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各位教友： 首先，我要感謝那些出席堂區聖週禮儀的教友，以及那些籌劃及協助聖週禮儀的義工，他們的努力事奉，藉著我們共同的信仰核心，為聖週內所作出的祈禱及省察，帶來豐碩的果實。 在這復活期內，我們歡欣地慶祝主耶穌的復活，這不但為我們帶來滿盈的喜樂，更重要的是：衪喚醒我們每個人，就生活上的種種作出更深切的反省，以及尋求更新，尤其是仿效早期教會團體，於現世生活上，努力地實踐出基督信仰。 堂區生活並非只單純地著眼於禮儀，聖體聖事應是整個基督信仰的核心。在此我向各位談談堂區的一些事情：眾所周知，我們銳意發展青年牧民工作，然而這工作至今仍未能盡如人意，我們現在試著把青年聚會時間，改訂於主日早上十時十五分，以鼓勵青年們能在早上彌撒後留下來參與。 其次，就是逢第二及第四主日的兒童彌撒，參與者似乎並不踴躍，作為公教家庭，我們有責任鼓勵家中的兒童積極參與及投入彌撒，引導他們明白福音的內容，從而了解聖言在其生命中的意義，這使命遠勝於其他的一切。 以上兩點謹供各位思考，祝復活節快樂！ 莫靖龍神父 (此乃莫神父致教友書信之意譯，書信內容以英文為準) |
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Dear Parishioners: I want to start this week’s article thanking you all for your participation during the Liturgies in Holy Week. Lots of people were involved in the planning and also in the actual liturgies and so I also want to extend my gratitude to them for making this a very special time of prayer and reflection about the mysteries at the core of our faith. Now we are in the time of Easter, a time when we joyfully celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Easter is the time when we meditate how this event transforms and changes our lives. It is important to keep an eye on the first Christian community and how she learned to put that faith into practice. Life in a parish is not only about liturgies or devotions. The Holy Eucharist is presented as the centre and the source of the Christian life, but there are some other things that happen in the parish, on this occasion I would like to mention some of those. As you know we have been trying to create more spaces to develop our Youth Group, so far I have to be honest and admit that we have not been very successful. Now we are trying to develop a different idea, we are moving the time for Youth Group to 10:15 in the mornings every Sunday. Hopefully this will give the chance to young people who attend mass in the morning to stay behind and be able to participate. Hopefully it will work. So please let others know. The second thing I want to mention is about the Children’s Liturgy on the second and fourth Sundays. I think there is not enough participation and I am concerned our Children may not be receiving the Christian formation they deserve. I understand that sometimes families want to stay together during the whole mass, but sometimes I am not sure children can follow the readings or the explanations given and parents do not always make sure their children understand what the readings were about and what the meaning for our lives is. I leave you with these two thoughts and also with my best wishes for this Easter Season. Peace in Jesus Fernando Montano MG |