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Feast Day of St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero: March 24

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The feast day is of Bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero is past, but his witness remains with us. He stood up for the poor of El Salvador in the face of cruel and merciless powers, both nationally and internationally. On March 24, 1980, he was gunned down while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel called "La Providencia Divina". The previous day, he had demanded that the government of El Salvador stop the death squads and obey God. His relevance for us lies in his courage to stand outside his culture, regardlesss of the cost, as a witness of God's love for the least among us. He wrote, "A church that suffers no persecution but enjoys the privileges and support of the things of the earth - beware! - is not the true church of Jesus Christ. A preaching that does not point out sin is not the preaching of the gospel. A preaching that makes sinners feel good, so that they are secured in their sinful state, betrays the gospel's call. (1/22/78)." As a result

Christ the Redeemer, Danvers, MA, Planning Mission to Honduras in June

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This June 23-30th, the  Honduras Task Force  is sending nine Christ the Redeemer parishioners on a  short term mission trip  to two areas in Honduras working with and living among the people that both Jack Melvin and Ana Reid minister to.  Read more: http://www.ctr-anglican.org/mission-trip-to-honduras