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Parish Notes
The Propers
Altar Flowers
Community News
Last Sunday's Sermon
Bài Giảng
Tin Tức Sinh Hoạt.

Upcoming Events


Saturday, April 13:

Wedding of Garway Thomas and Leachien Ricks, Ft. Belvoir, 4:00 PM

Sunday, April 14:

UTO envelopes distributed

Youth Forum, 4:30 PM

Saturday, April 20:

Feed the Homeless, time TBA

Storage Clean-up, 9 AM

Sunday, April 21:

No 8AM service.

Guest preacher and celebrant:  The Rev. Fred Huntington.

Saturday April 27:

Parish Clean-up Day

Sunday, April 28:

Preacher: Toua Vang
 
Saturday, May 4:

Parish Clean-up (Rain date)

Trinity School Music Program, 6 PM - 9:30 PM

Sunday, May 5

Youth Forum, 4:30 PM

Saturday, May 11:

Cookout with Westlawn Elementary School (tentative)

Sunday, May 12:
(Mother's Day)
UTO Sunday

Odeon Concert, 4 PM

Youth Forum: 4:30 PM

Tuesday, May 14:

Commissions, 6:30 PM
Vestry, 7:30 PM

Saturday, May 18

Feed the Homeless, time TBA

Sunday, May 19
(Day of Pentecost)

Baptism of Viet-Long Tran
Preacher:  Toua Vang

Thursday, May 23:

Toua Vang's Graduation from VTS -- 9:15 AM in the Callaway Chapel of Episcopal High School.

Region 8 Council meeting, 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 26:

Farewell to the Spinellis -- Potluck after church

Saturday, June 1:

Yard Sale, 9 AM - 2 PM

Sunday, June 9:

Celebration of Sunday School.

Pool Party at the Aulds after church (potluck)

Tuesday, June 11:

Commissions, 6:30 PM
Vestry:  7:30 PM

Saturday, June 15:

Feed the Homeless, time TBA

Sunday, June 16

Farewell to the Vang family (Potluck).  Preacher:  Toua Vang

Tuesday, June 18:

Last day of public schools

Thursday, June 20:

The Vang family leaves Virginia for Minnesota

Sunday, June 30:

Supply Clergy.

Pool Party (rain date)
 
Easter Cross

Birthdays

 

April

11   Anna Chanu (today!) 

17   Hong Nguyen

17   Audette Frazer

19   Savannah Frizzell

21   Cheryl Gardner

22   Amy Phan

24   Lindsay Gardner

27   Pat Gardner

28   Carolyn Auld

30   Cate Johnson

 

May

1   Nancy Burch

2   Erin Marie Dubas

2     Gaohmong Vang

3   Carey Miga

3   Chris Nicholson

4   Ngoc Nguyen

8   Caroline Houston

10   Steve Lebo

13   Alice King

15   Bi Phan

16   Tuyet Mai

16   Vivian Benjamin

17   Cuong Tran

27   Louise Gibney

28   Mouachee Vang

29   Ann Nelson

29   Christine Moya

30   Alexander Benjamin

31   Brian Leonard

31   Kathleen Oliver

31   Janice Mills

 

June

1   Kim Anh Huynh

1     Reese Miller

2   Maggie Spinelli

4   Christopher Lam

5   Bradley Pizzola

6   Evelyn West

7   Virginia Brown

11   Pa Ying Vang

12   Rylton Thomas

13   Miriam Balding

24   Vashti Leonard Curtis

25   Ruth Spinelli

25   Claire Dubas

25   Reed Dexter

25   Mariko Hiller

26   Le Cao

26   Tuyet Mai

27   Jessica Mills

28   Asa Mills

28   Catherine Dubas

28   Melissa Burris

30   Cindy Rhoad

 

Our Prayer List

We remember in our prayer:

 

