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THE 25TH DAY OF EACH MONTH, THE BLESSED VIRGIN GIVES A MESSAGE TO THE VISIONARY MARIJA, THAT IS TO BE GIVEN TO THE WORLD.

“Dear children! Anew I call you to follow me with joy. I desire to lead all of you to my Son, your Savior. You are not aware that without Him you do not have joy and peace, nor a future or eternal life. Therefore, little children, make good use of this time of joyful prayer and surrender. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Above is pictured the painting of Our Lady of Sinj which hangs in the church at Sinj, Croatia, a pilgrimage destination of some Medjugorje pilgrims. The story about Our Lady’s miraculous intervention at Sinj can be found on p. 2.

Velika Gospa

Every year, on August 15^th, thousands of people gather together in Chicago to commemorate Velika Gospa at St. Jerome's Croatian Catholic Church. Velika Gospa is a celebration of the Heavenly Assumption of the Virgin Mary and has been celebrated at St. Jerome's Parish since 1906. After nine days of prayer preceding the feast, on the day of the Assumption, a procession marches through the neighborhood surrounding St. Jerome's Parish. A festival featuring traditional lamb dishes and other ethnic food follows the procession and Mass.

The feast of Velika Gospa (Croatian for Great Lady) on August 15th is to Croatians what St. Patrick's Day is to the Irish, or Columbus Day is to the Italians. According to the St. Jerome Croatian Catholic Church website:

“The tradition of Velika Gospa originated in the town of Sinj, a Dalmatian province in Croatia. History tells us that in the year 1715, the barbaric armies of the Turkish empire were advancing toward the town of Sinj. Their plan was to capture Sinj and to press forward. In time, the Turks hoped to besiege Vienna and ultimately to conquer all of Europe. The people of Sinj, fearing certain annihilation in face of overwhelming odds, implored the intervention of the Blessed Mother. In their church, throughout the night of August 14th, they prayed before the portrait of the Virgin Mary, then called ‘Our Lady of Grace.’ The following morning, (Assumption Day) August 15th, an apparition of a beautiful lady appeared in the sky, which everyone recognized as the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Turkish soldiers became violently ill; they were unable to cross the river to Sinj and thus retreated. Through Our Lady of Sinj's miraculous intervention, the attack was repulsed, and the powerful armies of the Turkish empire were in flight. The Turks never returned to Sinj.

“In gratitude for so great a victory, against so superior a force, the Croatians increased their love and devotion to Our Lady. The people attributed this miracle to the Lady of Sinj and dropped gifts of gold upon Her beloved image as proof of Her help and the people’s confidence in Her. They rebuilt a larger church and it became the outstanding Marian shrine for all of Dalmatia.

“For more than 200 years, the Croatians have maintained a special love and devotion to Mary. To this day, thousands of pilgrims, especially from Dalmatia and Bosnia, make the annual pilgrimage to the church in Sinj. They come to ask for help in their hour of need, to give thanks for favors received, and to honor the Virgin Mary.”

Editor’s note: For more information on the Velika Gospa celebration in Chicago, you can call 312-842-7668.

Marcelina and Urbain

By Sister Emmanuel

A couple in their 40s accompanied him, whose moving testimony will inspire many a doctor. Marceline is a gynecologist/obstetrician and Urbain a cardiologist. They run the first clinic in Libreville, which was founded by Marceline's parents. After four years of marriage, they suffered a great deal from still being childless. In 1987, they travelled to Dubrovnik as tourists and heard about Medjugorje. Marceline wanted to go there at once; Urbain agreed to go, although dragging his feet. Both were baptized, but never prayed. Marceline was eager to see what a visionary looked like, and curious to witness some extraordinary phenomena.

Once in Medjugorje, going along with the parish program, they decided to do the same as everyone else. On Apparition Hill, they found themselves praying from the heart, begging Our Lady to give them children. Marceline received a strong impulse in her heart: "Confess all the abortions you have performed!" This stayed with her until she went to a priest for confession. From then on, she decided to promote Life and not take it away. The next day, during the Rosary, Father Slavko picked Urbain from the crowd and, out of the blue, invited him to join the group for the apparition in the small room of the rectory, with Marija and Ivan.

