Advent Message from the Pastor

“Advent is the season that asks us to ponder ‘all these things’ in our heart. The season of Mary’s ‘yes;’ Joseph’s dreams; John’s cries in the wilderness. The season we ponder what it means that Christ came into this world as an obscure child and will return to judge all things,”

Advent is a time to renew my relationship with Jesus by looking at the meaning of Advent, when we reflect on the ‘coming’ of Jesus 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem and the ‘coming’ of him in our daily lives. It is important to remember Advent is a penitential season, which means, like Lent, we make sacrifices to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Christmas.

So, we remember the three things we focus on in Lent - prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through these disciplines we open our hearts to encounters with Jesus, which, in turn, moves us to live our discipleship more profoundly. It is a time of transformation.  The Advent season is a time to renew our relationship with Jesus and live the life of a disciple.