Maria Ash, Dee Bailey, Harry Benson, Kari Boeskov, Mary Anne Bogie, Hoang Thi Ngoc Bich, Brandon, Thomas Cascella, Marie Cosimano, Debbie Clark, Tim Clary, Dorothy Connelly, John Davis, Donald DeVaughn, Michael Dickinson, Loretta Dougherty, The Edsall Family, Nance Finegan, Luis Garay, Anne Goodwin, Jean Graham, Katie Grosse, Nick Giuliani, Katherine Hafele, Anne & Thomas Edsall, Margaret Ellis Harris, Alek Hensley, Leslie Hogan, Cindy Hogman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Michael Horn, Mary Isibel, Lindsay Johns, Gray Johnson, Jamie Kaplon, Robert Kelley, Quinn Kimball, Jeffry King, Peter Kosutic, Susan Lawrence, Joe Magrogan, Lois Magrogan, Jim Magrogan, Colleen Mavrikas, Gregory McGinnis, Kylee Mei and her families, Margaret Mills, Evelyn Morgan, Danielle Morgan, Que Nguyen, Chick Nixon, Christine Nolan, Olive Oliver, Jim Owens, Gary Owens, Moi Phan, Faith Poole, William Ross, Bill Sitler, Ron Sipes, Irene Skowron, Josh Smithers, Candi Stewart, Barbara Stefl, Kara Stryker, Walter Sushko, Steven Talbert, George Thomas, Clara Torres, George Torres, Tammy Vanphung, Nhon Thanh Vo, Michael Weekes, Warren Weinstein, The Westfall Family, Paula Wiech, Meredith Wiech, Bernard Williams, Donna Wolfe.

 

 

We pray especially for Mary Isibel,  Debbie Clark, Greg McGinnis, Danielle Morgan, Pao Yang, Christine Nolan, Lois Magrogan, Ben Nindel and Polly DuJany.   

   

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Note: If you have a loved one or friend who needs prayer please call the church and leave a message at 703-532-5656, or write to Tinh+ at

[email protected]  or call him at 703-405-9571.  Also, should a name need be removed from the list, please let Tinh+ know promptly, and give the reason.  

 

 

Saint Patrick's Ministers 

The Ministers of Saint Patrick's Church are the People of this Parish

 

supported by

 

The Reverend  

Tinh Trang Huynh, Rector

 

The Reverend

Toua Vang,  

Seminarian Deacon

 

Ms. Kerry Hual

Director of Youth and Children's Ministry   

 

Ms. Mariko Hiller,  

Music Director

 

Ms. Rachel Burgess,

Nursery Care

 

We serve our Lord as part of the Diocese of Virginia

 

led by

our chief pastors

 

The Rt. Rev. Shannon Sherwood Johnston, Bishop

 

The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff

Bishop Suffragan 

 

and  

The Rt. Rev. Ted Gulick,

Assistant Bishop 

The Vision of St. Patrick's

Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church is a community of care, called to be Christ-centered and multicultural in worship, Christian education and action to proclaim Christ's love to the world.

Altar at Easter 2013  

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Vestry Committee:  Senior Warden:  Tom Auld;  Junior Warden:  Bill Houston; Registrar:  Winnie Lebo; Treasurer:  Kathy Oliver;  Other members of the Vestry:   Elisabeth Nguyen, Milton Thomas, Jocelyne Miller, Pierre Chanu, Chris Nicholson.

 

GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Altar Guild: Lois Cascella; 

Bell Choir: Mariko Hiller;  Offering Counters: Bob Cascella; Youth Ministry:  Kerry Hual; Region VIII Representative: Felix Spinelli;  Diocesan Council Delegate: Bill Houston (Kathy Oliver, alternate delegate); St. Margaret's Circle:  Ann Nelson;  Telephone Chain: Alice King; Feed the Homeless:  Elisabeth Nguyen; Odeon Chamber Music Series:  Mariko Hiller; Westlawn Elementary School:  Winnie Lebo; Falls Church Community Services: Catherine Dubas; Hypothermia Shelter Program:  Felix Spinelli and Hao Nguyen;  The Epistle Newsletter Editors: Winnie Lebo and Cindy Rhoad; Flea Market: Chris Nicholson; Prison Ministry: Nancy Burch; Meals-on-Wheels: Amelia Nicholson; Sunrise/Bluemont: Michael Knowles  

 

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April 11, 2013

Parish Notes


 - Happy Birthday to Anna Chanu!!!
 
