In today's first reading we get a glimpse onto the first parish in Antioch. As with all parishes it is quite a mixed group of people from different backgrounds and with different talents. One of the first parishioners called Manaen was brought up with King Herod! Isn't it extraordinary how the message of Christ can touch anyone?
The parish in Antioch saw the importance of group fasting as well as prayer. Pope Francis has asked us all to pray and fast on May 14th to ask God to bring the pandemic to an end.
the other feature of this parish was that it was missionary. Every parish worth its salt must be missionary otherwise it is dead.
Let us hope that our Dales parish will be alive and growing for many years to come
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