Risk and Generosity
 

As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
 
Mark 12:38-44
The Widow's Mite
Louis S. Glanzman
http://www.louisglanzman.com/widow.html
 
 
 
 
 
We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give.
                                                    ~ Winston Churchill
 
 
 
 
The greatest risk is
the risk of riskless living.
                                                    ~ Stephen R. Covey
 
 
 
 
 
Kay, Sondra, Vicki, Jackie, and I had our monthly (or so) 
lunch at Talk of the Thai.  Karla was not able to join us.
 
The snow is almost gone.
 
This little guy was not a happy camper
as his group presented the colors at Rotary for Veterans' Day!!!
Maybe he forgot his cap and couldn't carry the flag?
 
Deborah (left) and Harold (not pictured) had their monthly soirée.
 
Phil, Anne
 
Carol and Gail
 
 
 
 
 
It doesn't work to leap a twenty-foot chasm
in two ten-foot jumps.
                                                    ~ American Proverb
 
 
 
 
 
November 8, 2009    Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Previous OPQs may be found at:      
     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
 
 
 
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
 
Artist's Note: Yes, it's been a few years since the Da Vinci Code.
But we thought we'd ride Dan Brown's wacky coattails anyway.
 
 
 
The Story of the Symbolic Poppy
 
The poppy seed can lie for years before it spouts nodding buds and then blooms four crumpled petals. It is a vivid mix between red and orange in color. These simple flowers grew en mass over the grave sites on the Western Front. They soon became a symbol associated with Veterans.

In the 1920’s people began selling paper poppies made to look like the wildflower. This provided assistance to ex-servicemen and their families. Today, the donations help build housing for seniors and support groups such as Meals-on-Wheels. People buy them to show their support for soldiers and their families. You will probably see someone selling them on Veterans Day, so help out if you can and wear your poppy proudly.
 

Veterans' Day
(formerly Armistice Day)
November 11
 
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Psalm 127
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44