UTO box - This year's United Thanks Offering (UTO) Ingathering Sundays are May 12th and October 13th at Saint Patrick's.  The UTO boxes are now available in the narthex. 

The UTO is a personal devotional program of the Episcopal Church in which we acknowledge and give thanks for the many blessings we receive each day.

      The United Thank Offering was established in 1889 by the women of the Episcopal Church.  Nowadays, the offering has grown to more than $3 million annually, supporting more than 100 grants worldwide.

       Twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, offerings are collected on the "Ingathering" Sundays.   All gifts are sent to the Diocese of Virginia, and then to the United Thank Offering Committee of the Episcopal Church, USA. None of the money is used for administrative expenses.  

Please take home a UTO box, and bring it back with your gift on May 12th. 

 

-  On Saturday, April 20th, Saint Patrick's will feed the homeless again.   

       We will start preparing the food at Bailey's Crossroads Homeless Shelter (3525 Moncure Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22041) at 3:30 pm, and serve dinner at 6:00 pm. Please enter and exit from the back of the building (kitchen area).    

       We will feed 70 people, and we will appreciate your donation of cupcakes for dessert.  We will need approximately 50 cupcakes (unfrosted) and two containers of frosting.  Cupcakes will be frosted at the shelter.   Please notify Liz Nguyen if cupcakes will be dropped of at the church for pick-up.  Cupcakes may be brought to the church on the morning of Saturday, April 20th.    

       If you would like to participate in food making or serving, please contact Liz Nguyen directly.   Elisabeth's email address is [email protected].  

      You may also participate in this good work by donating money.  The amount of $2.60, will provide one meal.  Any amount given is welcome.  Please make your check payable to Saint Patrick's, earmark it for "Feeding the Homeless," and mail it to 3241 Brush Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, or drop it in the alms basin at worship.  

 

-  Mark your calendar:  Yard Sale on June 1st! 

 

-  The St. Margaret's Circle met last Sunday after church to complete a quilt for our Mary Isibel, who is now living in Williamsburg, Virginia.  The quilt will come with pictures of the church and our activities, which will remind Mary of Saint Patrick's.  This Sunday, after church, we will tie the knots on the quilt with prayers for Mary.  Everyone in the church is invited to participate, each person will tie one knot and say a prayer. The quilt will then be sent to her address.  Please join us.

     Below is the picture of the group at work, with Rev. Toua Vang visiting.

quilt group From left:  Le Cao, Ann Nelson, Lois Cascella, Kim-Anh Huynh, Kathy Oliver, Joua Vang and Toua Vang -- April 7, 2013   

 

Bible Study -   An adult Sunday School class is being held every Sunday, from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM.  Our Tom Auld is leading us in the study of the Book of Acts.  Please come join us.  

The Propers 

Sunday, April 14, 2013
This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Easter   

Text:   

Acts 9:1-6

Psalm 30

Revelation 5:11-14

John 21:1-9

 

Collect:  O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

This Sunday's Altar Flowers 

The flowers on the Altar this Sunday, April 14th,
are to the glory of God, and are given by
Le Cao as a thank offering.

Community News  

Protect Nature - Raymondale Civic Association is hosting the 2nd Annual Spring Cleaning in the Park Day on Saturday, May 4.
       The goal is to clear invasive plants and litter from the juncture of Holmes Run tributaries.
     It is great for anyone who wants to clear the choking vines away from native trees and help restore native ground cover/food sources for local animals, and is also great for students who need community service hours.
       For information, please call Catherine, 571-242-2591.  
 
