On Sunday, June 23, the parishioners of Sint-Kwinten once again gathered as one community to celebrate the Eucharist.
Gregorian chant and contemporary hymns alternated.
The Gospel (Luke 9, 18-24) posed to us a very personal question. After Jesus had asked his disciples, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” he went further, asking them, and each of us: “But who do you say that I am?”
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Our main celebrant, Father Ger-Jan, OSA, ended his homily as follows: “Perhaps this is also the essence of my identity as a Christian: that my primary task is to give a credible interpretation to my vocation in the footsteps of the man of Nazareth, in all my actions. And that, in doing so, I can count on the valuable and indispensable contributions of the people around me, who help me to find my destiny and to fulfill my vocation.”
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Following our Eucharistic celebration, we enjoyed a delicious BBQ with many side dishes and tasty desserts on the lawn alongside the church.
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The icing on the cake was live music; and those who wanted to, despite temperatures that had risen considerably, could dance and play.
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It was a lovely Sunday in June on which to end the 2018-19 school and work year.
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