News - December 2021

Thank you, dear people of Queen of All Saints! Through your generosity, this year over 400 individuals will have a smile on their faces and gratitude in their hearts as they open their Christmas gifts.  In a special way I want to thank the members of our St. Vincent De Paul Society, QASPA, Women’s Auxiliary, Men’s Club and the elves for their tireless work to help us ‘Share Christmas’ with those in need.

The scepter of a new Omicron variant that seems to threaten the holidays, climate change and all the challenges it presents, refugee crisis, economic woes and political turmoil remind us that all is not right with our world. Even in families and our day to day lives, things may not be too well. Most often we try to handle these problems ourselves and often find ourselves asking the same question people asked John the Baptist two thousand years ago, ‘what should we do?’ No matter how much we do, we know that we need a savior.  

There is something beautiful about all the lights that we now see around us in the streets and shop windows. As they shine and sparkle, they are trying to catch our eye and get our attention. As homes, towns and cities are decorated, clothed in a way in a festive ‘robe,’ and as days get darker and trees lie barren, we are reminded of the words of the prophet Baruch which we hear in the first reading this weekend, ‘Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever.’