| 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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| continued throughout the day. This page shows just a sample of what took place that day. 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) |
| Urban Plunge Program and SAHH- Students Against Hunger and Homelessness. (above & below) |
| (above and right) |
| Notre Dame alumni (left) showed up to help out where needed. Vince supervised DePaul students refinishing chairs in the basement. Chris served the neighbors refreshments while they waited in line to receive their food. |
| all the good people and things you bring into our lives, and for letting us share them with our and sisters. Amen |
| The good Sisters of the Order of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration came again. |
| Rosa, a Postulate from Nebraska with Rev. Joseph Noonan, Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Chicago. (above) Rosaries and other religious objects were given to those interested. (below) |
| Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. (left) with Fr. Bob, addressing those at the block party- an alderman who 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. |
| R E S U L T S |
The kids played football.
| Everyone was amazed by the cotton candy machine and Brandon's skill. |
Wanna be my friend?
| neighbors and even directing the adult volunteers on how to perform their jobs, with commanding authority and efficiency. He worked for several hours. Later, we found Douglas on the church steps singing, accompanied by music provided by the St. John Youth Group and reciting scripture. Douglas was large and in charge! We could easily envision him 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. |
were fed, and new friends were made!
| The good folks from St. John the Evangelist showed up in full force! |