sr.christinaosf Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) “I Have Decided…” JULY 11, 2016 According to my Monday afternoon tradition, I finished up planning our Bible study for our residents just a little bit ago. One of my preparatory activities included getting song lyrics ready; I like to incorporate spiritual songs into the weekly lessons. I know it’s outdated, but we received an overhead projector several months back. Some of our residents have really found it helpful as I can display the citations and page numbers for the scripture readings they are to look up. I’ve also discovered that song lyrics can be neatly projected there also, which works very well. Our residents are even learning new songs. Our cop machine/printer has the capacity to print on transparencies, so I made a new one this afternoon with some songs I want to be able to use again and again. One of these is: “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” We have actually used it a couple of times in recent weeks, as the gospel readings have gone well with it. I thought it would make it easier and encourage participation if I printing the lyrics for everyone to see plainly. In preparing this article, I did a little research about this folk-song, making discoveries I never imagined. I learned that the words were from an Indian (Asian) Christian as he was dying for his faith in the mid-1800s. This knowledge certainly adds to the potency of the song which I learned back in high school when helping with religious ed. ~Read More~ Edited July 11, 2016 by sr.christinaosf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 I just posted some fun pictures on our St. Anne's Guest Home Facebook page - we were baking last weekend! Tomorrow our residents will get pumpkin spice cake from that adventurous morning, which I froze for the occasion of monthly birthday bingo. https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Annes-Guest-Home/280734548633107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 “The Loftier Aspects of the Convent” at “Mother-Daughter Days” JULY 16, 2016 / OUR FRANCISCAN FIAT I just returned from two days at our provincial house in Hankinson, North Dakota, where I helped Sr. Jean Louise with our Mother-Daughter Days. It was truly a mother-daughter experience for me as well since my own mother was also there helping. Mothers and their daughters (from quite young to late teens) joined us for this lovely time which included prayer, games, talks, Mass, and more. We honored St. Kateri, St. Therese, St. Bonaventure, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in a special way these days. One nice aspect of the inter-generational gathering, which seems to be included every year, is “story-time;” here some of our Sisters share how they came to answer the call to religious life. We ended the days with a pilgrimage to the Cathedral in Fargo where we went through the Holy Door for this Jubilee Year of Mercy. (Read More) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maggyie Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Good luck with the baking! We don't have central air either. It seems a rather penitentially warm summer so far. The ice cream cakes sound so tasty just reading about them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 I'm just hoping and praying they turn out! (a bit unsure since I did some improvising) It is hot again today but I think that is better than more rain. We've had a lot of that lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/lord-on-the-day-i-called-for-help-you-answered-me/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/an-important-question-would-i-like-to-have-that-said-about-me/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) A Powerful Lesson…A Call to Greater Love These past few weeks have been a time of real grace for me. I’ve been working one-on-one with one of our residents for sacramental preparation. I didn’t want him to get ‘scared off’ by over-complicating things or requiring too much of him; nonetheless, I wanted to teach him what he needed to know in order to be open to receive all the graces waiting for him. I also was conscious of trying to be kind to him and show him the authenticity of what I was teaching by the way I acted. This second aspect has overflowed, in a powerful way, on my interactions with others. Read more... Edited August 2, 2016 by sr.christinaosf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasar Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 What a lovely reflection, Sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 One morning, I noticed that the closure button on my left blouse sleeve was missing. Not wanting to return home to change, I borrowed a safety pin from the reception desk to close it. Yesterday afternoon, I thought I had better buckle down and sew a new button on. On taking out my sewing kit, I noticed another thing I hadn't gotten around to, that needed attending: a collection of stockings to repair. [Read more] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/id-better-learn-to-control-my-temper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Oh man. I would have had a heart attack! You're a good sport with that teasing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 I guess if I dish it out, I'd better be willing to take it, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Chuck, who works with me here at St. Anne’s, likes to give me a bad time, and this is well-reciprocated by the writer of this post. Actually, maybe it goes the other way around; who knows who is the instigator! In case you haven’t guessed “hense of sumor” is just a silly way of juggling the letters a bit in the common phrase “sense of humor.” Today provided some opportunities to fulfill the prescription given in this post’s title. Read more... You've Got to Have a hense-of-sumor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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