Sandusky Life Teen

Ash Wednesday.

          What do you think when you hear this name?  Do you think to yourself, 'Oh great, time to give up something again?' Are the only things you ever take from this day are the ashes on your forehead after leaving Mass?  Or do you only think of this day as the day after Mardi Gras?

In Youth Ministry I get to see and hear all kinds of things.  The teens often hear me say that nothing surprises me.  But last night, I saw Heaven.  Now, yes, with my job I get to see little miracles happen all the time; little things that let me know that God is working in the lives of these teens, but last night I had a total Theophany moment (Theo meaning God, and phany meaning when He knocks you on your phany), so I thought I would share.

I was at daily Mass last week, it was early morning (ok for most people 8:00am isn’t early, but for me its!) and the sleep crusty was still in my eyes. I had arrived at the Church early to take some quiet time to pray, but I just couldn’t seem to focus on my prayers. Instead I just kept staring at the tiny flame of one of the alter candles. For some reason I was transfixed by this little flickering flame; and I kept humming in my head: “this little light of mine I’m going to let it shine.” Silly, I know, but I couldn’t help but compare my spiritual life to this tiny flame.

Skip the book and treat yourself to 8:15 am Mass during the week. On any given day there are 50 shades of grey in attendance.

I watch these elderly people of our parishes and it warms my heart beyond words. Such as;
The husband who carries his wife's pocketbook in one hand with his cane in the other, as he follows behind her as she pushes her wheeled walker up 

Join In! For our Give-It-Away Life Night on Sunday, September 30th.  We will sponsoring a donation drive for a very important ministry in our community-THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SUPPER.  This Life Night we will learn first hand about the problem of hunger in our Sandusky community and how we can make a difference in the lives of others!  Come with donations of food and tolietry items and be ready to sign up to help serve dinner to those less fortunate then us.