striving to radiate Him always
We ended the year on June 19 with the summer retreat. It was also my last activity as leader. I made the very tough decision to step away from all commitments so that I could take the year to regroup as a family. It’s a new season in my family and I want to be certain that we re-establish a firm foundation.
Bright as the Morning Star
Here are some pics from the glorious day. I hope to add some details in the not so distance future.
DEO GRATIAS!
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” ~ John 15:5
RMGS met on the second Saturday of April for the last meeting of the 2012-13 session.
The meeting was rather informal and slightly deviated from the normal agenda due to preparation of Confirmation and the fact that I had my side-kick, six week old BabyG3.
The girls met in the gym for snack and social time. Then we ventured outside for their gardening project, planting tomato plants in a pot.
The girls closed the meeting with social time and recreation. They jumped rope until their hearts were content.
We departed after reciting the Regina Coeli.
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Handouts:
AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Truthfulness ~ Gardening ~ April
Hospitality & Truthfulness:
- Activity Sheet – Hospitality & Truthfulness
- Handout based on Little Women Hospitality Gardening Lesson – focus on Hospitality and gardening
Gardening:
Additional Truthfulness Resources:
Additional Gardening Resources:
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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!
Here is a picture recap of the RMGS St. Valentine’s Bake Sale. It was held on Sunday. February 10, 2013 after each Mass.
The RMGS St. Valentine’s Bake Sale was huge success!
Praise God for the lovely hospitality of the members of RMGS, help of moms (especially one who offered to coordinate the meals at the last minute), and the generous support of our fellow parishioners.
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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!
~RMGS mission is to help young girls grow in faith, virtue, and service, through hospitality, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.~
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Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society met for our sixth meeting of the 2012-13 Session on the second Sat. of the month, February 9, 2012. There were thirty-eight girls in attendance. We have two meetings remaining. The next meeting will be another baking lesson (emphasis on pastries) and the following meeting will focus on gardening. We will close the 2012-13 Session with a May Procession. 
The girls were introduced to a new skill, bread making.
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 the bread making segment and for closing, Angelus.
Father gave a simple lesson on French Bread, the Lost Bread.
He also gave a great demonstration on the hand grinder.
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We briefed the girls on the virtue of humility. They brainstormed examples of humility and pride.
“The virtue by which a Christian acknowledges that God is the author of all good. Humility avoids inordinate ambition or pride, and provides the foundation for turning to God in prayer. Voluntary humility can be described as ‘poverty of spirit.’” (CCC 2559, 2546).
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Prayer of Humility for Children
Author unkown
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me.
Help me to look for what is good in others and forget what is bad in them.
Help me to put others first and not worry if I’m not picked or am ignored.
Help me not to seek approval and not worry about being the center of attention.
Help me not to be afraid to be afraid of not being liked or worry about being hurt or not believed.
Help me to look beyond myself, even if it’s not my turn, and to help others.
Deliver me, Jesus, from all of these and make me as holy as I should be.
Amen
Bread Making:
The bread making lesson was led by Mrs. L and her future RMGS member, M (her 3 year old daughter). Mrs. L has perfected the art of bread making using home-ground unadulterated wheat.
Mrs. L rounded up the girls around her baking table to give them an up-close demonstration of bread making.
She reviewed the simple steps for making a batch of bread that will yield 3 large loaves, perfect for the large families.
She also shared wonderful bits of priceless info that I’m sure the girls will carry with them for many years to come.
Each RMGS member had the opportunity to attempt a baking skill and take a turn at the hand-grinder or dough mixing.
The girls were able to taste their creations at the close of the meeting. The remaining loaves were saved for the bake sale.
Handouts:
AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Humility ~ Baking ~ FEB
Hospitality & Humility:
- Activity Sheet – Hospitality & Humility p 1 ~ Baking– includes suggested activities to help the girls grow in virtue and bread making skills, reverse side has scripture
- Humility Scriptures & Prayers (p 2)
- Litany of Humility
Baking:
- Bread Recipe – created by Mrs. L
- Handout based on Little Women Hospitality Baking Lesson – focus on Hospitality and the necessary steps for baking
Additional Humility Resources:
Wrap-up:
We reviewed the handouts that the helpers placed in each binder and encouraged the girls to grow in humility and share their new bread making skill with someone else this Lenten season.
The girls created a St. Valentine’s note to express their love for Mother Church, our Priests, or any other related love. The love notes would serve as décor for our bake sale and would be shared by all.
The meeting closed with the Angelus, led by Father.
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Thank you to the many hands who stayed around to help set up for the bake sale on Sunday.
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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!
Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society (RMGS) is a society of young girls, ages nine through thirteen from St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church. Under the Patronage of Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, the girls meet once a month on First Saturday for: Mass, Spiritual talk, teatime, and skills/activities.
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~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
{PRETTY}
Forty girls joining together every month to grow in faith, virtue, and service, through hospitality, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
The girls completed their aprons by the end of the third sewing session.
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Thirty-three girls exchanging their Christkindls,
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Thirty-two girls and several moms enjoying some impromptu entertainment – Fr. B. getting down with the French Horn.
You can a watch a video here (at the bottom of the post).
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I’m attempting to plan another bake sale – St. Valentine’s Bake Sale. I’m feeling a bit optimist since the bake sale will be seven days before my due date.
The bake sales help us fund our projects for the year, provide an opportunity for the girls to serve our parish community, and the girls get to showcase their baking talents.
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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose ~ Pray for us!
Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.
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