-  As Faith Partners of Westlawn Elementary School, we have been invited to attend a basketball game between the staff member of Westlawn Elementary and the staff members of Timberlane Elementary.  This is an annual event full of fun and good basketball.  The date is Friday, April 19 from 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.  The location is Falls Church High School.  There is a small cost for tickets at the door.  Please come and have a wonderful time and cheer for the Westlawn Eagles!!
 
-  We have also been invited to attend Westlawn's Spring Concert being held at Westlawn Elementary School on Thursday, June 6 at 7:00p.m.  This concert features the chorus, band and orchestra and is free of charge. 

Last Sunday's Sermon 

The Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2013 -- Year C
Text:  John 20:19-31 -- Tinh Huynh+
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In the Name of God: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

Amen.

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When we left Vietnam in 1975,

my father did not.

He was 75 years old at that time,

and he was a retired pastor.

In those years, there was persecution of the Church in Vietnam.

In some places Christians were allowed to meet,

but pastors had to register with the local government,

and had to get permission to preach.

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My father was invited by a congregation to deliver a sermon on a Sunday morning,

and he preached without permission.

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The next day security called him in.

The officer asked him why he preached without permission.

My father said that he thought it was all right to

speak of God's love and salvation,

and that he believed that he did not do anything wrong.

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I don't remember all the details of the conversation,

but, obviously, the communists let my father go 

because of his age.

He was about 77 when that happened.

What the interrogator said to my father on that day 

was quite interesting.

He said that he read the entire Bible,

and that of all the books in the Bible,

he found the Book of Revelation impossible to understand. 

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How in the world

can a communist in South East Asia understand

the Book of Revelation?

How can he who reads the Bible,

in order to find fault with the faith  

of those whom he persecutes,

understand the writing that  

even the believers struggle to understand?  

Believers simply believe what they believe,  

and sometimes they don't need to understand it fully.  

Perhaps,

the essential ingredient for understanding

is the encountering with the Christ

whom the book speaks about.

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The Book of Revelation was written in the first century,

most likely by the same author who wrote the Gospel of John.

It was about a dream,

in which the author saw himself at the heavenly court,

and the blessings of the faithful, 

especially Christians who were persecuted under the Romans.

In the dream, the author also witnessed the final destruction of evil,

and the enthronement of the Lamb that was slain,

the King of kings and Lord of lords,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

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The words of the Revelation passage that we read this morning are full of confidence:

"John to the seven churches that are in Asia:  

Grace to you

and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come...

to him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,

and made us to be a kingdom,

priests serving his God and father...

Look! He is coming with the clouds;

every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him..."

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How could the early Christians and the author of the Book of Revelation

embrace the mystery of faith?

How could they proclaim that

"Christ has died,

Christ has risen,

and Christ will come again"?  

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How could they have such confidence?  

 

Daffodil You and I are in church today

proclaiming the presence and love of Christ,

whom we do not see.

We get together,

we sing praise of him,

we read stories about him,

and we pray to him.

In today's collect,

we said that a new covenant of reconciliation

was established,

in which we have been reborn

into the fellowship of Christ's Body,

and we wish that

in our lives we may show forth

what we profess by our faith.

How did we come to have this faith?

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When we were young, faith was something we received.

We were brought to church and were taught about God and Jesus.

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When we got a little older,

we might have become active in a community of faith,

perhaps in the youth group and mission trips,

or the yard sale and the feeding of the homeless.

We joined our peers in proclaiming what the Church believes.

Our faith was then affiliative.

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Then, later, when we faced issues that all adults face --

such as uncertainty and death --

we might start asking,

"Is this what I believe?"

This could begin a journey of seeking

until "owned faith" is found, which is

the moment when we could say, "This is what I believe."

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The search may be endless.

It may last a life time.

If you always seek to understand first,

chances are that you will never come to believe.

