In today’s Gospel, Jesus sends His disciples out two by two to preach repentance, drive out demons, and heal the sick. He sends them without much in the way of material assistance, but rather expects them to rely on each other and on the formation they received while they were with Him. This should be an example for each one of us. I imagine that everyone often feels like they aren’t holy enough, or smart enough, or that they don’t know enough about the Faith to go and preach to their family, friends, and communities. But Jesus wants us to make the time to go out into the world, even if we don’t feel completely prepared or are occasionally overwhelmed, and speak the word of God’s love to a world that needs it.

There will be a volunteer meeting this Tuesday, July 17, at 7:00 at St. Matthias. If you can’t make the meeting but still want to help, please contact Dave Nissen or follow the link below to volunteer. VBS is scheduled for 9:30 am –12:30 pm, July 23-27 at St. Matthias. You can register your children or to volunteer at: https://wintonwyomingpr.org/vbs.

There’s really not much that I need in life, and what I would most appreciate is your prayers. I would love it if the parish were to pray for me and Fr. Lambert on this celebration of both my birthday and his priestly ordination, for two reasons. First, because priests are constantly in need of prayers in order to grow closer to Our Lord and to carry out His ministry faithfully with our lives. We would be nowhere without the tremendous support of those who have prayed for us over the years. Secondly, because praying for each other is the gift that keeps on giving. We, as parish communities, are called to enter more and more deeply into a relationship with God in prayer, and one of the easiest pathways into a true interior spiritual life is spiritually lifting up those we love. Praying for the two of us not only benefits us in our ministry, but it also accomplishes our goal as a region of growing closer to Christ. Please click title to read more.

OLR Rummage Sale Saturday, July 7, 8 am ~ 1 pm This is a buyers-take-all year. We are aiming for a sell out! The school building will be empty when we are done! If your child is going to college in the fall, then this is the place to stock up. Give Mike Day a call at 513-543-0479 if you can volunteer to help.

In this weekend’s Gospel we hear the compelling and heartrending story of the synagogue official and his sick daughter. This man is so desperate to do what is necessary to take care of his child that he is willing to fight through the crowd and take a huge risk by meeting this man, Jesus, about whom people are saying many strange things. Since he is a high-ranking synagogue official, he is putting his career in jeopardy by associating with a man that many people think is crazy, a rabble rouser, or possibly a dangerous revolutionary. But all of that means absolutely nothing to him because the safety and well-being of his daughter is all that matters. Please click title to read more.