That night, a deep feeling of grace kept Marceline wide awake. She felt as if she was in another world. The peace was so strong that she wanted to retain it. Urbain was fast asleep when, in the middle of the night, he suddenly woke up and Marceline heard him sob loudly. Worried, she asked him what the matter was and Urbain finally managed to explain that

his whole being was being taken over by a visitation from God, so strong that it was like an electric shock or rather a liberation — as if all the badness accumulated in him was coming out, causing his whole body to shake. He saw his whole life unfolding before his eyes in God's light, as far back as his early childhood. He sobbed for a long time, and such a strong feeling of peace overtook him, that from that day onwards, his life was never the same. As for Marceline, her very first prayer was answered, as soon afterwards she conceived twins.

Back in Libreville, their life changed altogether, as the Lord became the center of it. In their clinic, they had a chapel installed, and since then, the Lord is the Master. Blessings follow one after the other! Marceline realized in her heart what a terrible sin abortion is, and together with her husband, decided that there would be no more abortions in their clinic.

However a problem arose: some people disagreed with their decision as, they argued, a large proportion of the clinic's income (the term employed was in fact "sales figures" as is so often the case now) came from performing abortions. But with the powerful conviction which Our Lady gave her, Marceline prophesied right away: "If we stop performing all these abortions, which God does not want, He will bless our clinic and solve the financial problem." This is precisely what happened as, no sooner had they stopped practicing abortions, their sales figures went up in an inexplicable fashion. Thousands of lives were spared! The young couple is acutely aware that all this is the fruit of the Eucharistic presence of

Jesus in the clinic. How could the Creator of Life and Life itself refrain from being active there, where his Mother's school is followed so sincerely!

As for Urbain and Marceline, they live the Medjugorje message, fasting, praying, etc. very faithfully. They come back each year with new pilgrims and the joy of God's love which radiates from them speaks louder than any words!

Once more, the Gospa shows us how Her maternal love works, and transforms "sinful tourists" into apostles filled with God's Light.

Children of Medjugorje, www.childrenofmedjugorje.com (September 15, 1999)

Explanation of the Holy Mass

Part 2

The following is a transcription of a talk given by Fr. Mark Gurtner, JCL, at the Notre Dame Medjugorje Conference on May 22, 201. This is continued from the July issue.

And so, after the greeting, we remember that we are not worthy of what we are entering here, and we know that our God is so loving and merciful; and so, right at the beginning of Mass, we ask Him for His mercy. We ask Him to forgive us of our sins. And we know that, in that moment, all venial sins are washed clean from us, if we are truly repentant, as we enter into Mass. Of course, mortal sins that we’re aware of should be confessed in the sacrament of Confession. But the Lord washes us clean from our venial sins, so that we can have open hearts to hear Him in the Word, and receive Him in the Eucharist.

Then we sing the Gloria. The Gloria was something that was actually added to the Mass at some point. I believe it started in France, and the Pope loved it so much, he decided that the whole Church should sing it. And so, we have the Gloria on Sundays at every Mass [with the exception of Lent and Advent].

And finally, we come to the opening prayer. And the opening prayer is actually called the Collect. And just like it sounds, that’s what it’s meant to do – it’s meant to collect the prayers of all the people, and through the priest, to raise them up to God. In the early Church, actually that’s when the Mass was thought to actually begin – with the opening prayer, with the collect. And everything else that came before that, was sort of while people were still kind of coming in and getting ready – sort of like today, actually [laughter]. So we have the opening prayer and we collect the prayers together. And then we’re all seated.

That concludes the first part of the Mass. Did you know that there are five parts of the Mass? That was the first part. It is called the Introductory Rites.

And then we move into the second part of the Mass, which is called the Liturgy of the Word. We know that the first reading is proclaimed – normally from the Old Testament. During the Easter Season, like we have now, it is from the Acts of the Apostles.