Saint Anselm once said,

"I believe, in order that I may understand."

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Does this mean blindly holding on to a set of beliefs?

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Again, the essential ingredient for understanding

is the encountering with Christ.

The search, therefore, is not for understanding alone,  

but for the Christ himself. 

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Doubting Thomas In the gospel story that we read this morning,

Thomas was surrounded by the other disciples

who said they had seen the risen Lord.

Thomas said that he would not believe unless he met him.

Deep in his heart, Thomas was an honest seeker.

He did not deny his disbelief.

He was still wondering about the mystery of Jesus.

He wanted to believe, and yet he
could not, because he had not yet seen the Lord.

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Remember that Jesus once said, "Seek and ye shall find"?

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Jesus appeared to Thomas

when Thomas was searching,

and when he was deeply hurt.

Jesus did not appear to Thomas when he was alone.

Jesus appeared to Thomas when he was with his friends.

Shall we say that an individual's claim of his or her encountering with Christ should be examined and affirmed by the community? 

Anyhow, the encountering with Christ changed Thomas.

Later, according to church tradition,

he went as far as India

to preach the Gospel of Christ.

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"Blessed are those who have not seen  

and yet have come to believe."

Those words are for us.

One may not be blessed merely because of blindly accepting a set of beliefs.

The blessing is in the encountering with Christ himself.

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Are we not praying that Christ himself comes to us?

The meeting with the risen Lord always brings challenges.   

It always calls for transformation.

The encountering with Christ always calls for spiritual growth.

The Lord does not want us to remain children for ever.

He wants us to become grown-ups,

to be mature and strong enough to put into practice

the beautiful things we say about our faith, our hope

and our love. (1)

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The collect for today reminds us

of the great challenge: 

"Grant that all who have been reborn

into the fellowship of Christ's body

may show forth in their lives  

what they profess by their faith."   Amen.

 

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(1) Is there still a hidden anger or bitterness against someone that you cannot get rid of? 

 

 Đại � Kinh Văn Ch�a Nhật Vừa Qua

Ch�a Nhật thứ nh� của M�a Phục Sinh, 5 th�ng 4, 2013

Kinh Văn: Giăng 20:19-31 

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H�m nay, Ch�a Nhật thứ nh� trong m�a Phục Sinh, ch�ng ta đọc s�ch C�ng Vụ C�c Sứ Đồ thuật truyện �ng Phierơ đối đ�p một c�ch thẳng thắn với những người cầm quyền bắt bớ sau khi mục k�ch Ch�a sống lại. Ch�ng ta cu~ng đọc Thi Thi�n 118, với c�u "Ch�a l� sức mạnh v� l� b�i ca của t�i."   Đoạn Kinh Th�nh thứ nh� tr�ch trong s�ch Khải Huyền về h�nh ảnh Đức Gi�su Đức Kit� l� Vua của vu~ trụ, v� Ng�i l� Đấng Sống - Ng�i l� đầu ti�n v� l� cuối c�ng của mu�n vật. Đặc biệt l� Ph�c �m Giăng đoạn 20, n�i về cuộc gặp gỡ giữa Ch�a Phục Sinh v� �ng Th�-ma. Lời cầu nguyện cho h�m nay n�i xin Ch�a cho những người tuy�n xưng đức tin nơi Đức Kit� được ơn thể hiện được những điều họ n�i. Tất cả c�c b�i đọc đều quy về một �: đ� l� sự hội kiến giữa Thi�n Ch�a v� con người. Khi người ta gặp Ch�a th� cuộc đời họ thay đổi.

            �ng Th�-ma l� một người "cứng đầu." Trong mười hai m�n đệ của Đức Gi�su, Th�-ma l� người hay đưa ra c�u hỏi. �ng bị mang tiếng l� người ngờ vực cu~ng chỉ v� �ng kh�ng về h�a với người xung quanh, v� hầu hết những thắc mắc của �ng đều hợp t�nh hợp l�.

