Browsing the February 2021 archive of Deacon Wilson's Wisdom

MATTHEW 25 COLLECTION (based on Matthew’s Gospel, Chapter 25, 33ff)

Posted by Kellee Chwala on 2/25/21

The Human Concerns Committee is offering families two ways to celebrate our 2021 Lenten journey adjusted to comply with COVID 19 concerns.  The Matthew 25 weekly collection supporting parish ministries, and the annual Rice Bowl Program. WEEK 1         FEBRUARY 21

                        “I was hungry and you gave me food.”

                        Support a local food pantry by donating food and/or funds during this first week of ... Read More »

TRANSFORMING VISION

Posted by Kellee Chwala on 2/25/21

  The world is aglow with vision experiences.  Have you noticed the glow of pride on the faces of those who have reached out to help others, the sparkle in the eyes of children when they are praised, the gaze of joy on the faces of parents as they ... Read More »

DESERT JOURNEY

Posted by Kellee Chwala on 2/17/21

           From the dawn of recorded history, the dry, barren desert has been a place of formation for God’s people---both as individuals and as a community of believers.  Some encountered God there, while others were spiritually born or re-born there.  We recall the generations spent ... Read More »

ALL ARE WELCOME

Posted by Kellee Chwala on 2/11/21

            Down through the centuries, the world has been beset by many illnesses.  The bubonic plague wiped out almost half of the population of Europe in 1350, influenza killed 20 million people worldwide in 1918, and polio swept the world crippling and maiming thousands in the 1940’s and 1950’s.  ... Read More »