When God’s Word is proclaimed at Mass, we believe that God is really speaking to us in that moment, through that Word, because we know that the Word of God is living and active. We’re not just reading from a dead book. This is the living Word of God – God speaking to us, sometimes through St. Paul, sometimes through one of the prophets, whatever it might be. To bring this out, so many times in my homilies, I will say to the people, “St. Paul said to us today…” See what’s happening there? St. Paul said to us today… ; St. Paul is speaking to us at that moment through that Word – not St. Paul spoke this 2000 years ago. He did, but in that moment at Mass, God is speaking to us. Jesus says to us today from the Gospel…

So we hear God’s Word in the first reading, and we want to respond to that Word. We want to speak back to God. And that’s why we have the Responsorial Psalm. Did you ever wonder what that word meant – responsorial? It means that we’re responding back to God. He’s spoken to us, and so we want to speak back to Him. And we do it through the words of the Psalms that God has given us. The Psalms, by the way, are the “Songbook of the Bible.” So we sing back to God our response to Him.

At Sunday Mass, we have a second reading and, again, usually from one of the Letters of St. Paul. And to show how important what we are about to hear is, we sing an alleluia, and we stand up, because the Gospel is coming. Jesus is speaking to us in the Gospel. We know that the Gospel is only allowed to be read by a cleric (a priest, deacon, or bishop), because it is Jesus Christ speaking through that Word. Again, in my homilies, I would always say, “Jesus says to us today…” – Jesus speaking to His people; Jesus acting as Prophet, bringing God’s Word to us.

And then, the homily – the task of the priest, the homilist, is to bring God’s word into our life, into our daily living. One thing that a seminary professor of mine told us, is that the task of the preacher was to “comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable” [laughter]. Sometimes, it is a lot easier to comfort the afflicted than it is to afflict the comfortable. But that’s what we’re supposed to do. And so, hopefully, by our preaching, we are able to help people to see how God’s Word applies to their life here and now. But I have been astounded, so many times, by God’s work in preaching, and I know other priests say this too. And I know it’s the case that really is God’s work in preaching, because there’ll be some weeks, you know, when I write a homily, and I’ll think to myself, “Wow, this is really good; people are going to get a lot out of this.” And then, you know, after Mass, nobody says anything. And then, there are some weeks when I write a homily, and I get ready to give it, and think “Oh, this is no good. I don’t even want to hear myself give this one.” And then, after Mass, “Oh, Father, this is the best homily I’ve ever heard in my life!” See, that’s when you know it is all about what the Holy Spirit does, not what you do. God works through those words and it is God’s work, not ours. It is ours, too, but it is mostly God’s work.

And then, after the homily, we have the great moment of response in the Mass, which is the Creed. And, you know, we say those words so often, every week – “We believe in one God, the Father Almighty…” and we run the risk of really making that routine. And I have to tell you that one of the greatest spiritual moments of my life happened in the seminary, before I was getting ready to be ordained a deacon. And before you’re ordained a deacon, the Church requires that you make a public profession of faith. And so, my public profession of faith was at an evening prayer in the seminary. The whole seminary community was present there — all the seminarians, all the professors — and I had to get up all by myself in front of everyone, and say those words publicly – slowly, solemnly: “I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty… I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord … I believe in the Holy Spirit …” And about halfway through this, maybe even a little sooner than that, I realized what I was doing – publicly professing what I believe. “I believe in one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church. I believe in the forgiveness of sins …”

I have to tell you – that profession of faith was so profound for me, that I was thinking about it for two or three days. What a powerful moment! And really, for all of us, maybe it won’t be that powerful a moment at every Mass, but really, at every Mass when we say the Creed, our hearts should be just as engaged when we say, “We believe.”

You know, by the way, this is another thing that is going to change, I heard, by our Holy Father, in the Mass – that we will be going back to the “I believe.” And that’s not necessarily an individual thing, although we can take it as an individual, that way. But when we say, “I believe” together, what are we saying? We are one Body in Christ, right? We are one in Christ. And so, when we say, “I,“ we’re talking about “I” – all of us – the one Body of Christ. Do you see the “I” actually brings us together. It doesn’t fraction us. The word “we” actually is a little fracturing. I think that’s what the Holy Father is picking up on here, that the “I” is to bring us together in the one Body of Christ, for us to say, “I believe.” Tomorrow, when you go to Mass, think about that, when you pray the Creed. Engage your heart in what you’re saying, that you believe in these things.

After the Creed, then, we offer our prayers to the Lord. We know how important intercession is, and so, publicly, we tell God what we need. We ask Him for those things that we need. And that concludes the second part of the Mass — the Liturgy of the Word – from the first reading through the Intercessory Prayers.

