On this feast of Christ the King, we have very theologically rich readings. First we hear the story about David becoming King. We are reminded of the fact that Jesus is the fulfillment to David of an eternal kingdom and eternal kingship.
Then in the gospel, we see the kingship fulfilled in Jesus, taking the throne on the cross. This is not the kind of throne that we’re used to for a king. This is where our king conquers death, and reigns eternally. On the cross, he is mocked by many, including one of the others being crucified with him. On the cross, there is one who recognizes who Jesus really is and asks him to remember him when He comes into His Kingdom. May we have the same humility of knowing that we are a sinner and need a savior, and cry out to him to remember us when He comes into his kingdom!
Stop making anything else King of your life. This can include political parties or politicians. It can include sports or work or your phone or gaming or pornography or laziness or many other things. This is what the feast day of Christ the King is about. Who is your king and does he reign in your heart?
We had a small electrical fire in the school. It was a part of the heating/radiator system. Almost no damage was done, but thank you to the faculty and staff and students for responding as they should. All were kept safe and work is being done to fix the issue and check the other electric parts.
A reminder, please stop putting the Mass attendance cards in the collection. You need to have your child bring them back to the priest at the end of Mass. Yes, I’ve heard people complain about it and that we are the only Parish that does this. I want a relationship with you and your families and this helps to build it. I’m giving a time of buffering for people to get used to it but eventually, I will stop accepting them if they’re in the collection if you attend St. Francis.
We have a couple of projects that will be in the works with the doors of the church in the near future. One will be putting glass on the interior door inserts so that we can see into the entryway. Another will be putting locking mechanisms on the doors that will allow us to lock them for safety reasons and still allow people to get out. Please be patient as we work to make us all safer.
As many of you know the organ was affected by lightning striking the tower of the church in May. We are finally ready to move forward with fixing that. They will take the console to their shop to do the work and bring us a temporary electric organ in the meantime. Again, please be patient as we work on this project to better our church.
Another project has been finished. If you look up in the church, you will see what used to be dark black windows in the peak near the ceilings above the apostles. They are now lit up by spotlights to show their glorious color and beauty. Thank you to all who made that possible. So much good stuff going on to continue to better our parish community and church and school.
Father Arisman