial.
CLICK HERE for more.
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Stewardship In
Action: "Take care to guard against all greed."" Greed comes in many forms. We plan our days with the idea that getting certain things done will bring us satisfaction at the end of the day. Some days, that may work, and others it doesn’t so we wonder what went wrong. Needing things to work out our way so that we can feel satisfied is just another form of greed. The readings this weekend are telling us to look at the bigger picture and understand that Jesus has already given us all we need to be satisfied completely and to live an abundant life. Our name will be remembered in the only place that counts where Jesus called it out before we were born. If we start with the attitude that we are already at a place of peace and satisfaction and if we understand that our name will last far longer than brass or buildings, then even when things don’t get finished or don’t work out the way we planned, we can still be at peace. |
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