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RMGS ~ Hospitality & Piety ~ Social

by Filed Under: Christkindl, Piety, RMGS, RMGS 2012-13

Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society met for our fifth meeting of the 2012-13 Session on the second Sat. of the month, January 12, 2012. There were thirty-three girls in attendance, not bad for a rescheduled meeting.  RMGS Christkindl Exchange JOYfilledfamily

The meeting served as a break between skills (sewing and cooking).  The girls met to exchange their Christkindls and have a social.  Each family brought a dish to share.

Lesson:

Father B was teaching the Confirmation class and could not join us for his regular lessons. Father did grace us with his presence during his break and for closing, Angelus.  

We briefed the girls on the virtue of piety. 

Piety infuses an intrinsic love for God and devotion to those who are consecrated to God.  It is an active love of God which men turn away from evil, do good and endure suffering.

Piety is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.  The others are:wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, and fear of the Lord. 

We compared the nature of Mary and Eve to better demonstrate the ultimate example of piety. We also addressed false piety.

The Creator has so firmed the heart of women that it is specially dispColors of Piety Card RMGS JOYfilledfamilyosed to piety, but if your piety is to be real and true, you must have a right understanding of false piety, so that you may avoid it carefully. 

~Fr. Lasance Catholic Girls’ Guide

Lastly, we reviewed the Colors of Piety – according to Fr. Lasance.

The girls were then led in a brief overview of table manners and conversation.  The goal was to set the stage for a enjoyable social that glorified God.

Social:

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The social began with grace.  Each table was invited to the food table for a modest first time serving.  The girls were instructed to return to their tables and wait to eat until all the girls at their table were seated.  It was quite lovely to see all the girls take pride in applying their manners and hospitality amongst each other.

The Chirstkindl exchange was to take place once the girls had adequate time conversing and eating. 

Fr. B initiated a Christkindl for Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society.  We adapted our version of the Christkindl, using the Trapp Family model. 

Our Chirstkindl took the form of a prayer exchange with a small gift exchange after Christ’s Birth.  You can take a look at our handout, here.  Our handout included a prayer for friends, to be used in the case that the girls needed some guidance.

Each girl was given a name of a fellow RMGS member, in secrecy.  

The person whose name one has drawn is now in one’s special care. From this day until Christmas, one has to pray for her as often as one can. One has to provide at least one prayer every single day–without ever being found out.

All were beyond excited to reveal their Christkindl and exchange their gift.

The girls were called up by groups.  Then their Christkindl was called up, one at a time to give them adequate time to become acquainted with one another and give thanks. 

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gift exchange

 

Handouts:

AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Piety ~ Social ~ JAN

Hospitality:

Manners:

  • Table Manners & Conversation – based on Little Women Hospitality
  • Table Manners for the Home – by James Stenson
  • How to Set & Clear a Table – based on Little Women Hospitality
  • Diagram of Formal Table Setting – Little Women Hospitality

Manners:

Wrap-up:

We reviewed the handouts that the helpers placed in each binder and encouraged the girls to grow in piety.

The meeting closed with the Angelus, led by Father.

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There was a spread of food left out that was shared amongst those that helped with some aspect of RMGS. 

THANK YOU to all those that brought a dish and those that contributed your time.  I realize that we all tend to have a full plate – I appreciate your willingness to look beyond your plate and offer your assistance.  I pray that all of our efforts bring Glory to God.

Once again, a special thanks goes out to the A family who set-up on Friday and helped with the meeting. In addition, clean-up was taken care of by several moms and girls. Your support makes our role as leaders that much easier. Thank you and may the good Lord reward you for your sacrifice and service. ALL FOR!

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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

 

 

Rainbow Cupcakes

by Filed Under: Piety, Rainbow, Recipe

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these are a wonderful reminder of st. cecilia and the colors of piety.

the rainbow cake is a family favorite.  we decided to make these JOYfilled cupcakes instead.  the inspiration can be found here.

cupcakes:

rainbow mix

prep the cake as specified on the box.  we used 3 boxes since we had plan to bake these for  a parish girls bake sale.

divide the cake into 6 bowls.  we used a little over one cup per bowl.  add icing coloring to the bowls.  one color per bowl.  a little goes a long way.

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fill the cupcake liners with the different colors.  we used a table spoon to layer the colors. 

filled cupcake liners

we filled the liners to the brim.  next time we’ll try filling them with less batter.rainbow cupcakes

frosting:

i always use meg’s recipe for frosting, a family fav.  it’s super easy and always tasty.

