Part 2: First Holy Communion at St. Elizabeth - 4.28.19 ~ Photos by EJCooley

The Children receive their First Communion Certificates!

Group Photo of the 1st Communion Class

~ Photos by EJCooley

Fr. Jim's Jots - 2nd Sunday of Easter, 4.28.2019

Fr. Jim's Jots

Greetings!

Congratulations to Thaddeus Haines, Charles Geissler, Nora Sturdervant, Ryan Sturdevant, Sandrine Uwineza, Fabrice Niyitanga, Remy Shishi, Magdeleine Shishi and Benjamin Shishi.  How wonderful it is to have so many young people receive their First Holy Communion!

Special thanks to the parents of our youngsters and their teachers, Almetia Strother, Liz Wiznerowicz and Annie McEntee.  I am so happy to have such a nice group of young people to celebrate this important sacrament and to welcome the Lord Jesus into their lives.  May you all be blessed and close to Christ and the Eucharist all the days of your lives.

Thanks to all who worked so hard to have Holy Week and our Easter Liturgies so prayerful and beautiful.  We are blessed with our Gospel Choir, Lectors, Ministers of the Eucharist, Altar Servers, Connie Hom, Janet Stern, E. J. Cooley and all who decorated.  Thanks to Donna Gorman for the purple covering of the statues and Eddie Gorman, for hanging them and fixing the pews.  Special thanks to The Community Life Committee for the receptions and a special thank you to Deacon Chris Barrett.

Easter Joy,

Fr. Jim Arsenault

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Easter 2014

He is Risen!

Image from St. Barnabas Church

Meditation on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord

"... and he was taken up to heaven."  Luke 24:51

Image at Vie de Jesus MAFA

Meditation on the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Love One Another ~ Reflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 14:21-27

Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13

Rev 21:1-5a

Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35

Jesus speaks of a new commandment in John's Gospel this Sunday.  He tells us: "Love one another."

To love one another means that a community of like-minded people is created that places the needs of others as more important than their own individual need.

This community does not isolate itself but as its members grow in love, they reach out beyond themselves to embrace the world.

Jesus wished his disciples to love others as he loved them.  With a sacrificial love... a joyful love... a generous love... a healing love.

Jesus realized what this kind of love could do in the world he (and we, today) live in.  It could change lives.  It could also identify people as followers of Christ and Children of God.  Didn't Jesus say:  "This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another"?

This community would stand out among the world's peoples, and it would draw others to become a part of it.  People searching for what was absent in their lives.  People searching for meaning in the midst of war, hatred, sickness, violence, poverty, cruelty...  

But Jesus also knew that his disciples and future followers would be rejected by some...  They would suffer for that love they tried to share with others.  Those in power would be threatened by a love they did not understand, and they would try to destroy it...  But Love, which is God, will triumph...

Remember, written in the Book of Revelation, God says:  "Behold I make all things new."


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Following the Voice ~ Fourth Sunday of Easter

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 13:14, 43-52

Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5

Rev 7:9, 14b-17

Jn 10:27-30

On this Sunday, John the Evangelist again speaks of Jesus as a good shepherd.  One who cares for his sheep and whose voice is recognized by the sheep he leads.  The sheep follow him because they know his voice and trust him...  The good shepherd rewards this trust by being watchful for danger and by taking care of his sheep; feeding them and searching for them when they wander off.  He will keep them safe...

Jesus tells us that we are to believe in him, to trust him and to follow him, for his voice speaks the words of eternal life.  He feeds us with his Body and Blood in Holy Communion and if we happen to wander off, Jesus searches for us, sends his Holy Spirit to guide us and to bring us home again.

In the First Reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas have become shepherds to the Gentiles of Antioch, who with much joy came to believe and trust the Good News that Paul and Barnabas taught.  They listened to the voice of these Apostles, and from them, the Good News spread through the whole region.