            Khi Đức Gi�su n�i về việc đến Jerusalem, v� c�c m�n đệ kh�c ngăn cản v� sợ Ng�i sẽ bị giết ở đ�, Th�-ma bảo �ng sẽ c�ng đi để c�ng chết với Ch�a. Tại bữa tiệc cuối c�ng, Đức Gi�su bảo c�c m�n đệ rằng Ng�i sẽ đi, sắm sẵn cho họ một chỗ, v� rằng họ đ� biết Ng�i đi đ�u; �ng Th�-ma thưa: "Thầy đi chỗ n�o ch�ng con đ�u biết, l�m sao biết đường?"

            Trong b�i đọc Ph�c �m h�m nay, một lần nữa, Th�-ma tỏ ra kh�c biệt với đồng bạn. V�o một buổi s�ng Ch�a Nhật, khi c�c m�n đệ n�i Ch�a phục sinh đ� hiện ra cho họ, Th�-ma bảo rằng nếu chỉ "hiện ra" th� �ng kh�ng tin l� Ch�a đ� sống lại.   �ng n�i rằng "Nếu mắt t�i kh�ng thấy dấu đinh tr�n b�n tay Th�y, v� tay t�i kh�ng đặt v�o sườn Th�y, th� t�i sẽ kh�ng bao giờ tin đ�u." Nguy�n ngữ Hy Lạp d�ng động từ "ph�ng" cho c�ch n�i của Th�-ma, kh�ng phải chỉ l� "đặt": "Ph�ng" ng�n tay v�o vết sẹo tr�n sườn. Người ta đ� ph�ng c�y thương v�o h�ng Ch�a; Th�-ma muốn ph�ng ng�n tay v�o đ�. Nghe người kh�c tường thuật kh�ng phải l� đủ.

            Ng�y Ch�a Nhật kế tiếp, c�c m�n đệ họp lại v� Th�-ma c� mặt (c�c học giả Kinh Th�nh cho rằng ngay trong Ph�c �m Giăng đ� c� chứng cớ rằng những người t�n hữu Kit�-gi�o đầu ti�n đ� bỏ việc giữ ng�y thứ bảy th�nh của Do Th�i để chọn thờ phượng v�o ng�y thứ nhất, tức l� Ch�a Nhật b�y giờ). Đức Gi�su đ� trở lại với họ h�m ấy. Ch�a bảo Th�-ma h�y đụng v�o b�n tay Ch�a, v� "ph�ng"ng�n tay v�o sườn Ng�i.

            Th�-ma quỳ xuống. �ng đ� thấy Ch�a sống. �ng kh�ng đặt ng�n tay v�o b�n tay hay sườn Ch�a. �ng n�i: "Lạy Ch�a của con v� Đức Ch�a Trời của con." Người trước đ�y đ� ăn n�i lưu lo�t v� chọn chữ kỹ c�ng; người trước đ�y đ�i phải rờ được th�n Ch�a v� những vết thẹo rồi mới tin; người đ� nay c� cơ hội để rờ v�o th�n Ch�a, th� kh�ng cần đụng tới m� đ� tin.  

            Khi được đối diện với Đấng Ch� T�n, tất cả nghi ngờ đều tan biến. Đ�y ch�nh l� điều t�c giả Ph�c �m Giăng muốn n�i. Th�-ma kh�ng c�n l� một Th�-ma đa nghi nữa, m� l� một Th�-ma đầy l�ng tin. �ng kh�ng c�n cần phải d�ng gi�c quan, m� �ng đ� tin. Ch�a bảo: "Phước cho ai chưa hề thấy m� đ� tin."

            Như thế, ch�ng ta l� người c� phước, l� v� ch�ng ta tin trong khi chưa hề thấy Ch�a bằng mắt m�nh. Ch�ng ta c� thực sự cần rờ được Ch�a để tin chăng? Khi ch�ng ta tin, như Th�-ma đ� tin, ch�ng ta kh�ng những được tất cả c�c điều cần cho sự sống m� c�n c� thể l�m những việc trọng đại hơn c�ng việc của Đức Gi�su, theo Ph�c �m.

