Focused on revising Handbook policy at work among other tasks
After work, family attended evening Mass, rosary followed by family meal
Taught Baptism class to 12 families
Saturday
Baptized 10 little ones in late morning (baptism homily #224 to evangelize unchurched young adult families or inactive Catholics)
Prayed "Order for Blessing of Victim of Crime or Oppression" for a crime scene when I stopped at vandalized restaurant to grab lunch
Critical tasks/family time in afternoon
Evening Mass
Family meal
Evening mtg related to diaconate
(had six different invitations for Sat. but accepted a few for our family to help with)
Sunday
Assisted at 8am and 10am Masses (spoke w different parishioners throughout the day)
ministered as a police chaplain for a few mins after 10am Mass
Dropped off gift for pregnant young mom
Dropped off kids for choir rehearsal and finished Liturgy of Hours while waiting w them
5pm Mass w family which was 4th Mass for weekend (3 kids participated in choir while one kid was altar server) as well as dad, mama tess and sister Michelle
Spoke w Couples for Christ members after Mass
house blessing w family (sermon #225 on history of family tree service)
Wife kept weekend organized
Photo of my earthly mother, Evelyn, with our Heavenly Mother (photo from my sister Rachel)
Thank you, mom, for introducing me to her! I have memories of this when I was around 4 or 5 years old. I am eternally grateful.
