November 9 Class Update: Being Church

Greetings everyone!

In the spirit of the Feast of All Souls last week Tuesday, November 2, we started class our most recent class spending time remembering those we know who have passed from us, reflecting with words and images.  

For this week's activity, please keep the card you used for this reflection in some place where you'll see it constantly.  Nothing needs to be turned in at our next class.  If you haven't yet handed in the previous two activities, on Eucharistic miracles and canonization prayers, please be sure you do so at our next class on November 16.

Paul also shared in-depth his story of faith in life.

We also spent time focusing on what it means to be church, the people of God driven by the mission He has given us.  

To speak about the idea of mission, Paul shared a video of his cousin's apparel company, Belong Designs, whose slogan is "When you follow your passion, you find where you belong."

During our closing prayer, everyone drew a "living stone" on a sheet of paper to show how we are all parts of the spiritual Temple of God's Church.

Looking ahead, the plan is to start shifting our focus toward looking more closely at the Eucharist.

As usual, please feel free to contact me with questions, etc.

And remember, we are all connected as One Church, with all those on Earth and those in Heaven:

All my relations.

God's blessings,

Paul

P.S. At the start of class, as we remembered those who have passed from us, Paul offered up Psalm 27.

Here are some views up inside the Dome at Church:

In our church buildings, the people of God gathers as Church, the spiritual building.

Here's the 7-second video that Paul took of Pope Francis at World Youth Day 2019.

Here's the screenshot of Pope Francis, our spiritual leader who unites all of us in the Church:

Here's the website of Belong Designs and the video we watched in class about their company's history.

At our concluding prayer time, Paul offered up 1 Peter 2:1-10.

Also, with Veterans' Day on Thursday, November 11, please take some time on Thursday, or whenever you can, to thank a veteran for her/his service to our country.

Here's Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, where Paul's grandfather Martin lies at rest.

God bless our veterans and God bless the USA!