I
want to take a moment to share a few thoughts about our low attendance at Mass
during the pandemic. Regardless of current events, attending Mass is a very
personal choice, Lord knows I have had my ups and downs over the years. If you
have not attended Mass since it reopened a few months ago, please know the
Parish has done a superb job of sanitizing, adjusting the seating and the flow
of movement so everyone is 6'. Most wore masks before the mandate and
everyone is very respectful of the protocols
You
may have heard in the news reports that rank activities by risk, going to
Church is often included in the riskier categories. But the devil is in the
details. If you dig into the basis for the ranking, you will find they are talking
about services with 500 or more people
The
anxiety we are experiencing today is similar in many ways to what was going on
60 years ago during the cold war and nuclear arms race. It is the worries of not
knowing what will happen next, having little control and it is affecting
everyone worldwide. In the midst of all that was happening back then, JFK gave
his famous speech, "ask not what your country can do for you, but rather, what
can you do for your country? ". Perhaps today, we could take away from that and
say "ask not what Jesus can do for you, but rather, what can we do for Jesus ?" Even
if attending Mass is not the right thing for someone right now, we can still let
others know our Parish is providing a safe as possible environment for Mass and
Jesus is there for us wherever we are and wherever we go. Being a messenger for
God is at the heart of being a Knight
May God Bless you and your family, Dave Bruck