We can take consolation in the psalmist's words as he praises the Lord whom he trusts and whose kindness and faithfulness endures forever.  He acknowledges that "...the Lord is God; he made us, his we are, his people, the flock he tends."  We believe that too... and thank God for it.



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Confirmed: TyShell Jones

TyShell Jones was among this year's group of young men and women who were confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church this Easter season.  His parish family had been able to follow his progress from his experiences at the Confirmation Retreat earlier this year to his Confirmation on Friday because he so willingly and enthusiastically shared those experiences with us.

After Mass last Sunday, TyShell and his family treated the parish to cake and punch to celebrate this important step as a young Catholic.

TyShell is already taking an active role in our parish by participating as an usher, along with his grandpa, Shelton Jones.

Congratulations and best wishes to TyShell!


~ Photo used with permission

There's work to be done! ~ Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord ~ Women's Day 2012

The Ascension of the Lord

Acts 1:1-11

Ps 47:2-3,6-7,8-9

Eph 1:17-23

Mk 16:15-20

"What are you standing there for?  There's work to be done!"  Ms Carol Dufresne, our speaker for St. Elizabeth's 20th Annual Women's Day, spoke about the Ascension of the Lord in terms of what was to come next!  We generally think of the Ascension by picturing a glorified Jesus rising and the apostles gazing skyward, watching.  But there is more to the story than that.

The angels in white understood it, even though the apostles were still overcome by what they had just witnessed.  Had they forgotten that Jesus told them he would have to leave them in order for them to receive the Holy Spirit?  The apostles needed the power and understanding that the Spirit would impart to them so that they could be Jesus' witnesses in preaching about the Kingdom of God to the ends of the earth.

Carol reminded us that Jesus had thus passed the baton to the apostles; and from them and their successors down to the present day to us.  By virtue of our baptism, WE are to continue the work of Jesus.  We are to relieve the pain and injustice in the world.  All of us have a part to play.  It requires teamwork and that we do the best we can in our particular roles.  Only if we work together in the spirit of Jesus can we be the witnesses that he wishes us to be.

We ask the Father to give us a Spirit of wisdom and to enlighten us in such a way that we recognize the hope that belongs to his call... that we believers also become the inheritors of his Kingdom.


 ~ The Ascension of Jesus by Harry Anderson
 

No Greater Love ~ Mothers' Day ~ Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48

Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4

1 Jn 4:7-10

Jn 15:9-17

We are reminded once again in John's gospel that it was love that caused the Father to send His Son to free us from our sins.  It was the Son's sacrificial death on the cross that showed the depths that Love can take.  Jesus wants us to follow His example... to walk in His footsteps, to keep His commandment so that His joy "may be in you and your joy might be complete."(Jn 15:11)  And what is that commandment?  None other than:  "...love one another as I love you." (Jn 15:17)  This kind of love is so great and so unselfish that a person would be willing to lay down their life for another!  Just as Jesus did for us.

This is a tall order and not as easy as it appears.  An unselfish love means that one is willing to give up one's own aspirations in order that another's needs can be met.  An unselfish love also promotes unity among people despite their differences.  Love also emphasizes equality among people...  Jesus was very clear in saying that we can no longer be called slaves who do not know what their master is doing.  No, Jesus calls us His friends because:  "I have told you everything I have heard from my Father."  (Jn 15:15)  Jesus gave this gift to His disciples even though they did not yet understand everything implied in the telling.

Did they understand that Love is THE attribute for God?  John tells us that in his first letter.  If you love, you know God.  If you are unable to love, you cannot know who God is...  So the big question becomes: How does one learn to love?

Pruning the Vine ~ Fifth Sunday of Easter (B)

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:26-31

Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32

1 Jn 3:18-24

Jn 15:1-8

This week's readings speak to us about conversion.  As we study these readings, we discover that there is a process that takes place before, during and after a person experiences a conversion. This process requires trust in God and a developing relationship with Him.  It also appears to include the acceptance of the community of believers.

