Beloved,
My favorite New Year saying:
As we enter a new year, please remember…
No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church,
No matter what your current family or marital situation,
No matter what your own personal history, age, background,
race, color or sexual orientation,
No matter what your own self-image may be,
You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and
respected here at Sacred Heart Church all year round.
This my priest says from the pulpit at least once a month but at Christmastime, there are more people who come to Mass so it is published in our weekly bulletin also. It touches my heart and the hearts of all who hear it and all that read it. I wanted to share this with you so you know that God has no favorites. You are all loved. Love yourself as God loves you, unconditionally.
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Age does have its wisdom yet youth sometimes gives us a more simple answer because they are yet unspoiled by society.
As I sit here in my home in the sun, I realize that this time of the year brings about more concern over the weather. Last week we had nights below zero and the lake was frozen solid all across and yet for the last three days we have had temperatures in the 50’s. Yesterday felt like Spring, it set a record of 56 degrees and people were out in shirts. I went shopping just to be out in this beautiful weather and to also watch people as they came out doors. People were smiling and walking even more briskly. This morning I got up and the lake is thawed halfway, half is water, the other half is still ice. I did notice in the fall that the squirrels were not as fat as most winters and they are still normal. I take that as a good sign. I, personally, am enjoying this weather but I am afraid the ice fishermen are not. The skiers are all set because they go higher up the mountains and the snow can be man-made.
If this is a sign of 2017, we had better make peace with change because it is happening all around us and at a moment’s notice. We New Englanders are more used to quick changes in the weather and we have clothes to prove it. We live in layers so we can take off or put on to accommodate the climate. As for me, I never completely put away my summer wardrobe; I always keep something just in case. Yet people who live in warm climates are more easy going and go with the flow of life more easily. Perhaps it is because we Northerners always have our shoulders hunched up because of the cold so we are not as pliable. The warmer temperatures slow down the activities whereas the colder temperatures have us racing to keep warm.
What a fad I hope this turns out to be. Imagine that you would like someone to talk to. What an opportunity this offers because if you don’t want to talk, you don’t sit but if you wish to chat, just sit and someone will sit down with you and you just might make a new friend. At the least, you will learn something new you didn’t know before as we are all different.
Do you know if this is offered locally? What a great idea.
Do you know anyone who is concerned about Melanoma? Look what the future holds.
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Love and Light
Mary Grace
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