St. Emily Parish Dinner Dance

St. Emily Parish Dinner Dance St. Emily Parish celebrates the relationships among us through our Dinner Dance.

08/07/2022

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus urges us to be ready for his Second Coming. It reminds me of John the Baptist preparing us: “Make straight the way of the Lord.” He is saying that his job is to prepare for the mighty coming of the Lord. A change is coming, a revolution is on the way, a disaster (the destruction of the old) is about to happen. Prepare the way of the Lord.

And what is the manner of preparation? It is a baptism of repentance. Baptism—an immersion in water—reminded first-century Jews of the Exodus, passing through the Red Sea, leaving the ways of slavery behind.

And repentance (metanoia)—going beyond the mind that you have. How our minds are conditioned by the fallen world! How our expectations are shaped, stunted by what has gone before. The world of Tiberius and Pilate and Herod and Caiaphas has shaped our imagination. It’s time, John is saying, for a new mind, a new set of eyes, a new kind of expectation. God is about to act!

Be ready!

07/14/2021

Friends, in today’s Gospel, we see Jesus praying to his Father. We are being given a share in the inner life of God, the conversation between the first two Trinitarian persons.

And what are the “things” that have been concealed from the learned and revealed to the little ones? Nothing other than the mystery of the inner life of God.

Now why, precisely, is this knowledge concealed from the learned and disclosed to children? The clue is in the next statement: “All things have been handed over to me by my Father.” What is the essence of the divine life? It is a play of giving and receiving.

The Father, forgetting himself, gives rise to the Son, and the Son, refusing to cling to himself, receives from the Father. The Holy Spirit is this mutual sharing of the Father and the Son. God’s own inner life is a looking toward the other in love.

From Adam and Eve to today the fundamental human problem is that we seek something other than God. We seek to fill up the ego with stuff, such as s*x, pleasure, power, honor. But this will never work, because we’ve been wired for God, and God is love.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071421.cfm

09/20/2020

Friends, the parable of the vineyard that Jesus tells in today’s Gospel is one of the most disturbing of all. Keep in mind that upsetting us is one of the main purposes of a parable, stories that invent new worlds by inverting this one.

We know the outline of the story well: a landowner goes out to hire workers for his field, hiring them at different times during the day. Then, at the close of work, he pays each the same wage. When those hired earlier complain, the owner contends, “Am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?”

Do any of us really find this answer satisfying? Don’t most of us instinctually side with the complainers? Have you noticed that the one virtue that even little children seem implicitly to understand is justice: “It’s just not fair!” Well, this just doesn’t seem fair.

But we should squint at this story through the lens of the prophet Isaiah’s reminder that God’s ways are not our ways. Does this story represent an undermining of justice? No; rather, it is a showing forth of the justice that flows from God’s vision of things.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092020.cfm

A heartfelt thank you to all the dinner dance attendees! It was a fabulous evening celebrating our parish!!💎Cheers! Lov...
02/23/2020

A heartfelt thank you to all the dinner dance attendees! It was a fabulous evening celebrating our parish!!💎
Cheers! Love, the Double J’s

💎GAMES & RAFFLE - Bring CASH so you don’t miss out on all the fun!💎Pick-A-Prize - Everyone’s a winner! Wine Grab - Will ...
02/21/2020

💎GAMES & RAFFLE - Bring CASH so you don’t miss out on all the fun!💎
Pick-A-Prize - Everyone’s a winner!
Wine Grab - Will it be white or red?
High/Low Dice Game - You feeling lucky?
Split the Pot - 🤑
Heads or Tails - Overnight stay at the Ritz Carlton, Chicago + $200 Gift Card to Gibsons

💎The room is set and looks amazing! So many wonderful Silent Auction items on display. Get ready for a fun evening, St....
02/21/2020

💎The room is set and looks amazing! So many wonderful Silent Auction items on display. Get ready for a fun evening, St. Emily!!💎

💎A Night to Shine Like a Diamond💎Manzo’s Banquet Hall: 1571 S Elmhurst Rd, Des Plaines6:00 PM - Cocktails, Silent Auctio...
02/20/2020

💎A Night to Shine Like a Diamond💎
Manzo’s Banquet Hall: 1571 S Elmhurst Rd, Des Plaines
6:00 PM - Cocktails, Silent Auction, Raffles & Games
7:00 PM - Dinner & Live Auction
9:00 PM-12:00 AM - Dancing

02/16/2020

💎Less than a week away till the Diamond Jubilee Celebration! Who is excited!?!?! 💎

LIVE AUCTION: Dinner for 10 people by Chef Giacomo @ Giacomo’s Ristorante Italiano includes a 5-course meal!! 🇮🇹💎
02/09/2020

LIVE AUCTION: Dinner for 10 people by Chef Giacomo @ Giacomo’s Ristorante Italiano includes a 5-course meal!! 🇮🇹💎

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