We have a new Pope! Our team was blessed to see the white smoke while we were on our lunch break. We were so overjoyed to see Pope Francis that we decided to celebrate with Tim Tam Slams.In anticipation for the Pope, we listened to "Why do we have a Pope?" by Dr.Scott Hahn at our young adults group Saturday morning. One young couple opened their home for us and the other young adult parishioners for fellowship and faith studies.
Also, this past weekend we ran a jr.high youth night with a variety of prayer workshops which included mini talks on Lectio Divina (Meditating on the scriptures), the PAL prayer method (Praise, Ask, Listen)and praying through worship music. The high school youth had a night on suffering where we answered tough questions like, "Why do we suffer?", and "Did God create evil?" To visually unite our sufferings with Christ, we nailed them written out to a wooden cross.
Our busy weekend concluded with a family retreat. I love retreats. Spending more time with parishioners allows us to minister to them in a variety of ways, which hopefully reaches the hearts of more people, guiding them closer to Christ. It was a great retreat and the only one we will be running in Drayton Valley this year. While it was a small turnout, the parents were very interactive in their small group and we were able to witness the sense of community they share as they contributed with personal stories and advice. How nice it was to learn from the people we serve!
Until next week,
God Bless,
Stephanie & iNFUSE 3
Drayton Valley, AB
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