Service: Washington Parish, post-Isaac

If you poor yourself out for the poor and satisfy the desires of the afflicted, then your light shall rise out of the darkness.
Isaiah 58:10

Beautiful day today serving the people of Washington Parish.

More and more we learn that suffering equal Love, the Crucifix says it all.

Summer 2012

Summer Calendar

Various service moments will be provided throughout. Just watch the blog.

May 20       Pro-life March      Holy Ghost Church         9:30

May 31        Youth House        Scripture Session #1      7-9

June 2-9     St. Louis            CLI

June13-16     Church Hall          St. Vincent de Paul Uniform Set-Up     TBA

June 14        Youth House       Scripture Session #2      7-9

June 16-21    Church Hall          St. Vincent de Paul Uniform Distribute  TBA

June 21        Youth House       Scripture Session #3  7-9

June 21/22   Church Hall         St. Vincent de Paul Uniform Break-Down TBA

June 25-29   Church Hall         Vacation Bible School     4-9PM

July 5          Youth House      Scripture Session #4    7-9

July 12         Youth House      Scripture Session #5    7-9

July 16-20      South Bend, IN   Notre Dame Vision

July 19         Youth House      Scripture Session #6     7-9

July 26        Youth House  Scripture Session #7       7-9

August 2     Youth House     Scripture Session #8   7-9

August 2-5  Youth House and sites   Real World: Poverty  9PM-11AM

 

Join us for a Pro-Life March in Hammond on Sunday, May 20th after 9:30 Mass. I strongly encourage all of those preparing for Confirmation to join us. We will travel from Holy Ghost Catholic Church to the Knights of Columbus Hall. Please come. Let me know if you have any questions at sdavis@hgchurch.org.

Camp Joshua

Three of Holy Ghost Youth attended Camp Joshua this weekend. This pro-life camp inspired and enflamed their belief in the Pro-Life Movement. Please pray for Mary-Danse, Anna and Paige as they continue on their journey!

October Baby

Last night we went to see October Baby with a couple youth. It was an unbelievable movie touching at the core of not only the Life Issue, but forgiveness as well. None of us left dry eyed. Take your family now to go and see this movie.

First Communion/First Reconciliation Help

"We can do no great things,
only small things with great love."

--Mother Teresa

Holy Ghost Youth had a great time helping with First Communion and First Reconciliation.

The people were small, but the the love was great.

Calendar Update 23 February 2012

Good Afternoon Parents:

Here are some reminders and updates:

1. No Service Day on Friday! The person we were serving has asked us to reschedule.

2. PSR this Sunday: 10:45-12:30 @ the Youth House

3. Dodge Ball this Sunday: 6:00 @ Holy Ghost Gym

4. Make-Up Parent Confirmation Meetings: March 6 @12:30 and March 8@6:30 in the Church.

Thanks for all that you do!

Hope that you have begun a peace-filled Lent,

Stephanie

"Content of THEIR Character"

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." 

– Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream Quote

Heritage Manor Nursing Home

 Martin Luther King dreamed that one day  our children 
would be 
judged by"the content of their character."  Often, though, we don't challenge our young people to develop and display that character. Our young people LOVE to do something that matters, that develops their character. I pray that God gives us the strength to challenge and push our young people every day. Thank you to the young people who woke up early on Monday and proved that indeed they want to be judged by nothing less than the "content of their character."  May we all seek to follow in their footsteps. 
 
 

MLK Service Day

January 16, you can take a "day off" or make your day matter. Meet us at the Saxon Youth House at 8:30 and give back to your community. We will giving our time and energy to the "shut-in" and needy in our community.

Make your matter, matter.

Children's Hospital 2011

Michael and Paige

Justin, Ben and 

We had a great time at the Annual Children's Hospital Christmas Party yesterday! We were elves  for Santa and got to interact with a lot of children who deal with life-long diseases like cystic fibrosis, endocrine disorders, birth defects, etc.. We don't have many pictures of the children here because of privacy, but we were truly graced with some absolutely beautiful faces. I asked the youth at the beginning of Advent, if Jesus were truly to come on Christmas Day, would he be happy with the world that we have created. We all knew that he wouldn't. But, I think TRULY we have worked to make our world better. May our hearts be open to receive him in 5 days. I know I will rest and wait, I invite you to do the same. Blessings. 

Leroy and Erica

Rachael and Kailey

Michael Jackson Performance!

Elves Working

Elves Working

Caroling: Linus and Luke

I am not going to lie. Today was a pretty day, the Saints were playing, and I needed rest, so when it was time to leave home and go to the Youth House for caroling, my heart wasn't totally in it. BUT, because our God is a God of a love greater than we know possible, my heart was changed.


Mr. Chip said it best. You know that scene in Charlie Brown's Christmas when Linus quotes from the Gospel of Luke:

And with those words, it all changes. We walked into one woman's home this afternoon and you could see the loneliness on her face. As we sang and prayed with her she cried and cried and I thought to myself, "Who says Jesus is not born again on Christmas Day?" In this moment we bring Christ, a baby of hope and love to a woman who needed to feel the loving embrace of our savior!


St. Theresa of Avila said, "Christ has no hands and no feet in this world but ours." Indeed, tonight, we were those hand and feet. Thank you to all the youth who joined us tonight. How bless are we to have such great love and joy that it is enough to spill over into the hearts of our community. Great is our God. 

Caroling to Shut-In

I'm not going to lie. Today was a pretty day, the Saints were playing, and I needed rest. So, when I left home to go to the Youth House for caroling, my heart wasn't totally in it. But, because our God is a God of a love greater than we know possible, he opened my heart tonight.
Mr.Chip said it best, you know that part of Charlie Brown Christmas when I think it's Linus reads from the Gospel of Luke,

Service Opportunities!

We have 2 upcoming service opportunities!

1. Caroling for the shut in: On Sunday Night, we will meet at the church at 4:00. We will practice a couple songs, get some hot chocolate and head over to 4 homes of Holy Ghost Parishioners who are homebound. We will bring them a basket of goodies and sing for them. Please join us!

2. Children's Hospital: Every year we join Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge and assist in making the dreams of more than 100 sick children come true. We will meet at Holy Ghost at 8:00, travel to Baton Rouge, and then return at about 3:00. This is truly an inspirational and rewarding experience. Please let us know ASAP if you are coming.

Patiently waiting for the coming of the Baby Jesus,

Stephanie and Erica