The Most Holy Trinity - Year B, (Go and Teach)

First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32–34,39–40 (There is no other); Second Reading: Romans 8: 14–17 (Call God, Father); Gospel: Matthew 28: 16–20 (Baptize the Nations)
Adults: What can I do to introduce people to Jesus and help them to fall in love with him?
Children: What can I do to show others what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus?

(http://www.faithfirst.com/question_week.html)

Papal Intentions for June

General Papal Intention for June: That believers may recognize in the Eucharist the living presence of the Risen One who accompanies them in daily life.
Mission Papal Intention for June: That Christians in Europe may rediscover their true identity and participate with greater enthusiasm in the proclamation of the Gospel.

Pentecost Sunday - Year B, (Baptized in the Spirit)

First Reading: Acts 2:1–11 (They began to Speak); Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13 (Many Gifts) ; Gospel: John 20:19–23 (I Send You)
Adults: How can I bring peace into my relationships this week?
Children: What gifts has the Holy Spirit brought into my life?  

(http://www.faithfirst.com/question_week.html)

The Ascension of the Lord - Year B (Seated to the Right)

First Reading: Acts 1:1–11 (He was Lifted Up); Second Reading: Ephesians 4:1–13 (One body, One Spirit); Gospel: Mark 16:15–20 (Taken to Heaven)
Adults: How can I see myself continuing the mission of Jesus in the world?
Children: How have I told others about Jesus and helped them the way that Jesus would have?

(http://www.faithfirst.com/question_week.html)

"Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature…”   
When is the last time you proclaimed the gospel in your home? Or with friends? Or relatives? Or co-workers? 
How has the gospel been proclaimed to you by any of these people?  
What ways other than words have been used to proclaim the gospel? 
What message has been proclaimed the loudest?  
What is your favorite message from the gospel to proclaim?
                                                                    (from cl Weekly)

Pope advances causes of two possible US saints

     During a meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Pope Benedict XVI authorized decrees of “heroic virtue” for a 19th century bishop, the Servants of God Frederic Baraga, the first Bishop of Marquette, and a 20th century religious sister, Miriam Teresa Demjanovich of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth. 
     Both will now bear the title “Venerable,” in the place of “Servant of God.” Catholics now have formal approval to pray directly to Bishop Baraga and Sister Miriam Teresa as intercessors before God. Thursday's meeting was also notable for the Pope's action in regard to St. Hildegard of Bingen, a 12-century Benedictine nun and author who has long been venerated as a saint. On Thursday, the Pope formally added her to the Church's roster of saints, extending her liturgical feast throughout the world. 
     Bishop Alexander K. Sample of Marquette announced on May 10 that he was “thrilled beyond words” by the “significant step” toward the beatification and canonization of his predecessor, Venerable Frederic Baraga. Canonization will require two documented and verified miracles through his intercession. Born in Slovenia during 1797, Baraga came to the U.S. as a missionary to Native Americans in Michigan during 1830. Nicknamed the “snowshoe priest” for his preaching journeys in the Upper Great Lakes, he served as the area's first bishop from 1853 until his death in 1868. 
     Venerable Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, the daughter of Eastern Catholic immigrants from Slovakia, was born in 1901 and lived only 26 years. After graduating with high honors as a literature major, she taught and later joined the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in New Jersey.

(from cl Weekly)

6th Sunday of Easter - Year B (Give Your Life for Them)

First Reading: Acts 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48 (The Gift); Second Reading: 1 John 4:7–10 (God Is Love); Gospel: John 15:9–17 (Love One Another) 
Adults: Am I willing to open myself to Christ’s guidance so that I can love more genuinely? 
Children: Do I realize that Jesus asks me to love my friends and even my enemies, and that he will help me do so?

(http://www.faithfirst.com/question_week.html)

“It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you” Remember what it felt like to be chosen first? If not, maybe you remember what it felt like as you waited to be chosen. But here in the gospel it is a wonderful feeling to know that you have been chosen, and chosen to do good, to be like Jesus, to love and to be willing to lay down your life. What a feeling to be chosen by someone who loves and whose mercy continues again and again and who has already given his life for you. Can you handle being chosen?

(from cl Weekly)

Week of May 7 - 13

Tuesday, May 8 - Women's Spirituality Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM in the Gathering Space; Thursday, May 10 - Men's Spirituality Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Gathering Space; Eucharistic Minister Training, 9:30 AM; Friday, May 11 - Confirmation, 7:00 PM  

5th Sunday of Easter - Year B, (Give Fruit in Abundance)

First Reading: Acts 9:26-31 (He saw the Lord); Second Reading: 1 John 3:18-24 (Believe and Love); Gospel: John 15:1-8 (Remain in Me)
Adults: What is one thing I can do this week to improve my relationship with Jesus?
Children: How can I live this week so that I can be a witness to others of what it means to live in Jesus?

(http://www.faithfirst.com/question_week.html)

“Remain in me, as I remain in you.”  
And what do you do to abide with Jesus?   And how does Jesus abide in you because he only asks that you are rooted in him in the same manner that he is rooted in you.

Can you hear him saying this to you?   What feelings do you here in his voice?   For what is he longing?  Do you long for the same thing?

(from cl Weekly)