A FEW THOUGHTS
So our theme for this year was WE'RE HOME and our programming across all ages focused on being a uniquely Catholic home and what that means for us about being a community where everyone is welcomed, loved and accepted. Being sacramental people changes how we look at the world and one another. An image I used often was "Your picture hangs on the wall of my heart."
Our inspiration for the year was the movie, ENCANTO. We showed it at the Whole Community Family Movie Night back in September, and it's a wonderful story about people having gifts that are to be used for the good of the community. Central to the plot is that when each member of the family turns 5 they have a door that they open and their gift is revealed.
The song, ALL OF YOU, from the end of the movie is my favorite and this line in particular always makes me smile: "The miracle is not, some magic that you've got, the miracle is YOU!" I think that, often, we forget that we are each created in the image of God and THAT is miraculous all on it's own! Our strengths are how we live out the call to bring God's Kingdom to earth now.
And that brings me to the 2023/2024 theme, KINGDOM BUILDERS! We each have abilities but we can't build the Kingdom of God all on our own because we also have weaknesses. We need each other. As Father Rob likes to say, we are each just one brick in the kingdom, but we need each brick to make it happen. So I have two songs for you today; one for this past year and one for the year coming up. The second song, WITH EVERY ACT OF LOVE, talks about us being a door for God's love to walk through... more doors, and more gifts. We need lots of doors in the Kingdom, open up and let God's love walk right through!!
WE'RE HOME: 2022/2023
KINGDOM BUILDERS: 2023/2024
1 Change, 1 Cancellation, 2 Save the Dates
CHANGED:
PRAYING WITH THE SENSES NATURE WALK
Moved to TUESDAY, MAY 9
at 10:00 and 6:30
Check the website for details and to register:
https://www.blessed-midland.org/2023/04/13/prayer-walk/
CANCELLED:
THEOLOGY BY THE GLASS
Because Father Rob and I are both out of town on Wednesday, May 10, we are cancelling Theology by the Glass.
We hope that you will join us on June 14 from 7:00-8:30. If you would like to know more, check out the website
https://www.blessed-midland.org/2018/10/10/1-theology-by-the-glass/
TASTE OF SUMMER BIKE RIDE AND ICE CREAM
Sunday, June 11
1:00pm
The Tridge: Downtown Midland
DETAILS COMING SOON!
GARDEN STROLL
Sunday, June 25
1:00-4:00
The Location of the 4 Gardens Coming Soon!
"We bring the Kingdom come with every act of love...God put a million, million doors in the world
For His love to walk through,
One of those doors is you"
For His love to walk through,
One of those doors is you"
I hope you have a weekend of being a DOOR TO GOD'S LOVE for at least one person this week!
With Easter Hope and Joy,
lyn