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AVPTRIPARISH COMMUNITY

avptriparish.org

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Happy Easter!

The Good Shepherd

At the Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome-3rd Century

"I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd." John 10:16.

What did John mean by this? It seems out of place. The gospel is about the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, because he loves the sheep and is not just a hireling who has no attachment to the sheep. 

As one scholar writes: "[The] expectation [was] that the 12 tribes of Israel will be gathered together from their scattered state and re-united. But the thought is now expressed in a fresh way: [all] the children of God. [jew or pagan] gathered together by Jesus takes the place of Israel, God's chosen people, and they are formed into God's one flock through the one shepherd, Jesus. The new community of God [...] will grow, while remaining undivided, into something big, a single community in which the 'other sheep' will not merely be tolerated as late arrivals. Their unity is a gift and a promise [...]." 

This seems to imply that unity among believers must be our constant goal. Not just reunification of our separated Christian churches, but unity among members as well. We must do all we can in our own day to recapture the praise once lauded upon followers of Jesus by non-christians: "See how they love one another!" 

WEEKEND MASSES

SATURDAY

WEEKDAY MASSES

7:00am at St Ann

7:00am at St Ann 

Please consider contributing to the Annual Appeal this year. The ministries and services it supports need our assistance more than ever.

I thank you, Lord, for all the sins which I have not done, because you restrained me.I thank you for the sorrow I have felt for all the sins I have done.I thank you for all the people I have met, both friends and enemies.And I pray for them all, that they may all be your friends.

Margery Kempe (c. 1373-after 1433)

NEWS AND UPDATES

First Communion this year will be June 20th - Father's Day!

Classes will be held Sundays in the Family Center from 11:am to 12:00pm on:

April 11

April 18

Two weeks off

May 9

May 16

May 23

May 30

June 6

June 13

We anxiously await the end of the pandemic and the safe return of all our members. Meanwhile, our parishes' staff have been busy searching for ways to reach out. Below is information about our various initiatives. We hope you find them useful.

NEW TRIPARISH WEBSITE

In order to better serve the needs of our three parishes we have created a new website:

avptriparish.org

. It is still a work in progress, but we are chipping away. Any suggestions for additions, changes, help, etc., would be gratefully received.

LIVE-STREAMED MASS

We live-stream the 4:00pm Saturday Evening Mass. It is also available to view at your convenience. Just visit our website

avptriparish.org

.

NEW SERVICE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARISHIONERS FOR FREE

We have subscribed to the service

FORMED

from the Augustine Institute. It is freely available to all parishioners of our parishes.

"Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies... there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His Church." 

 From the publisher.

It is especially rich in material for children and young adults. We  hope to make use of their resources in our Faith Formation program and for first communion, confirmation and marriage preparation.

When you first access the site, you will be asked to find your parish. Type

St. Ann Lenox.

(Sorry, we needed to provide one name.) Next, you will be asked to provide your name and email address. You will then be taken to the FORMED site and have full access. From then on, to access the site, click on "Are you a member? Sign In" on the upper right-hand side of the sign-in pane.

Everything is free for your use EXCEPT those items listed under the RENT/OWNED drop down list in the Navigation Bar. After you register you may receive an email, periodically, alerting you to movies, books, documentaries, etc. that might interest you according to the season or Holy Day or issues in the Church. You can unsubscribe from the emails without losing your access to the FORMED site.

If you know of someone who is not receiving these Updates, kindly suggest that they can subscribe through our website -   avptriparish.org.