STEWARDSHIP: FAITH & TREASURE PARISH DIRECTORY Our Faith: The Pearl of Great Price Pastoral Council By Joe Heschmeyer Donna Trasolini Sometimes, when we talk about Christianity, we present it as a great deal. “My yoke is easy, and my
[email protected] burden is light,” Jesus says (Matthew 11:30). But other times, it sounds like Christianity is costly. Finance Council Remember that Jesus also says “he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” Kevin Chan (Matthew 10:38). So which view is right? Both of them.
[email protected] Parish Education Committee There’s a pair of images that Jesus gives that sheds some light on this (Matthew 13:44-46): Maili Wong The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his
[email protected] joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant Parish Fundraising Committee in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH bought it. Sandie Weitz
[email protected] MASSES & SERVICES September 29, 2019 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time At first, these two might be expressing the same thing, but there’s actually something to be gained from COORDINATORS - Saturday Anticipated Mass: each one. The first image is of a treasure buried in a field. The man who finds this treasure buries it again, Altar Guild 5pm Sanctifying Our Days with Prayer and Offerings and then gives up everything he has to buy the field.