            Cho d� mắt ch�ng ta kh�ng thấy Ch�a, ch�ng ta vẫn tin, v� mắt thi�ng li�ng của m�nh thấy Ng�i. Ch�ng ta biết c� Ch�a hiện diện với m�nh trong mọi ho�n cảnh. Ch�ng ta xin được gặp Ch�a, v� ch�ng ta cần Ch�a. Khi gặp Ch�a th� ch�ng ta được biến đổi từ sợ h�i đến can đảm, từ lo �u tới b�nh an. �ng Phierơ kh�ng c�n e d� sợ h�i khi đối diện với người th�. T�c giả Thi Thi�n n�i rằng Ch�a l� sức mạnh v� l� nguồn vui của m�nh. Theo truyền thống gi�o hội, �ng Th�-ma l� sứ đồ duy nhất mang đạo của Ch�a đến c�c nước b�n ngo�i đế quốc La M�; �ng đ� đi truyền gi�o b�n Ấn Độ. C�n ch�ng ta th� thế n�o?

            Lời cầu nguyện cho ng�y h�m nay l� một th�ch thức lớn cho ch�ng ta. Muốn lời n�i m�nh đi đ�i với h�nh động, ch�ng ta phải c� sức mạnh v� sự can đảm. Nếu ch�ng ta tuy�n xưng Ch�a phục sinh th� ch�ng ta phải sống như thể Ch�a đang sống b�n m�nh. Sự thể hiện niềm tin ấy sẽ biến đổi c�ch ch�ng ta đối xử với ch�nh m�nh v� những người xung quanh, trong ng�n ngữ, th�i độ v� tư tưởng. C� lẽ ch�ng ta sẽ trở n�n bao dung rộng lượng v� cẩn thận hơn trong lời n�i v� cử chỉ của m�nh.

 

Tin Tức Sinh Hoạt

Meals on wheels - Qu� vị muốn gi�p mang thức ăn Meals-on-Wheels đến cho người gi� yếu? K�nh mời qu� vị, th�nh vi�n hoặc th�n hữu của Nh� Thờ Th�nh Patrick, tham gia c�ng t�c thiện nguyện nầy nếu th� giờ cho ph�p.  Mỗi th�ng một lần, c�c th�nh vi�n t�nh nguyện của Nh� Thờ Th�nh Patrick đến Trường Trung Học Falls Church lấy c�c phần ăn để ph�n phối, v� họ l�i xe trong khu vực ấn định tại th�nh phố Falls Church trong v�ng 1 tiếng 15 ph�t.  Nếu qu� vị cảm thấy được k�u gọi v�o mục vụ nầy, xin li�n lạc với b� Amelia Nicholson. Số điện thoại l� 703-519-1811; địa chỉ email l� [email protected].

 

 

  UTO box   -   UTO Sundays 2013 -- May 12 v� October 13.  UTO l� chữ tắt của chương tr�nh United Thank Offering của nh� thờ Episcopal. Mỗi năm hai lần, tất cả c�c nh� thờ Episcopal tại Hoa Kỳ tổ chức cổ động d�ng hiến để hỗ trợ cho c�c chương tr�nh phục vụ của Hội Th�nh tr�n to�n thế giới. Tại Saint Patrick's, c�c em nhi đồng sẽ gi�p l�m c�c hộp tiền d�ng UTO để ph�n phối cho c�c gia đ�nh trước ng�y 12 th�ng 5 v� ng�y 13 th�ng 10. Số tiền th�u được sẽ được gởi l�n Gi�o Hội Trung Ương qua ng� Gi�o Phận Virginia.

 

May God bless and keep you, and may God grant us peace. 

 

The Rev. Tinh T. Huynh

Rector of Saint Patrick's Church