Join us on Sunday, November 15th, 2015 . . .

Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland (Transferred) / Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity,

Sunday, November 15th, 2015

So often in life instead of focusing on what we actually have . . . . we focus on obtaining the things that we do not have. We get fixated and focused on obtaining things that we want to have or desire to have. While growing up, I remember that I wanted a specific bicycle and I remember clearly thinking in my mind that if I got that certain bike, I would be totally happy and everything would be perfect. Well, to make a long story short, I did get that bike and it wasn't too awfully long until my mind shifted to the "next item" that would make my life "complete!" As adults we still do the same thing, don't we? If it's a certain pair of boots or jeans; If it's the latest electronic gadget or video game; if it's the latest innovation that we have seen advertised on TV; whatever it is, don't we think our life will be somehow "complete" if we just obtain this one item that we are focused on at that particular time in our life?

In the Ninth Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, we hear the story of the ruler whose daughter has died approaching Our Lord to seek the healing of his daughter. But on the way to this ruler's house, a woman also seeking healing touched the hem of Our Lord's garment which He was wearing. In so doing, she was completely healed of her condition. After finding our who touched His hem, Our Lord responds to her: " . . . thy faith hath made thee whole. ." (St. Matthew 9:17 ff) Wonderful items such as electronics . . . . or clothing . .. .. or boots or shoes . . . . or a job which we want. .. or whatever you can think of will not make us complete. They will not make us whole. These things bring happiness and contentment for a certain period of time but this happiness soon wears off until we move to the "next" item that we "just have to have." Our faith in God is something totally different, though. Our faith in God truly does make us whole . . . it makes us complete . . . it brings us true, lasting happiness. Our relationship with Christ is one that we should focus on obtaining. Giving our heart to the One Who gave His heart to us should be where we concentrate our efforts on. It is understandable that as human beings we focus on obtaining material things. This is what human beings do. But as Christians we are called to put things in a proper perspective and place God first in our life. Just like Our Lord told the woman that touched the hem of His garment, " . . . . thy faith hath made thee whole. . .. .," we also know that in our lives, the love of God and following Him is what makes us whole.

Two opportunities to join us on Sunday, November 15th, 2015:

St. Margaret of Scotland Church will celebrate the transferred Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland, our patroness, on Sunday, November 15th, 2015. St. Margaret Church worships at the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Mass begins at 9:30 AM.

Holy Spirit Church will celebrate the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity on Sunday, November 15th, 2015. We worship in the beautiful, historic First Presbyterian Church, which is located at the corner of South and Pennsylvania Streets in Greenfield, Indiana. Mass begins every Sunday at 1:00 PM.

Come join us as we hear the Word of God found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the King James Version of the Bible. Listen to the Word of God preached to you and hear what God has to say to you. Receive the Most Precious Body and Blood at Communion time. And then join us after Mass for our coffee hour where you can enjoy many delicious treats and wonderful fellowship.