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sewnsew
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
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| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 04:26 pm |
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| My DD(15) would like to attend the church that the kids attended last year. Her friend lives on the way to our church and we could drop her off on our way to Mass. My husband and son feel that one of us should attend with her rather than let her go onher own with this family. I am thinking that whatever drove her away from that church last Christmas will drive her away agian given the chance. My inclination is to say that she should come with us to church but as my son pointed out since I (reluctantly I admit) gave them the choice to become Catholic or stay at one of the two churches that came out of the Anlican/Episcopal mess that I must continue to let her choose until she has finally made up her mind. Of the 2 kids she was the one who chose to leave soonest and wanted to join the Catholic church first but she has had the harder time fitting in. SHe misses the "happy Clappy" part of things and she hasn't managed to meet any friends at the parish yet. Once shool gets back in session I am hoping that her friends there will help her ease into the youth group at another parish where they go. At school she is also part of the school mass choir which she enjoys. I have tried to encourage her to join our church choir but she would be the only kid there. H** is a very tolerant child who rarely forms strong dislikes of any one but she really dislikes the priest at the Anglican church and so would be going in spite of him. I have tried to ask just why the intense dislike but can't get any answer. I did ask if he had maybe gotten a little too touchy (not molsestation) and she said no absolutley not, nothing like that. Now my son said yeah but did you ask if had been too huggy with one of her friends at the church and no I didn't even think to ask about his behaviour with other kids.. I sure will ask now. I guess I am rambling on. I think too our recent visit with the in-laws has made her nostalgic for the fellowshipping that they have at their churches and she is looking back at social hour of the old church. I have said that I will not attend a church picnic again having attended two that were just plain painful- I was eith ignored or chastised.
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Pani Rose
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| Joined: | Fri Oct 5th, 2007 |
| Location: | Irondale, Alabama USA |
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| First Name: | Rose | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Ruthenian Byzantine in a Melkite Greek Catholic Parish, raised ... |
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 07:19 pm |
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O Lord, You who steadied the hand of Peter as he began to sink on the stormy sea, now steady this family for if you are with this family, no one can be against them. Grant a shield of faith and the mighty armor of the Holy Spirit to protect them and guide them to do Your will. Bind in your Name Jesus - to which every knee must bend - the truth for this child. Open her eyes Jesus that she sees you in the breaking of the bread - our Eucharistic Lord and Saviour. The future they place into Your hands, O Lord, and will follow You to a deeper life in Christ.
Also, Jesus I pray this for all the families gathered here on the CHNI forum. Heal the wounds Jesus, for you are a God of restoration. They have followed you Jesus, sometimes at great sacrafice of everything including family and friends. Jesus through your awesome life giving Holy Spirit give them unexpressible joy and peace that transends all human understanding and confounds those who doubt. Jesus your Word says, to let your light shine so before man - Jesus give to them a supernatural radiance - that people may see and not understand. Through these gifts may they draw souls to you, the One True God, Triune and Undivided, for you are merciful Lord and truly the Lover of Mankind.
Thank you Jesus, in your name Father, Son, and Holy Spirit we pray. AMEN!
Amen
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sewnsew
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
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| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 11:45 pm |
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