Thanks for Your Generous Response to Haiti
Friends,
I am so proud of you for your generous response to the earthquake in Haiti. When we took up a special second collection, you dug deep into your pockets and gave more than $13,000. That is a huge collection and love offering. Then last weekend, our kindergarten children led our 9:30 liturgy and this one grade gave me a check for $2,028 that they have been collecting since September. (Richard Keller figured out that if we used this $2,000 only for a beans and rice dinner, it would feed 50,000 people.) Your generosity both pleases me and amazes me. Our Sister Parish Committee will send this money to Haiti and let the sisters decide when it can be best used. I assure you that every cent will be spent for the poor.
In the Gospel today, Jesus calls poor fishermen to come and follow him and be the nucleus of the early church. Jesus likewise calls each one of us to follow Him and be the Good News to the poor. At your Baptism, you were chosen to be a child of God and a follower of Jesus. Each one of us has a job to do in bearing witness to the love of Jesus.
Gratefully yours,
Fr. John Maxwell
