The Gospel raises the question of who is first and who is last in the kingdom of heaven. Those laborers are last who shift their focus from doing the work of the landowner to grumbling about the amount of wages others are receiving. Those are first who do not labor in the vineyard because of the amount of wages, but simply because they are privileged to share in the work of the landowner. Indeed, simply being called to the privilege of sharing in Jesus’ work of salvation is its own recompense. The kingdom of heaven is revealed by those who choose this work. Do we choose it? Being completely lost in something we enjoy doing very much is its own reward. How much more so when we stay focused on following Jesus faithfully!
REMINDER OF THE WEEK:
- Our Festival is THIS SATURDAY September 26 from 2PM till 9PM. Come, meet and support our annual Fall Festival. We need volunteers to serve on the day. Sign-up sheet is available here by clicking to see what we need.
- There will be ONLY one Mass on Saturday September 26 at 5PM bilingual due to the festival. NO 7PM MASS.
- Faith Formation WILL HAVE SAFETY SESSION ON THIS SUNDAY. All parents and children are required to attend.
- We are updating parish data system of all membership. Please cooperate with us to provide your correct information of names, head of the family, members in the your family, email, and phone number. A representative will contact you.
- Parish Pictorial Directory will begin taking pictures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. PLEASE REMEMBER TO COME 5 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR TIME SCHEDULE.