| Douglas: Large & in charge! |
Mission of Our Lady of the Angels
Are you in awe over all of the good people and things that surround you, like this little fellow was on October 6? |
| God's love is unconditional. |
| God's love is given freely. |
Love of God and love of neighbour are thus inseparable, they form a single commandment. But both live from the love of God who has loved us first. No longer is it a question, then, of a “commandment” imposed from without and calling for the impossible, but rather of a freely-bestowed experience of love from within, a love which by its very nature must then be shared with others. Love grows through love. Love is “divine” because it comes from God and unites us to God. (Deus Caritas Est §18, Pope Benedict XVI) |
All mothers have dreams for their children. Some just need a little help making those dreams come true. |
OCTOBER 6, 2007: Looking for God? Come to the Mission. Click on any image to enlarge, then hit the "back" button on your browser to return to the page you were viewing. |
| See the faces of those who came to serve and share their love on October 6, 2007. |
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Last month, we asked: who do we serve? This month, let's ask: why do we serve? |
| Answer: God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16) |
Heavenly Father, we thank you for all the good people and things you bring into our lives, and for letting us share them with our brothers and sisters. Amen |
The good Sisters of the Order of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration came again. |
Rosaries and other religious objects were given to those interested. (below) |
Alderman Burnett, (left) with Fr. Bob, addressing those at the block party- serves his people. Another ND alum, Peter (right) brought his friend John Flynn, a folk singer in town from Philadelphia who was performing Saturday night at a Chicago club. They served too. |
The kids played football.
| Everyone was amazed by the cotton candy machine and Brandon's skill. |
Wanna be my friend?
Douglas (left) came to the Mobile Food Pantry with his grandmother to get some groceries, but Douglas was not satisfied just standing in line. He got to work distributing food to his neighbors. Soon he was directing other volunteers! We see Douglas running a large business some day. Whether Douglas has that chance could depend on us. Our presence may save him and many other great kids from drugs and gangs. Thanks for your help! Douglas served on October 6 too. |