This is Truly a God Circle

Hi All-

Tonight at mass, we were given the opportunity to bless the Hope Beads that will be shared with our Homebound Brothers and Sisters during the June visits from our Community Care Visitors.  It is wonderful when we can see one end of the circle touch the other.  Chris and I have had the blessing of being part of so many pieces of this circle.  As you know we are partnering on this prayer team, but we also have been working with Chris Luken and the youth group including our son Noah through to Mark our rosary bracelet maker and our beading teacher through to the Homebound, where both my father and grandmother will experience the Hope of the campaign from home.  With the exception of Honduras we have been all the way around the circle...We pray that each of you may experience the joy of these connections as we have, as our Hope continues to grow and thrive!!!!

This HOPE Bead prayer chain is part of a God circle. So many lives have been connected. A magazine that was read here in our community was recycled and taken to Honduras to the women there who make this paper into the beads that have been used in order to be independent and help support their families. The beads then were carried back to Epiphany and chosen for the centerpiece of the Hope Chain. The youth group then received the beads and with the help of a talented community member that makes our Rosary bracelets, transformed the concept into a chaplet. The charm of Hope further connects to the bigger community as it is a service project that proceeds go directly to Cancer Awareness. The community of Epiphany has reached out to bless this HOPE and you our brothers and sisters and that is what is shared with you today. Anyway around the path shows us that we are what is between God and the Hope; the beads that makes the difference. Afterall, it is all for the Glory of God.

Amen!