The Gift of Life

Dear Parishioners,

Over the past few weeks, I’ve celebrated a few birthdays and graduations with family, and I began to think about the whole ritual of giving and receiving gifts.

We are usually quite open to giving gifts, but most of us are reluctant to receive them. Do we readily accept and receive the precious gifts from God—specifically the gift of life? Life is a gift. Life, our very existence, does not originate with us, nor do we will ourselves into being. Creation, itself, is a gift. It is the overflow of love from the eternal love of the Trinity. We cannot demand to exist. All is a free gift. Have we received the gift of life this day? Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not here, all we have is today. Are we receiving this day as a gift from God? Father, thank you for the gift of life. Help me to receive your gift of life today with joy and celebrate it in every circumstance.

God Bless,
Deacon Howard

75th Anniversary Events

My Brothers and Sisters of St. Jane Frances,

It has been nice to see many of you returning to Church since the Archdiocese began to open back up. This year, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is celebrating the “Year of the Eucharist.” The Year of the Eucharist was developed by Archbishop William Lori to help us as we move along our path of life and offer us concrete ways to connect with the Lord and experience his never ending light. As a matter of fact, every time we come to church and participate in Mass, we are joined to the heavenly wedding feast of the Lamb through Holy Communion. Furthermore, we are even more deeply connected to Jesus as we practice the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. And the more we grow in those virtues, the greater our sharing now in the prize of heaven despite our earthly problems.

As we are planning our 75th Anniversary events, I would invite you to take part of the celebrations in the coming months. On November 14th, Archbishop Lori will be here to celebrate our Anniversary Mass. Following the 11:30am Mass, we will have a luncheon at Kurtz’s Beach. Please consider joining us this day to celebrate our Parish.

Fr. Carl Cummings