| Spring Break for Virginia Tech Students |
Mission of Our Lady of the Angels
During the long, cold winter months, the parents came and stood in line for food, while the kids
stayed warm at home. But with the sun, came the kids - both neighborhood kids and volunteers!
stayed warm at home. But with the sun, came the kids - both neighborhood kids and volunteers!
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| Finally! With the first warm weather of the year, the kids were back! |
| We waited all winter to see these beautiful smiles. |
These great kids helped put smiles on many faces on April 4.
Come to the Mission and you will see. They spend it sharing of themselves, and learning what it means to love their "brothers" and "sisters." |
| Unless the mission is oriented by charity, that is, unless it springs from a profound act of divine love, it risks being reduced to mere philanthropic and social activity. In fact, God's love for every person constitutes the heart of the experience and proclamation of the Gospel, and those who welcome it in turn become its witnesses. Pope Benedict XVI, World Mission Day, Oct. 22, 2006 |
| Friends came to the Mission to spend the morning together Some of the kids who had come before with their youth group, are now coming on their own. |
| Some kids brought their parents. What is that old saying? Families that pray together, stay together. Make your life a prayer. |
| Something every college student should consider, whether Catholic or not: "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States |
| Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Techstudents involved with Neighborhood kids, helped renovate the home of a neighbor and spent time with the Northern Illinois Neighborhood kids, helped renovate the home of a neighbor and spent time with the Northern Illinois students, sharing how their faith helped them cope with the shootings on their own campus a year ago.students, sharing how their faith helped them cope with the shootings on their own campus a year ago. |
| What might be troubling these little hearts? You might be able to help. |
| You are needed, and you can make a difference. Help them understand they are not alone. No one is alone. |
| Fr. Bob is now on YouTube... Join Fr. Bob in prayer as he leads neighbors and volunteers in The Lord's Prayer before the distribution of food. Click HERE to pray! Bookmark this spot & begin your day saying the Lord's Prayer with Fr. Bob. |
| Call Fr. Bob to get involved at: 773-486-8431. |
And pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." [Mat 12:48-50] |