Today is Del Shawn Taylor’s last day with us. He is getting married and going to school and will no longer be available to play at our 10:30 Mass. Thank you, Del Shawn for adding so much to our liturgy. May God’s blessings follow you wherever you go!
Every year we plan our Parish Picnic as close to the Feast of St. Augustine as possible. That is today at the Berta Pavilion in St. Patrick’s Park from 12:30 – 6 PM. His actual Feast Day is August 28. Please see the note on the picnic above and please try to come celebrate this great saint with the rest of the parish. As usual the parish will pay the admittance fee. Just tell the gate keeper you are with St. Augustin’s. Be sure to bring some food to share!
Every year we plan our Parish Picnic as close to the Feast of St. Augustine as possible. That is next Sunday at the Berta Pavilion in St. Patrick’s Park from 12:30 – 6 PM. His actual Feast Day is August 28. Please see the note on the picnic above and please try to come celebrate this great saint with the rest of the parish. As usual the parish will pay the admittance fee. Just tell the gate keeper you are with St. Augustin’s. Be sure to bring some food to share!
In our first reading today, the Book of Wisdom tells us that as slaves in Egypt, the Jewish people were praying and offering sacrifice, asking God for freedom. They trusted that God would hear them and free them. Our second reading continues this theme of trust in God. Abraham and Sarah were immigrants in a foreign land, sent there by God with a promise of a better life and that they would be the mother and father of many generations. Both were old but both had trust in God’s promise.
In the Gospel Jesus tells us about the man who thought he had it all and was keeping it all for himself. “Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.” Wealth is not evil, but not sharing our wealth with others is. The Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated on the 6th. On Saturday, Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr is celebrated. Ask Deacon Mel about Saint Lawrence.