To be continued next month…

Priests and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart

By June Klins

On April 19, 2009 (Divine Mercy Sunday), Medjugorje visionary, Mirjana Soldo, was asked at a Divine Mercy celebration in Pittsburgh, PA, the following question, “Has Our Lady mentioned any other apparitions, like Fatima?”

Mirjana responded with the following words: “She only said, ‘What I started in Fatima, I will finish in Medjugorje.’ As we were talking about it, I did forget one thing. When I was talking about priests, why recently Our Lady has been emphasizing to pray for priests – almost every second of the month, the apparition never ends before She says something about priests. And I prayed about it for a long time, to be able to understand, and the way I understand seems to be something like this: We have this time that we’re living right now, and we also have the time of the Triumph of Our Lady’s heart. Between these two times, we have something like a bridge. And the way I understand – that bridge is our priests. And Our Lady is asking a lot of prayers for them, so this bridge could be as firm as possible, so that we could all cross that bridge, because without priests, we do not have our salvation.”

Almost thirteen months later, on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily, “I have come to Fatima with the same sentiments as those of Blessed Francisco and Jacinta, and the Servant of God Lúcia, in order to entrust to Our Lady the intimate confession that I love Jesus, that the Church and priests love Him and desire to keep their gaze fixed upon Him as this Year for Priests comes to its end, and in order to entrust to Mary's maternal protection priests, consecrated men and women, missionaries and all those who, by their good works, make the House of God a place of welcome and charitable outreach." He concluded his homily with: “May the seven years which separate us from the centenary [1917-2017] of the apparitions, hasten the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the glory of the most Holy Trinity.” Please pray for priests, and for holy vocations to the priesthood.

Answering Our Lady’s Call to Medjugorje

By Theresa Bogue

Until December of 2005, when a friend mentioned it to me, I didn't even know about Medjugorje. In May of 2006, I read Wayne Weible's The Message, and by June, I felt a very strong compulsion to go there. However, I had just quit my job, to stay home with our children, and we were poorer than ever before. I told Mary that if She wanted me to go, then please make a way. Just a couple of weeks later, a woman I barely knew from a prayer group I was visiting, handed me what she thought was information on an upcoming Life in the Spirit Seminar. When I opened the paper I saw that it was a big map of Medjugorje! I was shocked! I said, “OK, Mary, I have a map. Now I need a pilgrimage and money. Please make a way.”

A week or two later, I got a message from another friend of mine about a pilgrimage to Medjugorje being formed in her parish and my spiritual director would be the accompanying priest. I said, “Thank you, Mary! Now all I need is the money.” Then about a month and a half later, we received an unexpected amount of money — more than enough for the trip. My surprised husband looked at me and said, "You're going to Medjugorje, because there's no way that this is a coincidence.”

So I booked my space on the pilgrimage with Steve Shawl for March of 2007. It was late August, and I so much wanted to leave right away. I couldn't wait! In January, I learned that I was the only one to book a space and the parish had canceled, but it was OK. I was still booked on the March pilgrimage with Steve. I was a little apprehensive, not knowing anyone who was going to be there, but when I finally got there, there were eight of us from all over the USA, and by the end of the pilgrimage, we had become friends. It was better for me to be alone, because I could focus on what God wanted me to learn while there, and March is a most beautiful time to be there, as it isn't too hot or cold, and there are not big crowds. For daily Mass, we could always find a seat in the church. I had a room to myself at Mirjana's house.

The second year that I went, there were only three of us. It made for an intimate pilgrimage. And we had a lot of access to Steve and could pick his brain about a lot of things concerning Medjugorje. Mary picked the best time of the year for me, because I don't like big crowds, and I can't tolerate extremely hot temperatures, especially due to asthma.

