First Sonday B after Easter (15.04.2012)

This is the Community-Sonday!

Luke in his "Acts" (4.32-35) says clearly: The disciples were a Community (united).
John in his Gospel (20.19...) says: United! in one room (first a fearfull Community);
    but 1. Jesus was among them! (like in our Eucharist: the Lord be with you)
          2. The first gift: peace be with you (at least: each is accepting the other one;
               and there is forgiveness of sins before the Gloria!)
          3. Sending: everyone knows we have a message of joy; euangelion!
              We listen the readings at the Holy Service to bring it to the world.
          4. In order to spread this message: the power of the Holy Spirit is given.
                  (and to spread the message means first: acting forgiveness)

After we have decided: Jesus is the risen Lord (Easter / Baptism); the first work
to do is now: we have to care for our Community. Christianity means Community;
nobody can be a single Christian! To be a Christian means to belong to a Community.

Here now some Community rules:
1. we come together; very simple - today very difficult! We sing, we pray, we listen, we work - but together... coming together is the basic of the Eucharist.
2. we care for each other - today we have it forgotten! Mostly we care for our
family - but for the Community-people - not me...
3. we work in groups (for the good of the Community and for our sending-work)
    Every Cty should have at least:
    group A) for our Liturgy
    group B) for our Catechesis and ongoing formation
    group C) for the Social Teaching and action of the Church (J+P-group)
    group D) for the Finances
    group E) for activities and coordination and representation: the Cty-Council
4. we celebrate (Life-events; the Word of God or Eucharist etc...) cf. point 1

If you as a person don't keep these rules -
                                           you know now you are not yet a Christian!