In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we meet up with Saul, who has just had a life-changing event that turned him from a persecutor of Christians to a man completely dedicated to the Risen Christ.  However, Saul soon found out that the Christians in Jerusalem were afraid of him.  They knew Saul to be a persecutor and did not trust him.  Not until Barnabas spoke up for him and explained what had happened to Saul on the road to Damascus, did the Christians of Jerusalem accept him.  Thus we note that conversion is not a solitary event in one's life.  One's conversion must also be recognized by the community of believers in order to bear fruit.

In today's Gospel reading from John, we hear Jesus speak of himself as the vine.  We, the believers, are the branches of that vine; connected to Jesus in such a way that we must bear fruit.  The Father is the vine grower who prunes away the useless and dead branches.  That is what happens to us if we are truly converted and ready to bear fruit.  We become so connected to the vine and the grower that we cannot bear fruit apart from them.  When we remain in Christ and live His words, we bear the fruit that makes us His disciples.  This is what happened to Paul, formerly Saul.  His life in Christ changed him so much that he put away his old name and took a new one.  Saul left his old life behind...  to become the Apostle to the Gentiles.

To remain in Christ, we are to keep His commandments.  "And his commandment is this:  we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us."  (1 Jn 3:23)           

Reflections on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) ~ by Phyllis Booth

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:8-12

Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29

1 Jn 3:1-2

Jn 10:11-18

Today's first reading finds Peter explaining why the crippled man is cured.  The crowd still finds it hard to believe that Jesus Christ, the Nazorean, has been raised by God from the dead and by his name the cripple is healed.  Centuries later many people find this revelation hard to believe, though we believe many of today's schemes that will cause us to lose our health, wealth or life.  In today's time, we are fascinated by the Internet and other digital devices and we take chances to get rich, pay less for items, to meet people for friendship, romance or marriage or for a career change without seeing the person/product and still we can't believe in Jesus Christ and his love.

The Gospel of John tells that we are Children of God and God loves us as his own.  The world doesn't believe that we are children of God.  Is it because God is invisible to the human race?  He doesn't talk to us... we can't touch, smell or hear him?

Yet we believe in man's ability to think, create, improve inventions and even explore the universe and we are still searching for the one who can give life, restore life and give peace to the world.  John implies that when it is revealed to us, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

The Gospel Reading reminds us that Jesus is the Good Shepherd.  A shepherd will lay down his life for his sheep (family and friends).  Jesus accepted the command from his Father to be the Good Shepherd for the world.  Jesus died so the world could be free of sin.  He was a servant shepherd.  He came into this world to be a servant, not a King.  During his ministry he taught the disciples how to serve and not be served.  As baptized Christians we are expected to live our baptism vows to love others as we love ourselves, to be a servant shepherd.

A servant shepherd will follow Jesus' example in the home, community and church/parish.

A servant shepherd lives his moral and Christian beliefs.

A servant shepherd takes an active interest in the welfare of his parish/church family and community.

A servant shepherd accepts cultural differences (diversity) and encourages others to do the same.

A servant shepherd preserves his/her health through healthy nutrition and exercise.

A servant shepherd strives to attain the highest spiritual education of his faith.

A servant shepherd's journey is not easy.  He accepts the toils and crosses of life that lead to everlasting life.with the Father.


 ~ Rescue of the Lost Lamb by Minerva Teichert

...It is I myself. Touch Me and see... Third Sunday of Easter (B)

Third Sunday of Easter (B)

Acts 3:13-15, 17-19

Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9

1 Jn 2:1-5a

Lk 24:35-48

In Luke's Gospel, we find the Apostles again terrified as Jesus appears in their midst.  Both Luke and John report this fear in their gospels.  Disbelief that Jesus could truly be in the same room with them.  Is he a ghost?  Or is he real?  Did Jesus truly rise from the dead as he told them he would?

Jesus convinced his Apostles that he was truly alive by the simple and beautiful action of eating with them...  just as he had done earlier with the disciples in Emmaus.  And he invited them to touch him and see that he wasn't a ghost.

