Fifth Sunday of Easter

My Companions pray with me: Lord, may our abiding in You show Your glory to all the word. Forgive us for failing to take Your pruning to heart and bring life-giving fruit to the world. Thank You for blessing us with all we need and more! And please provide for all our needs especially those we list, those we speak to our companions, and those that quietly reside in our hearts. Please bless Ashley and Steve on their wedding day and help them to grow in Your love for many years to come. Amen

Companion Events: Bithdays: Greg Blanchard (4/27), Steve Jacobs (4/27), Makayla Schnitzer (4/28), Rae Ryan (5/1), Anna Margaret DeBaar (5/3), Mike Hennigan (5/3), Tom Reynolds (5/3).  Anniversary: Al and Teresa Hardy (5/2/1987). In memoriam: Elaine Hebert (5/2/2013). Sacrament of Matrimony: Steve and Ashley Lay (5/2/2013)

Keeping In-touch: I was blessed to accompany the leadership team from Presentation of Our Lady Parish to the Amazing Parish Conference this week. And we joyfully hosted the St.Charles Lwanga Parish Team from Detroit, MI. So we now have more friends in Michigan who shared some of their stories and visions with us!

Decision Point: Decision Point...the Epidemic

The Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter

Some Commentary: Fr. John Foley, S. J.

My comments and an invitation for your comments: 
I can only imagine how rough it must have been for Paul, after his conversion, to meet with the very people he persecuted. They were afraid of him and he desired to share his experience of Jesus with the same zeal that he worked to uphold his understanding of The Law! The Lord radically "pruned" Saul; and Paul brought forth much "fruit."

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