Luke 18 Retreat
April 24th-26th, 2009
All 7th and 8th graders are invited to be in the band.
Deadline for registration April 17th
Contact Bob for more information
hamer@saintcletuschurch.org
or
314-623-5258

*You may drop off this registration form at the parish office M-F 8:30a.m. – 4:30p.m. or in the office at school, or mail to:
Bob Hamer/Luke 18
St. Cletus Church
2705 Zumbehl Road
St. Charles, MO 63301

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Permission form for high school participants:
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One of my favorite songs, probably ever, is Nelly’s Ride Wit Me. I know that it doesn’t have the best lyrics and glorifies things that probably shouldn’t be glorified, but still, I like it. It is, for me, one of those great summertime, windows down, stereo volume up, highway-type songs. So very fun and so catchy. Perhaps my favorite line comes from the beginning of the bridge:

I know somethin’ you don’t know, and I got somethin’ to tell ya…

That exact line popped into my head while I was at church yesterday. As is evidenced by a couple of past posts by me, I have often been inspired by the recipients of Holy Communion, but yesterday it was a Eucharistic Minister that had me in awe. I could tell the way Jennie was distributing hosts that, not only did she completely believe what she was telling each recipient (”The Body of Christ”), but that that belief had made an authentic and personal difference in her life. It had transformed her, the same way the bread had been transformed into the Body of Christ. She was standing there, sharing that secret with each person, saying, “I know somethin’ you don’t know, and I got somethin’ to tell ya,” in her own little way.

Simply beautiful.

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There are a few songs that I never get tired of. That when I hear on my ipod, I immediately reach for that “repeat one” button so I can listen to it over and over again. Sometimes that will be the only song I listen to all day. I think it’s possibly just one of those things where God intervenes with my suffle list and puts the song He knows I need to hear on the list. And then, because the things I constantly have trouble with are always a central theme in these songs, I keep listening to it. Maybe as a little reminder, maybe for some other reason, who knows.

I ran across one of those songs about 15 minutes ago. Right now it’s on the 3rd or 4th time through and I have no plans on changing it anytime soon. This song is “God of Justice” by Tim Hughes. It was sung at least once a week at camp. It always served as a great reminder that we are here to serve others (at camp, namely the teens). I need that reminder often. It also addresses another problem of mine…

“Stepping forward keep us from just singing”

So many times, I get caught up in the song, I forget what it’s about. I’m not praying through song, I’m singing. I’m not taking to heart what the words truly mean. And often times, when my prayer life becomes a little dry, I tell myself: “well I listen to mostly Christian songs, those are prayers, my prayer life is fine.” When in reality that’s not true. It’s when my prayer life is dry that I get caught up in the songs. It’s one problem of mine I desperately need to fix.
Fill us up and send us out
Fill us up and send us out
Fill us up and send us out Lord

I was just reminded of a cartoon from the ever popular nakedpastor.com

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Christ Power
JUNE 14th – June 20th
@ KENRICK-GLENNON SEMINARY
Cost: $200
Turn in form and $30 deposit to save your spot by May 11th
We only have 25 spots available so, don’t delay.
Christpower is a week long service retreat for high school students. We will serve the community of St.Louis during the day and then return to the seminary in the evenings for prayer, food and a lot of fun. Check out pictures from last year at www.cletusyouth.net
For more information call Bob at 314-623-5258 or email at hamer@saintcletuschurch.org

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Since the middle of December, I have been watching the sun rise a minute or two earlier everyday. Mind you, I haven’t been getting up, stepping outside, and actively watching the sun rise. Instead, I notice the miniscule changes in the rising time via my way to work. In December…and January…and most of February I had to have my lights on while driving to work. Ever so slowly, as the days got a little longer, I had to use my lights for less and less of the drive to work. Finally, just a week or two ago, I was headlight free, as the sun finally rose before I began my journey to work.

And now I’m right where I began, leaving for work in complete darkness. This Daylight Savings Time thing has completely messed me up. I know that driving to work in daylight or darkness really isn’t that big of a deal when I think about it, but it does affect my mood. I felt so much better, and had so much more energy in the morning, when I drove to work in daylight.

I feel like this change mimics my faith life sometimes. I’ll be trodding along, doing a little bit better each day in my spiritual journey, when out of nowhere, something I cannot control sets me back. I’m left wondering what the heck happened and how long it will take to get back to where I was before. Sometimes I wish that I had more control over how I feel spiritually.

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