Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish

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Summary of Father Gerry’s sermon:

• The Beatitudes are a map to become a saint, and suggests to keep a copy in your wallet.
• Find a goto Saint to pray for.
  • Ex: Daniel Thomas became a devotee to St. Jude, the patron Saint of lost causes, with a focus to help him find his vocation. Daniel became a well known actor through his devotion. As an appreciation to St Jude, Daniel founded the now famous Children’s hospital St Jude in Memphis Tennessee, which continues it’s good works today.
• Purgatory is a state of being. A process to prepare ourselves before going to heaven after death.
• Pray for the deceased in purgatory, who can’t pray for themselves.
• Prayer for lost loved ones (to be added)

Halloween Prayer:
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
^{John 8:12}
Daylight ends tonight (Nov 1 @2am). Time moves back 1hr. Phones and computers should update automatically, but microwaves and stove time need to be manually adjusted!

Some reflections from this Sunday’s sermon by Father Gerry:

• God loves each and every one of us equally to the maximum, like a father looking at a sleeping child with absolute delight
• Are you able to love God with your whole heart? Your whole being? And share that same love with your neighbor?
• Some practical strategies to have a more loving mindset while driving:
  • Flash the peace sign when offended
  • Blow a kiss when betrayed
• 2 Mother Theresa quotes:
  • It is not enough for us to say I love God, but I also have to love my neighbor. Saint John says that you are a liar if you say you love God, and don’t love your neighbor. How can you love God who you don’t see, if you don’t love your neighbor whom you see,  whom you touch and with whom you live?
  • To show great love for God and our neighbor we need not do great things. It’s how much love we put into the doing that makes our offering something beautiful for God.

Challenge for this week: Do something beautiful for God.

Thanks Deacon Marco for the visit and sermon! May God Bless you and your family always, and for God to be an important part of the parish’s (and the faithful’s) every day lives even on the days we are not in church!

Father Gerry’s 50th Anniversary video

We welcome Father Tim, a guest priest, as Father Gerry enjoys a well deserved break. Father Gerry is back this week, and will preside over this weekend’s masses.

Some key points from Father Tim Silver’s sermon based on the Gospel (Matthew 21:33-43): Will you let Jesus into the vineyard of your heart?

• The fruits that are pleasing to God, the vineyard owner, and is looking to harvest from His vineyard are: joy, peace, love, kindness, modesty, generosity, chastity, faithfulness, and gentleness.
• The vineyard is the good soil of our hearts.
• Jesus is there in His work clothes, with tools in hand and team (angels and saints) ready. All to help us cultivate the good fruits (not stink berries) from our hearts .
• A young musician friend of Father Tim, went to the alpha program in his parish, despite a lot of reservations and hesitation. In Alpha, Father Tim’s friend experienced an epiphany in Jesus and filled with the spirit, is now a leader in the alpha program. Learn more about the alpha program here.

Will you let Jesus into the vineyard of your heart?