"Who do you say I am?"

 

Hello Tranmere community.
There are so many stories I want to share with you, but I know we all have our limits!!!

Sursum Corda

ü  Good News - What is the difference between those two questions, "Who do the crowds say I am?" and "Who do you say I am?" In a word, the difference is suffering. To answer the first, you only need to be a journalist; to answer the second, you need to put your cards on the table – or rather, your life on the line. Journalists maintain a distance from their material; they are expected to do so. But a believer is personally involved even to the inmost part of his or her being. The word 'to suffer' means 'to allow'; to allow faith to penetrate you is to suffer; it is to lose that arm's-length that the journalist maintains so carefully.

ü  We are bombarded daily with news that challenges us and makes us feel uneasy and anxious
Good news stories are overlooked. But here the ABC has come to the rescue once again!
Have you heard of OZHARVEST? It is a fantastic organisation! On ABC iview have a look at the story. It is awe-inspiring! It starts at 21:49 in the video.

Reflection

“I would go so far as to say that the proof that you are a mature Christian is that you can see Christ everywhere else. Authentic God experience always expands your seeing and never constricts it. What else would be worthy of God? In God you do not include less and less; you always see and love more and more. And it is from this place that we lose any fear we have about entering into discussion, prayer, and friendship with people of other faith traditions.”
     Fr Richard Rohr

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ With all the restrictions due to the C-Virus our choir has been well and truly hamstrung! It has been very time consuming to present hymns each Sunday. We are very happy for volunteers who have now stepped up to give us a break!
We have volunteers who create the PowerPoint presentation each week.
We have volunteers who select appropriate songs each week; edit them and modify them to fit our Eucharistic Celebration and embed them into the PowerPoint presentation.
We have the volunteers who face the challenge of operating the laptop that will make the presentation run perfectly smoothly during Mass.
We say a big Thank You to them all.
Come Sing A Song Of Joy

¯ The Summons

Bits & Pieces

v  What Do I Care Most About?
What do I care most about—in my vocation, in my family life, in my heart and mind? This is a conversation that we all must have with ourselves at every stage of our lives, a conversation that we so often don't want to have. We will get to it, we say, when the kids are grown, when there is enough money in the bank, when we are retired, perhaps when we are dead; it will be easier then. But we need to ask it now: What can I be wholehearted about now?   - David Whyte

v  Yesterday was World Maritime Day
Shipping has continued to transport more than 80% of world trade, including vital medical supplies, food and other basic goods that are critical for the COVID-19 response and recovery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted the professionalism and sacrifice of the two million seafarers who serve on the world’s merchant fleet. - António Guterres – UN