Letter From Our Pastor

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Easter Message

Christ is Risen!  Truly He is Risen!  Easter Sunday is the most important day of the year for Christians where we celebrate that Jesus truly rose from the dead after the brutal events of Good Friday and the silent waiting of Holy Saturday.  The truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ astounded the first witnesses of this miracle two thousand years ago and its meaning continues to amaze us.  Despite all our technological advancements, our progress in science and medicine, our manufacturing and agricultural accomplishments, there are two things humanity has not solved:  sin and death.  When Jesus rose from the dead, God broke the reign of sin and death on humanity allowing us a future beyond this time and place.  Perhaps now more than ever, we see the effects of sin in our world played out on the world stage but also within our communities – bigotry, resentment, greed, anger, and other damaging attitudes.  Despite our scientific achievements that are prolonging life and helping people enjoy greater capacities well into their nineties (and beyond), we haven’t found a solution for our mortality.  Here is where the resurrection of Jesus Christ finds its meaning:  Jesus proves God’s love triumphs over the worst of our actions and God’s love even breaks death’s hold on us.  Our natural death is not something to be feared anymore but to embrace as a part of our ultimate journey home to God.  May the celebration of the days of Easter Season bring you and your family an increase in peace, hope, faith, joy and love of God and neighbour!  Happy Easter!  Christ is Risen!  Truly He is Risen!

Father Geoffrey Kerslake

Pastor

Sunday Reflection:  Fourth Sunday of Easter, Sunday, April 26, 2026

Jesus is the shepherd and guardian of our souls.

Reflection

The Opening Prayer for this Mass on Good Shepherd Sunday is:  “Almighty ever-living God, lead us to a share in the joys of heaven, so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before.”  Jesus is the brave, selfless shepherd who puts the safety of the flock above his own.  For many of us, the closest we get to sheep is a lamb chop or a pair of wool mittens.  A flock of sheep just looks like an awful lot of the same woolly beasts.  But the shepherd can tell them apart.  The shepherd recognizes them as distinct individuals.  Jesus cares about each of us as one of his sheep.  Many people, especially today, are lonely or isolated.  They wonder if anyone really knows them, cares about them at all?  Jesus knows us as individuals.  We are not just anonymous members of a large group.  Jesus knows us and loves each one of us as his unique, precious, beloved disciple and friend.

Reprinted with permission from Faith Catholic

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To all the Parish’s generous faithful

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