Their experiences with the Risen Lord certainly were such powerful and personal ones that in the future, after they had received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, the Apostles were able to go out among the people and preach the Good News.  They knew for certain that their Lord and Savior was the Anointed One of God and they were willing to face prison, torture and death for the Name.

We see in the reading from Acts, that Peter minced no words in reminding the Jews : "The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses." (Acts 3:15)  He also reminded them that Jesus had fulfilled everything that had been announced beforehand by the prophets and urged his listeners to repent and be converted.

Today, we also are encouraged to repent and be converted; to live our lives in conformity with him.  By doing so, we receive with joy, the promise found in the First Letter of John:  "...whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him." (1 Jn 2:5a)


 ~ Duccio diBuoninsegna:  Appearence while the Apostles are at table (1308-11)         

"Peace be with you" ~ Second Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday ~ by Ronnie Archer

Second Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday

Acts 4:32-35
Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 Jn 5:1-6
Jn 20:19-31

On this, the second Sunday of Easter, we also celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope John Paul II instituted this Sunday as such during his sermon during the canonization of Sr. Faustina Kowalska on April 30, 2000. Pope John Paul II explained how Sr. Faustina witnessed the sufferings during the events of the years around the time of the First and Second World Wars. She received the message of Divine Mercy from Christ, which was "Humanity will not find peace until it turns trustfully to Divine Mercy." Sr. Faustina experienced the pain of others in her own heart.

We hear a "message" of mercy in our first reading and in the responsorial psalm today. In the reading of Acts 4:34-35, "There was no needy person among them, all who owned property or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds to be distributed to each accord to need." Mercy reverberates all through the Responsorial Psalm 118.

In John 5:1-2, we hear that "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the Father loves also the one begotten by Him. In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey His commandments." If we do love God, then we have to love all of God's children, and we know that we love God and His children when we do His will and obey His commandments. The message from the Gospel from John this Sunday is "victory of life overcoming death." John's gospel takes place in the upper room, where the doors were locked, but Jesus came and stood in the midst of the disciples, saying "Peace be with you...as the Father sent Me, I send you." Breathing on them He said "receive the Holy Spirit, whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven and whose sins you retain, they are retained." (vs 21-23)

We all have heard how Thomas was not with the disciples when Jesus first appeared, and when he was told of Jesus' appearance, he refused to believe... unless he could place his fingers in the spearmark in Jesus' side. After another week, Jesus appeared to them again and this time, Thomas was there. Jesus invited him to place his fingers in His side, whereas Thomas came to believe. Jesus appeared to the disciples to be sure they knew that He was dead, but now is alive, to be a comfort for them.

Christ's Resurrection has rendered us full of power... to be able to keep His commandments, show His love through Divine Mercy to others.

Sr. Faustina was an "angel of mercy"... the love of God was what powered her to do what she could to relieve others' suffering. Christ died for all, His Spirit has been given to all to enable us also to spread Christ's love to others with unselfishness and forgiveness.

I pray that we will genuinely be able to show His Divine Mercy to others, so that we may experience the PEACE that only Christ can give.


~ The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio

Behold, I am with you always ~ by Josephine Fernando

The Ascension of the Lord

Acts 1:1-11
Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 (6)
Eph 1:17-23
Mt 28:16-20

The triumph of Our Resurrected Lord climaxes on Pentecost. However, before that, we have the Ascension. Forty days from Easter is the Ascension of Our Lord, and the tenth day from then is Pentecost (the fiftieth day after Easter).

After Easter, the Lord appears to His apostles and others by breaking of bread and by giving peace (Shalom). On June 2nd, we celebrated the Ascension, which in our diocese is transferred to the following Sunday. The Lord ascends to the throne of His Father to prepare mansions for us. However, He tells His apostles not to leave Jerusalem for He will send the Holy Spirit. This is the second greatest feast in our Church, next to Easter. However, this year all the feasts are late, for Easter was very late since it followed the Lunar calendar.

