<div dir="auto">Enjoy your gathering Mary Lou!</div><div dir="auto">Sharon </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div dir="ltr">I can not be at the Mass, as I will be going to a "GET-TOGETHER" of the BOYLE, SHIELDS, MUNDY, FRIENDS etc.<b><font size="3"> PEOPLE </font><font size="2">who will be coming together at Mary Mundy's in BRANTFORD (I THINK!). GOOD LUCK to ART and TO </font><font size="3">ALL of the people who are <font color="#fdef2b" style="background-color:rgb(205,35,44)">involved</font> in getting it ready!!!!!!!!! </font><font size="2">IT WILL be a good time,</font></b></div></div></div></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px" dir="ltr"><br>Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher<br>Keeper of the Flame</div></div>
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:57:09 p.m. EDT, Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" target="_blank">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_5078227192679723401ydpe3a4d91ayiv7463361545"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div dir="ltr">RITA Shaughnessy is a <font color="#fdef2b" style="background-color:rgb(205,35,44)" size="3">GOOD MEMBER</font> 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 <font color="#cd232c" style="background-color:rgb(253,248,105)"><b> </b></font><font size="5"><i><font color="#cd232c" style="background-color:rgb(253,248,105)"><b>MANY </b></font><b>Ways</b></i> </font><font size="2">that we celebrated this "<font color="#cd232c" style="background-color:rgb(253,248,105)"><font><b>BEING</b></font> </font>in OUR LIVES".</font></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">She was always so<font color="#fdf869" style="background-color:rgb(156,0,92)"> <font>hopeful</font></font>, so very much a <font style="background-color:rgb(253,248,105)" size="3" color="#9c005c"><b>PRAGMATIC</b></font> Person, one who was always there. I LOVED HER FOR HER WAYS, yes I did!</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I loved her for her ways of "BEING there", for BRIAN, for me, and for the<b><font size="5"> WHOLE </font></b>community,</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px"><br clear="none">Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher<br clear="none">Keeper of the Flame</div></div>
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:08:23 p.m. EDT, Tina Neves via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" target="_blank">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_5078227192679723401ydpe3a4d91ayiv7463361545ydp7e92667ayiv7509552712"><div><div dir="ltr">Thank you Arthur, good reflection!<div>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...</div><div>Blessings</div><div>Tina</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_5078227192679723401ydpe3a4d91ayiv7463361545ydp7e92667ayiv7509552712yqt33325"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">As is our tradition in
the non summer months I have prepared a short reflection for our
</font><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Mass on Sunday
July 20 held in memory of Rita </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Shaughnessy</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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.’ </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">We now know
that
primates share some moral emotions with us humans. Fairness is
one
such emotion. </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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. </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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. </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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. </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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. </p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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“.</p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in">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”.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif"><sup>Art
Blomme</sup></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<div>On 7/9/25 15:37, Rose Anderson via
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Friends,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">There will be
two opportunities for community members to
speak: during the intercessions and after Mass
for a time of sharing. Before July 20<sup>th</sup>,
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. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Art is the
planner for that day and I am supporting him.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Thank you for
your thoughtful participation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:New serif">Roswita</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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