Outreach and Service
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Will you dare to pray the Bartimaeus prayer? 30th B 2018
He is a lonely figure, Bartimaeus, sitting there by the roadside. Sitting there as life passes him by. Not even a bystander, but a by-sitter in the drama of life.
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What is the first “not good” thing that God discovered in the creation of the world? 27th Sun. B
As you know, there are two stories of creation in the book of genesis. The first is the one we most often think about – the 6 days of creation and the day of rest at the end. And, like a refrain to each of those days we hear the words: And God saw that…
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Have you ever tried to protect God? 26th Sunday, B
Today’s readings in part are all about limits. The boundaries and limits that we put on God and the boxes we put Him in so as to control him. God could only speak to Israel through Moses…
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What’s Next for Faith in Action: Immigration
Do I understand who these vulnerable immigrants are and why they are here? Have I resisted the rhetoric that undocumented people are illegal and criminals? Have I understood the economics of this issue? If you are drawn to questions like these, we want to hear from you.
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ACTS Retreat Is Coming in Summer 2019
ACTS retreat is coming to St. Justin next summer. The Women’s retreat will be June 27-30, 2019 and the Men’s will be August 1-4, 2019. If you have attended an ACTS retreat before and would like to be involved in serving on the ACTS team for this retreat, please contact Jen Mosby.
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Do you remember the first name of the waiter/waitress from your most recent trip dining out? Or the name of the custodian at work? 25th Sunday B
His name was Mr. Sommers. He was the maintenance man at the seminary high school. You’d see him in the gym and the hallways and corridors with his buckets and mops and rags. Polishing statues of the saints. Cleaning up the….