Connections. . .

"'You wicked, lazy servant!  So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter& ?'
"For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will grow rich; but from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."                                    Matthew 25:14-30
Be the best you can be
An old Polish fable tells about a king who went into his garden one day to discover that all the plants and trees were dying.  The king asked the oak tree what was wrong.  The once majestic oak said that it was withering away in frustration because it was not as tall and straight as the pine tree.
     The king then asked the pine tree why it was drooping so sadly, and the pine tree replied that it was sad because it could not bear grapes.
     The grape vine mourned that it was dying because it did not bear beautiful flowers like the tulips.
     And so it went throughout the garden.
     But when the king came to a small daisy, he saw that the flower's color were bright and its stems stood tall and straight.  Why was the daisy so healthy, the king asked the small plant.
     "I took it for granted, your majesty, that when you planted me here, you wanted a daisy in just this place.  So, I determined that I would be the best I could be in this place."
CONNECTION:  In this time and in this place, God has placed each one of us; God has given us certain colors and leaves and petals -- skills and talents that we can contribute to make God's entire garden a more joyful, hopeful and sacred place.  The brightness of our colors, the greatness of our talents mean nothing; our determination to use them for the benefit of others, our humility in using our gifts to give thanks to their Giver, is the measure of our greatness in the reign of God.

Looking Ahead&

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14--All Parish Mission
8:00am Mass (Cantor & Organ)
9:30am Mass (Choral)
11:00am Mass (Contemporary)
6:30pm JH Retreat Staff Mtg (Music Room)
7:00pm Baptized into Peace--All Parish Mission (Church)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15
8:30am  Eucharist Service
8:30am  Jubilee Justice --All Parish Mission (Church)
7:00pm  Jubilee Justice--All Parish Mission (Church)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
8:30am Eucharist Service
8:30am Let My People Go--All Parish Mission (Church)
2:00pm Script/Comm (Pres. Homes of Roseville)
7:00pm  Let My People Go--All Parish Mission (Church)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
8:30am Eucharist Service
8:30am Eucharist for Everyone -- All Parish Mission (Church)
9:00am Quilter's Group (Parish Center)
9:45am School Mass (Church)
5:45pm Children's Choir (Parish Center)
7:00pm Eucharist for Everyone -- All Parish Mission (Church)
7:30pm Jr. High Live (Gym)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18
  8:30am Mass
10:15am  Scripture/Communion (Innsbruck Care Center)
  7:00pm Scripture/Communion (Trevilla--New Brighton)
  7:00pm Euch./Room Visits (St. Anthony Care Center)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
   8:30am Mass
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20
10:30am  JH Retreat II (Silver Lake Camp)
   4:30pm Mass (Cantor & Organ)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21
  8:00am Mass (Cantor & Organ)
9:30am Mass (Choral)

11:00am Mass (Contemporary)