Parish Bulletin
PARISH NEWS
What relief! – We are saved!
For all their amazing experiences with him, the fearful disciples (Mark 4:35-41) still wail that Jesus doesn’t care that they are about to drown. And after 2000 years of prayer and study, discussion and teaching, we modern Christians, often sound exactly the same.
Why did you let this happen, God? “Do something! Fix it. Make it better.
We don’t get that this gospel is more about faith than the miraculous stilling of the water. Of course he can do that; he is God!
God gives us free will to make decisions in our interaction with other people and with the natural world, but when things go badly, we are very quick to demand that God fixes it. We want it both ways - freedom of decision but protection from the consequences.
He is not a puppet master, but God alone knows how our actions and predicaments play out in this world and the next. Rightly, we ask for help, but we should end every prayer “your will be done on earth as in heaven.”
Jesus stills the wind but questions their faith. In our lives, faith doesn’t change our “storms”, but it changes us. Faith allows us to be still and peaceful, amid the storm, to keep all things in perspective. To be reassured as Julian of Norwich told us long ago, “all manner of things will be well.” Particularly when the world is going pear shaped for us, we need to recognise that we don’t know the variables that God knows, and we will never have all the answers.
There are really only two prayers, “Help”, and “Thank You”.
Deacon Mark Kelly
Parents, listed below are some dates for your diary regarding the Sacramental program for Confirmation and First Holy Communion 2024
Confirmation 2024
The Confirmation ceremony, celebrated by Bishop Greg Bennett, will be held on Friday, 26th July, at 7 pm in Marist Sion Hall.
First Holy Communion
Preparation for First Holy Communion will begin with an Information Meeting for parents on Thursday 29th August, at 7 pm. Our guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Fr. Elio Capra, SDB. First Holy Communion Masses will be held on the weekend of 26th/27th October.
More details concerning these sacraments will be provided closer to the time. For further enquiries contact Liz - Ph: 5623 1642, Email: Warragul.sacraments@cdsale.org.au
R.C.I.A.
These letters stand for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the ancient Rite of welcoming people into the Church. The Catholic Parishes of Warragul and Drouin warmly invites anyone interested in discovering more about the Catholic faith, what Catholics believe and Why, expressing an interest in becoming a Catholic, or an Adult Catholic who has not yet received the sacraments of First Eucharist or Confirmation, to attend an Information evening on Wednesday 31st July 7.30pm Marian Room (attached to St. Joseph’s Church Warragul: (enter car park from Bowen Street). For further information you can contact Joan Robertson or Fr. Brendan at the Parish Office: (03) 5623 1642.
