Paul
talks about the different gifts that we have in our faith. Some are called to be teachers, while others
are to be prophets or ministers. A. In
whatever we do in our faith, we are to do so through God’s graces, to faithful
carry out of duties in the faith in service to the Lord. As a
parish, it is important for us to have parishioners involved, using their
gifts. Without this service, without
these gifts there is no way we could do what we do as a parish. I look
at all the help we need in our liturgical celebrations, all the many volunteers
we have in teaching our children, our youth, and our adults in our religious education
program. All these gifts are put into
service in order to advance in our journey of faith, in order to have a
vibrant, life-giving faith community. A lot of
Catholic parishes seem to be at a crossroads right now, as many of the active
parishioners who have run a lot of the parish programs are getting older and as
we are looking to the younger generations to get more involved. The
priesthood is looking at the same reality.
The youngest member of the Irish clergy who have serve our diocese for
generations is in his early 60s. Over
1/3 of our active diocesan clergy is over 70 years old. We are look for men and women with the gifts
that St Paul is talking about to serve our Church and to serve the people of
God. We pray
to the Holy Spirit that he lead us and guide us as we face this reality
today.
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