  • 2 sticks of butter at room temp
  • 1 bag of powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (to taste)
  • 1 tbs milk (to desired consistency)
  1. soften the butter with a mixer to remove all lumps
  2. add 3/4 of the the bag of powdered sugar
  3. add tsp of vanilla
  4. mix
  5. add milk until it is thick enough to stand on your spatula but thin enough to spread nicely.  we like ours creamy, cool whip-like.

frosting

ice the cupcakes and decorate.  we use rainbow nerds and skittles.  they look cute and add some sweet and fruity flavor.  i think they help make the rainbow come to life.

       rainbow cucake collage

they turned out so yummy that we decided to eat some and share some with our guests.  good thing we made 3 boxes.  there were 24 kids between the 3 families.

yummy cupcake

St. Cecilia ~ Piety

by Filed Under: Little Flowers, Piety, St. Cecilia

   11-st-ceciliaAs music played, Cecilia sang to God, ‘make my heart immaculate that I might not be put to shame.’ (Cantantibus Organis)
November  22nd  ~ Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr
There were 20 girls in attendance at our Nov. 6 meeting.  Majority of the girls attended First Saturday Mass together.  The meeting was a bit different than previous meetings.  We divided the girls into groups of 5-6.  Each group rotated between 4 stations.
    1. coloring page – the girls were able to get a jump start on their St. Cecilia coloring page and get a little social time.
    2. The Colors of Piety frame – Mrs. A and Mrs. R helped the girls create a colorful piety frame.
    3. piety pin – Mrs. Aranas was head designer at the pin station.
    4. memory verse skip-it.  – Mrs. P and Rose led physical exercise outside.  The girls jumped/skipped to their memory verse.  Father S attempted to join the girls but his boots were too big for the skip-it ring
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The girls learned about St. Cecilia and why she was chosen for the virtue of Piety. 
We used Father Lasance’s Colors of Piety to better explain the virtue.  Each craft was based on The Colors of Piety.
28_40The Colors Of Piety
Rosy Red: Zeal in hearing Mass
Scarlet Orange: Works of Charity
Bright Gold: Practice of Frequently Raising the Heart to God
Verdant Green: Sanctification of Sunday
Celestial Blue: Fervor in Prayer (daily prayers)
Violet: Self-Denial (make sacrifices and learn to be obedient)
White: Pious actions (the Rosary, the Scapular, and Eucharistic Adoration)

Father L visited the girls.  He spoke about All Souls Day and our role in praying for those in purgatory.

Once again, you are welcome to place the current Wreath Badge onto your Little Flowers sash, once you determine that your LF has mastered the virtue and knowledge of the saint.
AR used Boy Scout double sided tape to adhere the badge to H’s sash.
Piety Craft Page
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HANDOUTS:
RESOURCES:
CRAFTS:
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Patron: Albi, France; composers; martyrs; music; musicians; musical instrument makers; archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska; poets; singers.
Symbols: Holding a lute; playing the organ; holding roses.
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Piety Pin

by Filed Under: Crafts, Little Flowers, Piety, Rainbow, St. Cecilia

st cecilia piety pins

Piety Pins were the main craft for my last Little Flowers meeting.  The girls loved the pins and were excited to share them.  Many of the girls gave their pin to a loved one.

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Supplies:

  • multi-colored beads – ($3.99/bag) divide beads by color
  • silver beads – ($2.99/bag) used as spacers
  • jewelry/butterfly/french pins -  found at JoAnn’s in the bead dept. ($1.99/pack)
  • saint medal – ($.32 – $.60/medal)

Directions:

  • straighten the safety pin
  • thread the beads directly onto the safety pin.  be sure that all the beads are pushed to the back side of the needle so that the side with the sharp end is without beads, free to be threaded into clothing.
  • open the top ring of the medal and place the the medal onto the beaded pin.
  • bend back the pin to its original form.

This craft coordinates with Father Lasance’s Colors of Piety.

the possibilities are endless!

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The Colors Of Piety

Rosy Red: Zeal in hearing Mass

Scarlet Orange: Works of Charity

Bright Gold: Practice of Frequently Raising the Heart to God

Verdant Green: Sanctification of Sunday

Celestial Blue: Fervor in Prayer (daily prayers)

Violet: Self-Denial (make sacrifices and learn to be obedient)

White: Pious actions (the Rosary, the Scapular, and Eucharistic Adoration)

Colors of Piety Frame

by Filed Under: Crafts, Little Flowers, Piety, St. Cecilia

colors of piety of frame joyHere’s the latest Little Flowers creation, a Colors of Piety Frame.    It was created to help the girls remember their lesson on the virtue of piety and St. Cecilia.  It was fairly simple but required adult supervision due to the use of hot-glue guns.  The girls plan to use their piety frames for their home/bedroom altars.

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Supplies:

  • colored popsicle sticks – one of each color/frame (Dollar Tree Store) $1/pack (16/color)
  • reg. popsicle sticks – 1 and 1/2 per frame (Dollar Tree Store) $1/pack
  • scissors
  • hot-glue gun
  • colors of piety cards (can be printed from here)

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Directions:
Prep:

  • print colors of piety cards
  • laminate cards
  • trim cards
  1. glue one colored popsicle stick on left and right side of card, directly onto the laminated card
  2. glue one colored popsicle stick on top and bottom of card, directly onto the attached popsicle sticks from step #1
  3. glue two colored popsicle sticks onto the back side of the laminated card.  glue each adjoining area.
  4. glue the reg. popsicle stick onto the back/bottom of the laminated card and exposed colored popsicle stick.  slightly angle the popsicles stick upward.  this will serve as the bottom stopper for a picture and stand for the frame.
  5. glue the half reg. popsicle stick onto the reg. popsicle stick that was glued in step #4.
you can keep the frame as is or place a picture into the frame.
The color of piety card was inspired from here, Jessica at Shower of Roses.

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