CHURGI NEWS.

Religious literature is full of the word
"LOVE" of Christian Love. It originates with
Christ's admonition to Love God and our
Neighbour.

Many who commit themselves to this path
give up because they come to the conclusion
that Christian Love is something you have or
do not have; an emotional disposition or feel-
ing instead of a difficult virtue to be acquired
by years of practice, failure and prayer. If it
was a mere matter of natural character the
christian life would be possible only for the
mature or the naturally perfect. Yet Christ
calls sinners, us ordinary people with our
immature peevishness, irrational dislikes and
hatreds.

Christians sincerely try to understand
and accept others as they are. Many times each
day they forget. Then they tur and sav "'Lord
be merciful to me a sinner".

Accepting and understanding does not
always mean being 'nice' or 'mollycoddeling'
people in their faults and confirming them in
their weakness. St. Paul went so far as to
tell his congregation that those who refuse to
work should not eat either.

Christian love is a committment to develop
ourselves as fully human persons using the help
that God has provided in the redemptive act and
a sincere desire to do what is best for our
neighbour. Often we help our neighbour more
by saying '"'NO"'.

John C. McAllister, O.M.I.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church

BEAN SUPPER

On Sunday, October 4th a very successful
"Bean Supper’' was held in the All Saints
Anglican Community Church, some 120 attending.

The lady's of the church demonstrated
their culinary abilities by producing an
excellent meal

Pictures on the right show some of those
attending.

The ladies of the All Saints Anglican
Community Church would like to thank everyone
who contributed in any way towards the Bean
Supper held on October 4th.

It was a very happy and successful evening
and we are grateful to those who helped and to
those who came to share our Thanksgiving

Supper.