The Body and Blood of the Lord

“Enough jam for a lifetime” Making Jam - even though I complain how long it takes, how messy it is with its inevitable spatters and spills, the end of the procedure - is rich with gratifications. It was her late mother who taught her not only how to pickle, can and jam, but also taught her the “deep reservoir of patience” required to do what can be tedious work. Her mother never romanticized life on a farm or minimized the back-breaking work. But for her mother, creating food was about creating family. “When my mother died, there were several unopened jars in her cupboard. I took them back with me after the funeral. We ate them in her stead, as she would have wanted us to. Enough jam for a lifetime, she would say with evident satisfaction after a day of kitchen duty. It was; it is.”

What mother created with homemade jam, Jesus creates with the bread at this table: a family, a community, a church brought together in the memory of Jesus, God’s love made human in his Christ. At Christ’s table, we always belong, we are always welcome. As we celebrate the gift of the Eucharist, may we make our parish family’s table a place of reconciliation and compassion - and may we work together to make all our family tables places of love and safety where Christ is present in our service to and care for one another.

Nourished by the word strengthened by the Eucharist, guided by the Spirit, we the People of the Holy Family Parish, in union with the whole People of God, will strive toward the unconditional love and service of all people.

Confessions

Saturday: 4:15 p.m.
First Sunday: 8:30 a.m.

CARE OF THE SICK Please call the Parish Office to have Communion taken to the sick/ homebound. Notify us of those desiring the Sacrament of Anointing.

MORNING PRAYER
Join in praying Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m. weekdays as we unite with religious, and clergy around the world in this liturgical prayer.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
First Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; other Fridays from 1:00 pm. to 8:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the school chapel.

MARIAN DEVOTIONS
Rosary: weekdays at 8:30 and, on First Saturdays also includes devotions. Marian Prayer Group meets Wed. at 7:00 p.m. in chapel.