Owing to the rapid increase of Covid 19 cases in Sabine parish, we think it is better to close our church and our facilities again until further notice.

Please note that there will be no morning mass or any other prayer gathering until further notice. The church building and the facilities will remain completely locked. We continue our prayers for you and we do hop you will keep your personal and family prayer time.

God bless,

Fr. Joseph Ampatt

Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

With a heavy heart I am sad to announce due to Covid 19 restrictions we will not have our annual

St. Joseph /St. Ann VBS this year.

However, you can register your child to receive a

VBS activity packet.

Grades Pre-K through 6^th grade

Below is the link you can use to fill out the form. Deadline is June 30, 2020

When packets arrive, there will

 be a pickup date and time announced.

https://forms.gle/oCHCoLGeZRW5CetB9

13^th Sunday in OT June 28, 2020 
The common theme of today’s readings is the work God gives us to do as the followers of Jesus: work of hospitality, generosity, commitment and charity. 
Let us take a look at the Scripture readings:
In our first reading, we see a radical illustration.  It tells how the prophet Elisha was welcomed by a childless woman who lived in Shunem.   She recognized the holiness of Elisha. She showed him reverence and hospitality by inviting him to dine with her and her husband and by allowing the prophet to occupy an upper room of her house.  Elisha promised her, "This time next year you will be fondling a baby son." The promise was fulfilled by God. The second reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans explains why those who care for the followers of Jesus are caring for Jesus himself, and those who show hospitality to any one of them are eligible for reward. By our baptism, we have been baptized into his death and buried with him and we look forward to resurrection with him (Rom 6: 5). Since baptism is our entrée into this new life, it makes us part of the body of Christ and Christ is truly present in us. That is why the one who welcomes us welcomes Christ and becomes eligible for reward. Today's gospel lesson concludes Jesus' great “missionary discourse” in which he instructs his twelve disciples on the cost and the reward of the commitment required of a disciple. The first half of these sayings of Jesus is about the behavior expected from his disciples and the second half is about the behavior of others towards the disciples. Even the shameful death on the cross is not too high a price to pay if one is to be a true disciple because the reward is great. Jesus assures his disciples that whoever shows them hospitality will be blessed. Those who receive Jesus receive the One who sent him. So, too, those who help the "little ones" (messengers) will be amply rewarded.
How do we understand the message in our daily life ? Be hospitable and generous: Hospitality means acknowledging the presence of God in others and serving Him, especially in those whom we least expect. We as a community are to look for the opportunities to be hospitable--and, of course, there are plenty of occasions for hospitality.  Maybe it is simply a kind word to a stranger - or even a smile. A kind smile or a “hello" to someone waiting with us in a grocery line may be the only kindness that person encounters all day. We become fully alive as Christians through the generous giving of ourselves. What is more important than sending checks for charitable causes is giving of ourselves to people: in the way we speak to them  and about them, in the way we forgive their failings, in the way we encourage them, console them and help them, and even in the way we think about them. These types of generosity reflect warmth radiating from the very love of God.