The readings this week speak to me about turmoil-unrest in our lives. In the Book of Job, Job suffers trials of defeat. Why? The question posed by the book of Job is one that still puzzles most people today: Why do God's people suffer? God's response basically challenges Job's right to question the Almighty. It is a way of saying that God's ways and reasons are beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.
 
In the Gospel reading, a sudden squall on the Sea of Galilee provides the crisis in this story. Mark makes several points. Jesus is asleep, trusting in God, in contrast to the disciples who are frightened. When they rebuke Jesus for sleeping, he rebukes the wind and the sea and then rebukes the disciples for their lack of faith. The timing of the storm is a revelation, for as our first reading today noted, only God can control the wind and sea. Thus Mark points us to Christ's divinity, though the disciples do not fully understand.

Newly Elected Officers and Appointees, Knights of Columbus, St. John Fisher Council #15734 - 2015-16.
 
Front Row (l to r): Buddy Hernandez, District Deputy; Mike Schadtle, Chancellor; Subby Magro, Grand Knight; Andy Zigmund, Warden; Dave Aniolek, Recorder; Dcn. John Mckaig, Chaplain.

2nd Row (l to r):  Jim Castellani, Advocate; Ed Baroncini, Jr., Deputy Grand Knight; Jean Jacques (Trustee); Rob Hartman, Outside Guard; Brian Walker, Trustee; Vinnie Zito, Lecturer/Outside Guard.

3rd Row (l to r): Jack Frost, Jr., Financial Secretary; Justin Bodey, Inside Guard; Frank Daudish, Trustee.

Absent:  Carl Cavalieri, Treasurer; Kevin Czarnecki, Membership Director.

How do you know that this person is the person you should marry? How do you know that this college will be a good fit for you? How do you know that this is what you must do with your working career to be fulfilled while making a living? How do you know with certainty about anything?

In these instances and many others in our lives, "we walk by faith and not by sight." We take a "leap of faith" with no guarantees.

Reflect for a moment or two on what were the three best or most exciting things that happened to you in the past ten days.
 
Did anyone's list include the reception of the Eucharist?
 
Talking for myself, while I appreciate our coming together to worship and receive this marvelous mystery, the very presence of Jesus entering my very life, feeding me body and soul, I seldom rank it up there with other events in my daily life. We most often take this miracle of miracles for granted.

I’m going to talk about two definitions, two mysteries, and two realities.

What is love? According to the American Heritage Dictionary it is: “a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.” Oh? Really?!?

What is the Most Holy Trinity? In basic terms, it is the central Christian doctrine that states there are three persons in one God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), each distinct from one another equally sharing in the same nature. Uh huh…

Here is a photo taken from last night's Teen Night event showing the teens painting the sign for the community garden.

Thanks to these youth for some great artistic work.

The Knights of Columbus are having a CAR WASH on June 20th between 9:00am to1:00pm in the church parking lot. All proceeds will benefit the Marlborough Food Bank. This is a great time to have that layer of pollen removed from your car. Come out and support the Knights of Columbus and the Marlborough Food Bank.

Car Wash Tickets are $10.00.  You can purchased them in advance or on the day of the car wash.  The Knights of Columbus will start selling tickets after each mass the weekend of June 13th and 14th.

Pentecost is often referred to as the birthday of the Church. As we get older, birthdays become a time for reflection, a time to look at who we have been, who we are now, and an opportunity to decide who we still want to be.
 
Those first followers of Jesus learned that to be Church mean to discover a faith strong enough to overcome fear, a hope firm enough to replace discouragement, and a love deep enough to replace hatred and prejudice. It meant to pray together, learn together, work together, and stick with one another despite differences of culture, race, background, previous religious practices, status, gender, or politics. Being church mean belonging to a

The Garden Ministry is meeting this Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30pm to plant the rest of the beds.

The weekly garden maintenance will start on June 8th and will take place every Monday night at 6:30pm throughout the growing season.

The Garden Ministry will have sign-up sheets this weekend for families to sign-up for weekly turns watering the garden.

I would like to share with you my reflection on the final Sunday in Easter. Jesus in His last discourse is praying to His father that His apostles and disciples-yes even you and me-will remain in His love as He remains in us. We have heard the word LOVE used many times over the past three to four weeks, not as the world knows it, but as God does. Love that says: "And God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son so that whoever believed in Him would never die but would have eternal life."

Starting in February, my cousin and his wife go out into the fields and prune acres and acres of blueberry bushes.  It's hard work, and they have to know where and how much to prune each bush to ensure it bears berries the following summer. Too much pruning, and the bush could be lost for the season and maybe beyond; too little, and it will not bear as much fruit as it did the year before. It is an art form learned through years of experience and a few mistakes.