   If I could offer any advice, it would be to pray to Mary and let Her know your desire to go; then put everything in Her hands. If it is God's will for you to go at that time, then She will make a way for you. And once you get there, just take in everything without expectations of something big and extraordinary happening to you. It's in the little things you don't really notice at first that will make the biggest impression when you get home and “download all the information” and reflect upon all the circumstances: all the people you meet; all the talks; and the quiet moments like praying the Rosary all alone on Apparition Hill early in the morning; watching the first rays of golden sun finally peak over the mountain lighting up the village, shining on the houses and St. James Church; hearing the roosters crow; praying the Stations on Cross Mountain and kneeling down before the cross in deep prayer; Eucharistic Adoration and the Rosary in Croatian; the few minutes of silence during that Rosary in which Our Lady promised to bless everyone in the church and their religious articles — what a beautiful experience in which I always had tears knowing that at that very moment Mary was giving us all her Motherly Blessing; walking through the fields looking at the vineyards and the sheep; the villagers; the delicious food that Mirjana and her family prepare and serve us, and the humbleness and warmth of her and her family; and knowing that I was sleeping in the house that Mary has appeared in hundreds of times — I had never slept better in my life.
   So by all means, if you feel called to go to Medjugorje, don't hesitate to answer the call, and ask Mary for help.
   By the way ... I was married 16 years before my husband converted to Catholicism and was accepted into the Church at the Easter Vigil this year. Don't ever give up hope!

Editor’s note: Theresa is from Jacksonville, NC. She is a mother of six and a Secular Carmelite.

Time

By June Klins

    "Dear children, today I want to invite you through this time of grace, pray and renew my messages, live my messages. Dear children, this is a time of responsibility, to responsibly live my messages. Dear Children, I want you to act, not just use words. Mother prays with you and intercedes before her Son for each of you. Thank you dear children and today, because you accept me and you live my messages."
   The message above was given to Ivan’s prayer group on June 21, 2010. I received this message because I belong to the internet part of Ivan’s prayer group, called the IIPG (International Internet Prayer Group). That night I read this message to my local prayer group, and I told them the message was for the members of the IIPG, but certainly, all of us could benefit from hearing it.
   I woke up the next morning thinking about this message. I am convinced that the Holy Spirit works on me in my sleep, and He would not let me even eat my breakfast till I wrote about this.
   Recently a priest shared a story with our adult catechism class, which I would like to relate to Ivan's message. Father said that since he is the chaplain for a local hospital here, he gets called at all times of the day and night when someone is dying and needs the last sacraments. One night he was called at 2 AM because a man was dying and needed a priest. He rose and began getting dressed, and then went to the sitting room and turned on the TV while he put his socks and shoes on. He then turned off the TV when he was done and left for the hospital. He said to us, "What did I do wrong?" We all in unison said, "You turned on the TV." He said that was right, but asked why that was wrong. I said because he should have been praying for the dying man. He said true, but that was not the answer he was looking for. Someone else said that maybe what was on the TV was inappropriate, and Father said that was not the answer either, because even if he had on EWTN, it would be wrong.
   Finally, Father told us the answer he was looking for. The reason it was wrong was because he was wasting precious TIME while this man was dying. The few seconds it took him to turn on and off the TV, (and I add that if he was paying attention to the TV, it slowed down his process of putting on his socks and shoes), delayed him from getting to the dying man. What if that man had died a few seconds before Father arrived? He then told us what a big RESPONSIBILITY priests have and that they will be judged differently than lay people. He made a point of saying how important it is to pray for priests.
What jumped out at me when I read Ivan's message were the phrases "TIME of RESPONSIBILITY" and "to RESPONSIBLY live my messages." We, followers of Our Lady’s messages in Medjugorje, and in a special way, those of us who have been blessed to have gone to Medjugorje, have a great responsibility. Are we wasting precious TIME with things that do not matter? We have been given a gift. Like the parable of the talents, what are we doing with this gift? Every moment of breath we are given is precious. What are we doing with that time?
   Mary Sue Eck of "Medjugorje Magazine" told a story at the Notre Dame conference this year about her aunt who wanted to go to Medjugorje at age 95. She asked her aunt why she wanted to go, and her aunt replied that she wanted to ask God what He wanted her to do for the rest of her life. (She knew the value of precious TIME!) She did go to Medjugorje, and while she was there, God asked her to give up the free knitting, crocheting, quilting and cooking classes she had been giving to people, and devote the rest of her time to praying day and night. So she did.
   She is now 104 years old and she still prays day and night as God asked. She is LIVING RESPONSIBLY the messages. What a living example of Ivan's message.

A Chinese Woman Professor

by Louise Lotze

In Father Jozo's book, Observe the Fruits, he relates how a Chinese woman professor, the daughter of Buddhists going back seven generations, had come to Medjugorje as a pilgrim. While on Mt. Podbrdo, she felt she was struck like St. Paul on the way to Damascus. She experienced the real presence of Our Lady, and all day long she remained in tears on the hill. She was converted and became a great apostle.