The Ascension of Our Lord is the second decade of the Glorious Mysteries when we say the Rosary. This shows the concern of Our Lord to take us home, when we finish with our earthly voyage. Therefore, He is preparing us for a permanent place in heaven.

As Father mentioned during his homily, the four steps in imparting a new skill are as follows:

1. I do, you watch.
2. I do, you help.
3. You do, I help.
4. You do, I watch.

When Our Lord ascends to Heaven, the apostles are confused and they ask the Lord whether He was going to bring back the kingdom of Israel. However, the Lord quiets them by saying, it is not their job to know about that. Then the Lord tells them about His mission of preparing a room for us in Heaven. So Jesus is stepping aside and watching what we will do.

He also told the apostles and He also tells us, that we need to be in prayer for the infilling of the Holy Spirit and moreover, that we are not alone; for He is with us even to the end of the earth. A powerful promise, to bank on the Risen Lord, the Ascended Lord and the Lord who is going to fill us with His Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

So the Lord did train His apostles. We also have the Bible to fall back on and to follow exactly what the apostles did and learned from Our Lord. However, the Lord watches each one of us, because the mission given to Christ by His Father is the mission that Our Lord passed on to His apostles and today, it is to us. Go therefore, and baptize people in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, not only in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, but to the ends of the earth. So let the mission of Our Lord be our mission too as we become filled with the Holy Spirit.


Image by e-watchman

"I will not leave you orphans" ~ The Coming of the Spirit

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20, (1)
1 Peter 3:15-18
John 14:15-18

As we meditate on the readings each week, we see that they are bringing us ever closer to the feast of Christ's Ascension and to Pentecost. In today's Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that if they love him and keep his commandments, the Father will send the Holy Spirit to teach and guide them after Jesus leaves their earthly presence forever.

The word, IF, places a condition on the followers of Jesus... and on us also. That condition is to love. When we love, we are able to obey the person we love. And Jesus tells us that we must keep his commandments. When we love and obey, we willingly place the needs and desires of the other person before our own. In other words, we are able to renounce self in the interests of the other...we are able to sacrifice.

We cannot live for ourselves alone. The selfishness that living only for ourselves breeds, places us in opposition to what it means to be an adopted child of God and an heir of the Kingdom. Instead, we are to imitate Jesus, whose life is the perfect example of love, obedience and sacrifice.

Love means reaching out to others... just as Jesus did when he told his disciples, "I will not leave you orphans..." (John 14:18)




~ Image by Turn Back To God

Following the Way ~ by Phyllis Booth

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 6:1-7
Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 (22)
1 Peter 2:4-9
John 14:1-12

The first reading depicts the disciples preaching the Word of God and the numbers accepting the Faith increasing greatly. The Hellenists complained about the daily distribution because their widows were being neglected. The twelve apostles met immediately and presented a plan that the community accepted. This plan saved the community because the twelve turned to the Advocate in prayer asking for guidance and wisdom. This same Advocate is with us today, hoping we'll remember that Jesus said that he was sending the Advocate to be with us and that we needed to seek him as we grow spiritually.

The second reading reminds us that we rejected the One God sent as a living stone to open the path to a spiritual life. Our rejection was redeemed by Peter when Jesus designated him to be the Rock. That Rock became the cornerstone of our faith. A cornerstone is the foundation of a building. The Rock Peter accepted became the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has a firm foundation because the Faith preached twenty centuries ago still stands through persecution, religious storms and all the evils of society. The Catholic Church still exists. It exists because Jesus remains our Spiritual Cornerstone.

The Gospel reading from the 14th chapter of John depicts Jesus as the Good Shepherd, preparing the apostles to accept His going to be with the Father. He says: "Do not let your hearts be troubled... I am going to prepare a place for you... I will come back again and take you to myself." These words sparked fear in the hearts of the apostles.

