Guardian Angels News

Pastoral Pearls: Smile

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Use your smile to change the world but don’t let the world change your smile.~ Unknown Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. ~ Mother Teresa Peace begins with a smile. ~ Mother Teresa This Friday is World SMILE Day! That...

Pastoral Pearls: Side Effects

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“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have, or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” ~  Denzel Washington While it might seem a chore...

Pastoral Pearls: Messages from God

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Only after all the noise has spent itself do we begin to hear in the silence of our  heart - the still, small, mighty voice of God.  ~  Aiden Wilson Tozer While I was on vacation recently, I heard a woman talk about recognizing the voice of God, in a way which made sense to me. I...

Fall Speaker Series

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Thursday, 9/21, 6:00 p.m. Respect Life, speaker Father Scott Carl, Zoom only Wednesday, 9/27, 6:00 p.m. Prison Workshop, speaker Fay Connors, Zoom & in person Wednesday, 10/4, 6:00 p.m. Poverty ANCOR, speaker Joel Poyatos and the Cry of the Poor, Zoom & in...

November Book Club - Justice & Outreach

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Join us for a a Book Club this fall on Wednesdays, November 15 and 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Family Room at Guardian Angels.  Books that we will review are: Forgive Everyone Everything by Fr Greg Boyles  Forty Weeks: Letters from Prison by Fr Watson Please contact Terry with any...

Prayer Quilt Ministry Update

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After a long run of providing Prayer Quilts to parishioners who need them, Barb Burns is stepping back and passing the Ministry on to a group of Crafters who will try to provide this service that she so lovingly perfected. We thank Barb for all the work she has done to continue this Ministry...

Get Ready for Big (small) Things: Small Groups

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Over the last couple years, our Archdiocese has been in a synod, listening to the voices in the pews in order to discern the promptings of the Holy Spirit. One of the overwhelming themes was for an increase in opportunities for faith sharing and small groups. In my past year at GA, I have heard...

From Father Joe: Worship Space Changes

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Dear Parishioners, Greetings in the name of the Lord! I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits. As we continue our journey as a parish, I want to take a moment to update you on the proposed changes to our worship space here at Guardian Angels Catholic Church. First and...

Pastoral Pearls: The Pessimist, Optimist, Realist

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward. These words really convict me at times, pointing out how I get so stuck on being right - how everybody else must agree with my perception of something, my take &ndash...

Pastoral Pearl: Please see through my tears...

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Please see through my tears I often have people in our Healing Hearts Grief Support Group share about how after they lost their loved one the things people said to them were often so unhelpful. Some things irritated them, others angered them, and some were just “nothings.” ...

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