Fr. Jozo himself baptized this Chinese lady who teaches medicine in Paris. In two years' time after her baptism, she was able to put together 250 pilgrims. She escorted this group of Chinese men to spend three days in prayer and fasting, to obtain the grace for a Pentecost in China. They wanted to return back home as missionaries and try their best for the sake of their immense nation. Fr. Jozo says, “Just think this: in only two years' time, she has been able to put together 250 pilgrims who, through prayer, wish to introduce into China Our Lady and Her messages.”

Father Jozo concludes by adding that his next group to arrive will be coming to Medjugorje from Russia. He says: “A such unimaginable event before now, coming to Medjugorje from the Kremlin, from a fortress of atheism and persecutors of Our Lady also. But Our Lady has won!” He then reminds us that the fall of communism in Russia did not happen by chance: “Our Lady entered the nation when Marija, the seer, visited the Kremlin.” Thank you, Our Lady of Medjugorje!

Editor’s note: Louise is from Ashtabula, OH.

Medjugorje

In the gospel, we have been hearing this spring and summer, “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that He send laborers into the harvest.”

On hearing that, many of us think of religious vocations – of sisters and priests. That is obviously a serious response to Christ’s prayers. We are called to share the ministry of Peter and Andrew and James and John, and of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

But for all those who have an awareness of Mary’s coming to the seers of Medjugorje, and, through them, to the whole world, we also are called to a field that has an abundant harvest: peace in the world; a conversion of nations; an awakening of people to a work that is urgent.

One way to do that is telling people of your own experience there, with an encouragement to go there with an open heart, and let the Lord lead where He will. Another is to assemble groups of people who were there, for a Rosary for peace, for fuller sharing of the forms of sacrifice that Mary asked for. Another would be organizing people in the various kinds of care homes for the aged, to pray the Rosary several times a week.

The saddest failure in regard to an abundant harvest is to do nothing. The indifference would be deafening.

Beware of What You Read!

By Fr. Neil Buchlein

Recently another "news-breaking story" was being circulated, saying that the visionaries would be appearing before the Vatican Commission and discussing and revealing the Ten Secrets for them. Really?! Now we won't have to wait for Our Blessed Mother to tell Mirjana and Fr. Petar to fast and pray for three days before the first secret is revealed for the world.
There is so much anti-Medjugorje material being spewed by people who either dislike or hate Medjugorje, some of whom have never been there, but they get a hold of some distorted truths and make it an infallible statement that needs to be believed by all. Why do people like this seek to "poison the water" or look to "sow seeds of discontent" amongst the faithful?

Please be very cautious when you read something about Medjugorje and the Vatican Commission. Read as much as you can about Medjugorje from good sources, and certainly pray that those who believe, as well as the visionaries, will continue to live the Messages of Our Blessed Mother.

Editor’s note: Fr. Neil is pastor of Ascension Church in Hurricane, WV. You can visit his wonderful website at www.blessedmotherschildren.com.

Sacred Scripture

Recently, I was listening to the Gospel of St. Luke and noticed something. It is something that had never caught my attention before. It was in Chapter 10, verse 7, which refers to the disciples being sent out, and when they arrive in a place, they are to "Stay in the same house...do not move about from one house to another." I find that interesting, and offer just my thoughts as to what this passage brings to my mind.

Our Lord, perhaps, is teaching His disciples (and us) to not be restless, or changeable, or go flitting from place to place. Bringing the Gospel message requires a dignified messenger — not a fickle one, or one fond of moving to another house, perhaps for better conditions or nicer food. Dignity, decorum, and calm acceptance are the proper attributes of a messenger of the Good News of Jesus. We live in an age of moving, sometimes unnecessary travel and restlessness. Let us take to heart the teaching of not moving about, and see if we can improve our own lives by, in various ways, remaining "in the same house."

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Our thanks to Dianne Yochim, Louise Lotze, Vickie DeCoursey, Cindy Bielanin, Sue Taccone, Arlene Barlekoff, Marge Spase, Gina Adams, Pat Berrier and Barb Sirianni for help with the July mailing, and Mike Golovich for his photos..

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