January 20, 2025

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TASTE EVENTS

• LAST TALK — We welcomed back Msgr. Charles Pope as he gave a talk entitled "Behold I Make All Things New." During this talk, he explored with us what a “normal” Christian Life might be. There is great power to be found in the words of scripture and in the words of the liturgy, but many times we have gotten so used to hearing them that we don’t really take them in, nor do we ponder deeply what they are telling us about Christ, and the life-changing transformative relationship that awaits us. Many of us have low expectations of our relationship with the Lord, in part because we have not been told to expect much. If we look at the scriptures in the early church in the Acts of the Apostles, people were powerfully aware that the Lord had touched their lives, and that their lives were different, not sin free, but different, more hopeful. Msgr. Pope questions if many Catholics and Christians feel that way today. Do we? We often hear the words at Mass in the scripture readings, or in the liturgy and they go in one ear and out the other. What happens if we truly listen and ponder what we are hearing? Msgr. Pope invited us to explore several passages from scripture and from the liturgy, and let them transform our lives and our relationship with Christ.... MORE. 

• NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Gina Witt as she gives a talk entitled "Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear."

• THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION — We will discuss Msgr. Charles Pope's talk entitled "Behold I Make All Things New." The audio, video, reflection questions and other related material can be found HERE. The Zoom small group meets on the following Tuesday morning. Details on how to join can be found in a link at the bottom of this message.

• MARY LENABURG QUOTE FROM LAST WEEK —  Several ask for a copy of the quote Karen shared last week in her opening remarks. It can be found HERE.

OTHER EVENTS / INTEREST ITEMS

• 1/25 – THE BOOK OF REVELATION  — Fr. Jude Winkler will be giving a full day of study on the Book of Revelation called "Revealed or Concealed?" at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City. LINK

• 2/1 – MORNING OF RECOLLECTION — Annual Mother Teresa Vocation Society Morning of Recollection at Annunciation Parish, Washington DC.  Guest Speaker: Father Dan Leary. Details on the event can be found HERE. Those interested are encouraged to register as soon as possible, to ensure the Society can order enough food for the free lunch that will be served as part of the event. Here is the LINK to register.

• INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY - This is the time of year that we usually remind everyone of our inclement weather policy and all the more reason now since we have already seen our first snow.  See LINK

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Please continue to pray for our TASTE program and our speakers. This week, please pray for:

• OUR SPEAKERS AND FRIENDS OF TASTE: 1) Sr. Mary Michael Fox for full recovery of her recent surgery, 2) Fr. Larry Swink for healing and full recovery from his spinal surgery, 3) the repose of Mike Frentz's soul (our founder Marian Frentz's husband), and 4) Mike Frentz's "transplant buddy" Greg, whose transplant did not take and his prognosis is poor.

• OUR TASTE MEMBERS AND FAMILIES: 1) Helen Griffith for an upcoming medical procedure and her husband Geoff for complete healing, 2) Prayers for healing for Michele's mom, Dorothy Cardamone, 3) the repose of the soul of David Schock, beloved brother of Dawn Zierdt, and for Dawn’s consolation in her grief, 4) Maryanna Rice's healing after a recent fall, 5) Kate Christianson for eradication of her cancer and overall health improvement and for her sister (MaryBeth), 6) Andrew, Larissa Cymerman's brother-in-law for healing from blood cancer, 7) God's complete physical and spiritual healing for Helen Griffith's brother-in-law Rod, and 8) Maureen Filiault's sister, Nancy's healing from anxiety.

• We also pray for peace and comfort to the families of each of the people mentioned above.   New prayer requests can be sent to Joy Parker at joyparker73@gmail.com.