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Pastoral Pearls: Our Job is to Love

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Loving God, Please open my heart to the worthiness of ALL people, and to how my own love can highlight their worthiness. Please fill my heart with overflowing love, enough for absolutely every person that I see, without picking and choosing. Relieve me of my desire to decide who is worthy...

Pastoral Pearls: Suicide Prevention

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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Also known as Suicide Awareness Month, the month shines a spotlight on a topic not often talked about. Suicide is a tragedy which happens all too frequently, to people who are suffering deeply, and is devastating to family and friends who are...

Pastoral Pearls: Prayer

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Prayer is so important! Not because I am trying to tell God what to do, or to manipulate his will – I have to remind myself of this from time to time. The wording of my prayers has to be a bit more intentional, to make me double-check my motive – my will or God’s will? ...

Pastoral Pearls: National Sober Day

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September is National Recovery Month and September 14 is National Sober Day. Hats off to all you silent soldiers daily struggling to stay sober – free from the control of addictive substances. I can so easily forget how MANY people are working so hard to change their lives and free...

Pastoral Pearls: Happiness

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Happiness is like jam… you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself! Jam is such a simple thing, isn’t it? Who would think that it would ever relay a life message for us? Personally, I think spreading jam is fun! There is room to be creative – I can...

Pastoral Pearls: Be Kind to Humankind Week

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Last week of August = BE KIND TO HUMANKIND WEEK  Be Kind To Humankind Week was founded Lorraine Jara who was inspired by a sad story of two men involved in a boating accident from her hometown. The two men clung to life while other boaters passed them by because they didn’t want to...

Pastoral Pearls: Prayer Works

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Prayers work wonders, and are so powerful, it is true! People from Guardian Angels are so incredibly devoted to praying for those – especially in our community – who are in need of prayers. It is one thing we can always do for one another, when we cannot think of anything else to do...

BeFriending

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BeFriending - Being there when someone is hurting or challenged BeFrienders Ministry - a Listening Ministry: Compassion, Confidentiality, Non-judgmental Presence, and Caring vs. Curing. Pope Francis encourages us all to do this – accompany people in the vulnerability of life’s...

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Calling all Interested Seniors

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Terry Quinn, Director of JOC, & his wife Lisa have six grandchildren & are over 55 years of age. We have some great “faith in action” opportunities and we invite you to come and bring others (like your friends & grandchildren). We especially want to pass down our...

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