Tues. Sept.1 – Social Justice Com. meets 6:30pm-Bethlehem Room Wed. Sept. 2 - Wide Angle: Time for School (part 1) PPTV/Ch. 13 -9:00pm A story of the struggles of children from around the world seeking an education. Mon. Sept.7 - Labor Day – “Work is more than a way to make a living; it...
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The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, and planned by the Central Labor Union. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and...
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Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8;  James 1:17-18;  Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Today, and for the next several weeks, we read from the letter of James.  In this book, 18 out of the 108 verses speak directly about the damage that can be done by the tongue.  Today James exhorts us to be “doers of the word, and not merely...
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What is the main theme of the Letter of James, which will be proclaimed as the second reading for the next six Sundays? The Letter of James is more an exhortation to ethical living than a letter. It was probably written in the late first century by an author who attributes it to James,...
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Joshua 24:1-2,15-18;  Ephesians 5:21-32;  John 6:60-69 To appreciate today’s gospel it needs to be understood in its fuller context.  This is the conclusion of the gospels we have been reading for the past four Sundays, known as Jesus’ bread of life discourses.  In this discourse Jesus teaches us that he is the “bread of...
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Tournament night we played Holy Cross in the first game. We were behind 9-0 and made a “run at it” closing the gap at 8-9. All we needed was one more out in a critical inning and we didn’t get it. Holy Cross went on a massive scoring drive and ended up winning the...
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You are invited to join Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity at the Apostle Build 4-plex Wall Raising. Come and celebrate with our four excited Partner Families as we raise the walls on our first 4-plex. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 22nd, at 11:00am at the Apostle Build Site- 1106-1112 1st Avenue...
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What are some ways to prepare to celebrate the Sunday Liturgy of the Word more effectively? Sunday Mass consists of two interrelated parts, the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The Liturgy of the Word has been expanded into a three-year cycle of Scripture passages, with each liturgy containing four...
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Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life . . . “(John 6:54). Have you ever thought about that word “eternal?”   What does it really mean?  Is eternity something you see as a “very long time” going on for ever and ever?  Do you think...
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What do we affirm on August 22 when we proclaim and celebrate the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary? The feast of the Queenship of Mary was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954, and was originally celebrated on May 31, the month of the May crowning of Mary. Today the memorial is celebrated...
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