[Sundaycommunity] Memorial Mass for Rita Shaughnessy Sunday July 20th!

Sun Jul 20 06:04:14 PDT 2025

Enjoy your gathering Mary Lou!
Sharon

On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher via
Sundaycommunity <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> I can not be at the Mass, as I will be going to a "GET-TOGETHER" of the
> BOYLE, SHIELDS, MUNDY, FRIENDS etc.* PEOPLE who will be coming together
> at Mary Mundy's in BRANTFORD (I THINK!).  GOOD LUCK to  ART and TO ALL of
> the people who are involved in getting it ready!!!!!!!!!  IT WILL be a good
> time,*
>
>
> Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher
> Keeper of the Flame
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:57:09 p.m. EDT, Mary Lou
> Jorgensen-Bacher via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>
> RITA Shaughnessy is a GOOD MEMBER of our community - I  was often giving
> a call to BRIAN, who has the same birthday as mine (!), MAY 26.  It was an
> amazing Good Fortune that we have the same birthdays, and Rita was one of
> the  *MANY Ways* that we celebrated this "*BEING* in OUR LIVES".
>
> She was always so hopeful, so very much a *PRAGMATIC* Person, one who was
> always there.  I LOVED HER FOR HER WAYS, yes I did!
>
> I loved her for her ways of "BEING there", for BRIAN, for me, and for the*
> WHOLE *community,
>
>
> Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher
> Keeper of the Flame
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:08:23 p.m. EDT, Tina Neves via
> Sundaycommunity <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you Arthur, good reflection!
> Also Rita was a meditator part of my group which, I believe, helped her to
> feel that she has done her part...and knew how to surrender...
> Blessings
> Tina
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
> Friends
>
> As is our tradition in the non summer months I have prepared a short
> reflection for our Mass on Sunday July 20 held in memory of Rita
> Shaughnessy
>
> Mary and Martha
>
> In the Gospel story of Mary and Martha I am sympathetic to the lack of
> fairness experienced by Martha when she says. ‘Lord, do you not care that
> my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to
> help me.’
>
> We now know that primates share some moral emotions with us humans.
> Fairness is one such emotion.
>
> In a demonstration video on YouTube two Reese monkeys are given treats.
> One is given a cucumber and the other is given a much preferred treat, a
> grape. After a couple of repetitions the monkey receiving the cucumber
> throws the cucumber back at the researcher. The monkey gets angry because
> he feels he is not being treated fairly. He is being cheated out of the
> grape. The success of beings living in the community is dependent on moral
> checks to our behavior and these emotions are ingrained into our biology.
>
> In the story of Martha and Mary I too am incensed by the lack of fairness
> in Mary's failure to contribute a fair share of the work. Jesus's response
> is at first surprising. Rather than encouraging Mary to share with Martha
> the work of preparing the meal , he praises the status quo of inequality in
> this situation. Jesus is calling us to a higher level of being. He is
> calling us to transcend our biological urge to seek fairness and be angered
> by cheating. While still recognizing the importance of fairness we are
> called to rise above our emotional response, We are called to transcend and
> include.
>
> Life is not fair. The different paths we take in life are not equal and
> fair. According to St. Paul, in Corinthians 1:12, each of our unique paths
> is necessary and valuable. Just as a body has many parts, each with its own
> function, the Body of Christ is made up of many members with different
> gifts and roles. No single part is sufficient on its own, and each is
> necessary for the body to function properly.  We all contribute in
> different ways to the whole and we are each intrinsically valuable.
>
> Rita was a person that took responsibility for her own health and had the
> discipline to govern her life accordingly. . We often had conversations
> about diet and exercise and ways that we could enhance our health to live a
> long and fruitful life.
>
> Rita reached out to me when she discovered the rapid onset of this turbo
> cancer. Her words remain etched in my heart. “Why me? It's just not fair. I
> tried to do everything right“.
>
> When Jesus was on the cross he too despaired saying "My God, my God, why
> have you forsaken me?" . It is part of our nature to respond with emotion
> when confronted with the unfairness of life. In the end, Rita, as did
> Jesus, submitted to the higher logic of the father, “Thy will be done”.
>
> Art Blomme
>
>
> On 7/9/25 15:37, Rose Anderson via Sundaycommunity wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> As discussed on June 29th, we are dedicating our next  to remember Rita
> Shaughnessy who died suddenly on July 18, 2024 shortly after being
> diagnosed with a late stage cancer. Her sudden passing was an enormous
> shock to everyone, including her family.
>
> Some members of our community were able to attend her funeral; however,
> for many of us there was no designated opportunity to mourn and share our
> grief. We have therefore decided to dedicate the next Mass to the memory of
> Rita. We hope to have Brian Shaughnessy, and perhaps some members of his
> family, join us.
>
> We are fortunate to have Fr. Prakash celebrating with us that day. He has
> shown great sensitivity in situations of grief and loss. At the same time,
> he is a busy man who frequently has other commitments after our Mass. This
> means we need to exercise self-restraint in our participation.
>
> There will be two opportunities for community members to speak: during the
> intercessions and after Mass for a time of sharing. Before July 20th,
> please think about what you would like to share with the community and
> summarize your thoughts in two or three sentences, to ensure that everyone
> who wishes to speak will have an opportunity.
>
> Art is the planner for that day and I am supporting him.
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful participation.
>
> Roswita
>
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