Weekly Justice Challenge July 20, 2014, 16th Week in Ordinary Time Justice Challenge: On July 26 we celebrate the feast day of Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary. Anne is the patron saint of grandmothers, since she herself was Jesus’ grandma. While many cultures around the world honor the elderly and give them the highest respect, in our own country we have witnessed the neglect and sometimes even the abuse of our elders. Your challenge this week is to be an advocate for the “wisdom people” in your life. How can you show respect for the older people in your own family, on your block or in a nursing home in your community? How can you support the needs of the elderly through legislation? Can you offer a smile, a greeting, and perhaps even a visit with an elder who is lonely and gets few visitors? Copyright © Center for Ministry Development, 2014. FashioningFaith.org. All rights reserved. Holy Family Connection: Fact: Holy Family Parish has more than 1000 households where at least one person in that household is over the age of 80. There are at least another 100 parishioners over the age of 80 living in nursing homes! These 1000 plus parishioners are the members of our “wisdom” community. They have experienced life in ways many of us cannot begin to imagine or understand. They’ve been thru the worst of times and the best of times! Many of them have stories they love to share and are always so happy to have someone listen. Holy Family parishioners can reach out to these people in friendship and as disciples of Jesus through a number of different ministries. Would you like to spend some time listening to the wisdom of one of our dear elders? You can! Become involved in Neighbors in Faith, Nursing Home Ministry or the Homebound Ministry. Many of the volunteers will tell you that they receive so much more than they give and find that they look forward to their weekly meetings with the elder member. Please consider becoming involved, you will not only offer help and support to a person in need, but you will experience many blessings yourself! For more information, please contact Ruthann Ross in the parish office, 921-0580 or [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:00:00 +0000
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