Sunday, October 6, 2019

A Word from Your Pastor October 6


Dear Parishioners:

In Sunday’s Gospel, we hear St. Paul’s invitation to our Patron St. Timothy to “stir into flame the Gift of God” that he has received through the Sacramental touch of the Church.  This call is fitting for us as well.  Through the Sacraments we have received, God has poured out many gifts on us.  All of us can recall the excitement and nervousness we felt when we came to church to receive the Sacraments along our journey of Faith.  Now we must renew our zeal and do all we can to put to use the power God’s Spirit unleashed in us.  The world is in need of a new outpouring of God’s gifts.

Year after year, we celebrate many Sacraments with our children.  Over the past couple of years, many children have brought their families back to Church and to practice of the Faith because they have learned about the Sacraments and asked to receive them for themselves.  In particular, time in the Atrium of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd has opened up the mysteries of our Faith in such a way that our little ones know and understand what is happening in the Liturgy of the Church.  They can participate in the Mass more readily because they have learned the meaning of symbols and gestures used to express God’s gifts.

My prayer for you is that you and your family will “stir into flame” the gifts you have received in the Sacraments.  May you find again the joy that you experienced when you approached the Altar for the first time for the Eucharist.  May the Gift of the Spirit you received in Confirmation renew and strengthen your Faith so that you may share the Gospel with the world.  Let the zeal and enthusiasm of your children deepen your desire to put your Faith into practice.

God has given St. Timothy Parish a specific purpose that has been so from the first days of our creation as a parish: to assist young families in their task of raising their children in the ways of Faith.  When we keep this in mind, we discover that there is a clear plan being unfolded in what we are meant to do as a Parish that has a School.  The education of our children in the Catholic Faith must be central to the life of our community and to every family that belongs to our parish.  All other efforts in the life we share must serve this end.

May the Lord open your eyes to see His Plan and may your heart be ready to respond with generosity and zeal. 


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