This weekend we are invited to move a little bit outside of ourselves to connect with others whose experience of life, of God and of church is very different from ours. Representatives from the Mary Mother of God Mission Society come to us to speak about their work and ask for our financial help and prayers as they continue their mission to provide spiritual and material support for the Catholic Church in the far east of Russia. As Russia tries to rebuild her religious tradition after years of Communism, this is one organization that aids in that effort. We are invited to hear and understand something of the life of faith in another part of the world. This afternoon, St. Pius will be traveling north in our annual visit to one of the Migrant worker camps of Colorado. For the past 5 years we have visited to celebrate Mass and provide a meal. It is a wonderful opportunity to see and know the life and the faith of these folks who work hard to pick the food we buy in our grocery stores. Both of these events ask us to come out of our comfort zone, they ask us to stretch our faith to embrace another’s way of knowing and celebrating God.