Fear of the unknown is one of our human conditions. The apostles had lived through the sadness of losing Jesus for three days and now the joy of having, loving and knowing Him was being upset. Jesus wanted to alleviate or heal their fear by telling them He was going away for a while. Fear is a great emotion and being human, the apostles' reaction showed they did not comprehend what Jesus meant or wanted.

Jesus wanted the apostles to believe in God and to believe in Him without questions... with blind faith. This blind faith is expected of us today. We haven't seen Jesus or God. Jesus said that those are great who believe and haven't seen Him... "Where I am going there are many mansions... I shall prepare a place for you..." Just trust in His words, the words of His Father. "I am the way and the truth and the life."

If we truly accept Jesus' words, we will not worry, be fearful, angry, sad or unhappy. Jesus' way of life is our destination. Jesus' words are truth, and Jesus is life, mercy and love. We are people of faith and we know where we are going. Our reward is eternal life with Jesus and His Father and the Holy Spirit.


~ Image by Ain Vares

I am the Gate...

Fourth Sunday of Easter

"Good Shepherd Sunday"

Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
1 Peter 2, 20b-25
John 10:1-10

Not only is today "Good Shepherd Sunday," but this day is also dedicated to prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The readings fit this special theme perfectly.

Leadership is necessary to keep the community of believers united. As we look at the Gospel reading, we can see the roles that the shepherd must assume.

1. The shepherd must know his flock. Jesus knows us and all our needs.

2. The shepherd must feed and nourish his flock. Jesus taught, preached and provided us with the Sacraments for our journey.

3. The shepherd must protect his flock. The Church protects us from false teaching.

4. The shepherd must lead his flock. The Church has provided us with Bishops who lead the dioceses that are made up of various parishes whose members are the People of God.


Without a true shepherd, the sheep go astray and are at the mercy of thieves and robbers... And thus it is with us also. Without a shepherd and guardian of our souls, someone who has given His life for us, we would still be wandering aimlessly in sin and at the mercy of Satan.

But Jesus has told us that not only is He the shepherd that we follow, He is also the gate through which we must go in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. He tells us that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We believe... for only Jesus' way is the right way.



~ The Good Shepherd by James Powell

Were not our hearts burning? - A Reflection

Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 2:14, 22-33
Ps 16:1-2,5,7-11
1 Peter 1:17-21
Luke 24:13-35

On this Third Sunday of Easter, we are still experiencing the inexpressible joy over Jesus' victory over death. As Peter proclaimed to the Jews of Jerusalem, Jesus had been delivered up to be crucified and had been put to death by evil men, and yet..."God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it" (Acts 2:24) This was good news!

Our Risen Lord could not keep this joyous miracle a secret either, for we know from Scripture that Christ appeared to many of his followers at different times in order that they might believe he had truly risen and to instruct and prepare them for the coming of the Holy Spirit. They would then leave fear behind and begin their public ministry of proclaiming the Good News of the Resurrection.

Today's Gospel relates one of the appearances of the risen Christ. The disciples did not recognize Jesus as he travelled with them on the road to Emmaus. His resurrected body seemed different to them. Even as Jesus explained the Old Testament prophecies pertaining to the Messiah, their understanding of who was speaking to them remained clouded. It was only at the table after they arrived at their destination, were their eyes opened and "...he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread." (Luke 24:35)

These beautiful words have deep meaning for us today, as we gather together for Mass to listen to the Word and to receive Our Lord's Body and Blood. We find him in Scripture and we recognize him in the breaking of the Bread, just as his disciples did so long ago.

We believe that the Blood of Jesus has saved us. Jesus has conquered death; so the fear that death is the end of everything and not the beginning, has been broken.

We realize that our life here on earth is only temporary; that we are actually on a journey that will take us back home... to the place where we will rest in God's Light forever.


~ Image from Hermano Leon

First Communion at St. Elizabeth's ~ May 1, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS!

to our First Communicants

May 1, 2011

DeShawn
Kelsey
Keon
Lyric
Vincent

~ Photos provided by Angela Cotman ~