All Ages...

Hello everyone!!
How is winter going for y'all? We've mostly had warmer-than-typical-for-January weather, which is nice. It's great to be able to hop in the van in the morning and be toasty right away :)
We've spent the past couple of weeks in the Montreal/Terrebonne area of Quebec. On January 19 and 20 we had an overnight confirmation retreat at a beautiful villa in Montreal. We were able to go a little more in depth on the sacrament, thanks to the lenght of the retreat.
Since the 21st, we've been in Terrebonne. *Terrebonne literally means "Good Earth" in french :) We spent 3 weeks here in October and made tons of friends, so it's amazing being able to see them all again. We had an awesome family day with the parish, which was super fun. We had dancing pictionary, a bean bag toss, and an all-ages soccer game in the icy parking lot. I think everyone had a lot of fun and it gave us a chance to catch up with everybody.

Also while in Terrebonne, we've had the opportunity to try something we haven't done yet as a team: Working with the aged. Every day this past week we've visited a different senior's residence. With them we sing, talk and pray, and we let them know about the World Day for the Sick on Febreuary 11th. We helped them write down their personal prayer intentions that will be offered at mass on that day. Also, the Chaplain here will be taking the intentions with him to the Holy Land next month, and will pray for them in the very place Jesus died on the cross. Isn't that beautiful? I really enjoyed talking with the seniors and hearing all about their amazing life
experiences. I have so much to learn from them.
Finally, we had a three day parish mission here for the youth and adult confirmands. We talked who about Jesus and the church, leadership, and also how to live out our faith as men and women. We had an amazing group of people, all really striving to know build their relationship with God and serve Him better. it was really beautiful to see. There are even some budding vocations among them! One girl feels a strong call to the religious life, others are opent to the priesthood and really admire the life of a priest. We'll see what incredible things God has in store for them...
After we leave Terrebonne we start heading out west! We'll being going to Thunderbay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Edmonton, among many other cities. I'm going back to my province and staying with my grandparents! Woot!! It's alwasy nice getting to see our families on the road :)
Please pray for us as we take the craziest road trip of our lives in the name of Christ our King! God bless you all, we pray for you every day.

Julie Godin
Les Equipes NET

"Most people do not suspect what God could make out of them if they would only place themselves at His disposal." St. Ignatius of Loyola