On August 19, instead of preaching on the daily readings at Mass, Fr. Daly read excerpts of Cardinal Sean’s statement regarding the most recent exposure of clergy abuse through the PA Grand Jury report released on Tuesday, August 14 and spoke about it in the context of OLOS.  Following the Mass, parishioners gathered to share in fruitful discussion about the statement, the trifecta of abuse current scandals in the church (McCarrick, St. John’s Seminary, PA Grand Jury Report) and the appropriate response of the laity.  Click here for notes from the homily and the conversation.

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 ORDINARY TIME

The great Christmas holidays are behind us and liturgically we enter into a period called   ordinary time. Perhaps the most common thing said about “Ordinary Time” is that it is not ordinary at all. The great seasons of our worship, Advent-Christmas and Lent- Easter are     intense celebrations of aspects of the mystery of our salvation which we celebrate every Sunday. The mystery is so profound that we set aside special times to celebrate elements of it for particular attention. In that sense, Sunday celebrations outside those seasons are ordinary. However, they are not ordinary in the ho-hum sense because the Sunday liturgy is the identifying mark of the faith community gathering to remember that on the first day of the week, the Lord of Life was raised up and creation came at last to completion.
The celebration of the Paschal mystery here each week is the signature event of our faith. Christ promises to be really present here with us and bids us to gather like this again and again: “Do this in memory of me.”  To be sure, this is no ordinary event. It is a stop on our pilgrimage to remind us of our destination and share the life-giving eucharist for the journey. It is in effect a point of arrival and departure for us on our way to the fullness of the kingdom of heaven.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

The annual MLK Jr observance sponsored by the Sharon Interfaith Clergy will be held on this Sunday, January 20 at 3pm at First Congregational Church of Sharon The program will feature a speaker and will celebrate the life and work of MLK Jr through word and song. Light refreshments and an opportunity to mingle will be available afterward.

 GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION

This collection essential for our healthy operation will be open until the end of February. If you have not had the chance to donate, we could use your help. Thanks to the generosity of 155 families we have reached approximately 80 percent of our goal. You know what they say about the last 20 percent. Let’s show “what they say” how wrong they are and make a generous contribution now if you have not already done so.

 ~Fr. Frank