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REFLECTING EFLECTING ON GOD OD’S OD WORD ORD
Forming a community is never easy. This is true
whether the community is made up of family members,
citizens, or believers. Diversity can both enrich and
divide. Jewish Christians were soon joined by Gentile
believers. The church in Jerusalem was joined by the
church in Antioch. While the Gentile Christians questioned
whether they had to accept all the Jewish traditions
and customs, Jewish Christians feared they would
lose what had given them their identity.
Today’s reading from Acts witnesses to the role of
the Holy Spirit in helping to navigate a way through
these sensitive issues. The leaders of the church in Jerusalem
send a letter to the church in Antioch, proclaiming
that the decision they reached came not just from human
wisdom, but from working with the Holy Spirit.
Such testimony to the role of the Holy Spirit is also
found in the Gospel of John. At the Last Supper, Jesus
tells his disciples that the Holy Spirit will come from the
Father and “teach you everything and remind you of all
that I told you” (John 14:26). Because of this promise,
we can have confidence that God will not abandon us.
Indeed, the Trinity comes to dwell with those faithful to
Jesus’ word.
When we gather to celebrate the Eucharist, we call
on the Holy Spirit both to open our minds to Jesus’ word
and to transform bread and wine so that we become
more fully the body of Christ and the living temple of
the Holy Spirit in the world.
ENGAGED NGAGED? NGAGED?
? CCONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS
ONGRATULATIONS
… AND YOUR NEXT STEP
TO GETTING MARRIED IN THE
CHURCH HURCH! HURCH
So you (or a family member) has recently
become engaged, wondering what to do next? The
Office of Marriage and Family Life has a handy list
of the next steps to take on your road to “I Do” at
www.miamiarch.org/familylife under the “Marriage
Preparation” tab. For a wealth of information, from
class dates and online registration forms to Natural
Family Planning links, visit their marriage prep site
at www.miamifamilylife.org.
MEN EN’S EN GUILD UILD MEETING EETING
1st & 3rd Monday each month
at 7 pm De Paul Center
All Men Are Welcome!
Come Join Us! Support Our Parish!
Meet Your Fellow Parishioners!
NEXT MEETING: May 6, 2013
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St. Vincent Catholic Church
Hispanic community Raffle
$1,000 — First Prize
$500 — Second Prize
$200 — Third Prize
$100 — Fourth Prize
Drawing: May 26, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Tickets: $1.00 each — 12 for $10.00
Winner need not be present to win.
For more information, please call:
Bernarda: 754-234-0427 or
Jose Vasquez: 954-798-4693
FILL A BOTTLE, SAVE A LIFE
Help us share the truth with young
women and teens who find themselves facing
an unplanned pregnancy. We will distribute
empty baby bottles on the weekend of
May 18-19, 2013 after all the Masses. When
you return the bottles the following week
with coins, bills and checks, your gifts will
help those served by the RESPECT LIFE
MINISTRY in Margate. (954-977-7769).
“Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit
me in my mother’s womb. I give you thanks that I am
fearfully, wonderfully made; wonderful are your works.”
Psalm 139: 13-14
WOULD OULD THE PERSON
WHO BORROWED THE DVD
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FROM PAM AM, AM,
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THANK HANK YOU YOU. YOU
Please don’t forget to
contribute to our Hurricane
Relief Fund!
We pray that the
Good Lord will protect us
from these terrible storms.
But we must also be prudent
by saving to cover
the cost of repairs to the
Parish in the event of a
storm.
Remember
Hurricane Wilma
in 2005 and
Sandy last year?