Who do people say that I am?

My dear friends in Christ,

Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do people say that I am? What are they saying about me?” His disciples told him what they had heard. Some people thought he was John the Baptist, or Elijah, or one of the other prophets! But then Jesus personalizes the question and asks them: “who do you say that I am?” Perhaps this is the question that Jesus is asking us today! It can be easy to give a flippant answer or to give a standard text book answer like the ones we learned in Religious Education many years ago. However, this is a question we may need to ask ourselves once again! Who is Jesus for me now at this time in my life? Is He a friend? A healer? Our Savior?

Speaking of Religious Education, classes this year will be held on Sundays from 10:00am to 11:15 AM in order to promote the growth of our program and to allow for parents to attend Mass with their children. This also affords us the possibility of exploring collaborative Religious Education with our Cohort Parishes. Registrations will take place the weekend of September 9th and 10th. If you know of anyone who has a child in need of Religious Education, please register and see the details in the bulletin article.

Tickets for our Spaghetti Dinner, and the Basket Auction sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, go on sale this weekend. Please purchase a ticket and join us for a delicious feast in Bogdan Hall on September 23rd following the 4:00pm Mass.

May God bless you all!

Fr. John