Happy Easter
"Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here but has been raised."
Luke 24: 5-6
Let is rejoice not just in the rising of Jesus Christ today, but the opportunity it has given us to rise to new lives with him. Let us be like Mary Magdalene, hearing the words of the angel, "Go quickly and tell and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead!'" (Matthew 28:7) Let us not be unbelieving at what sounds like nonsense, but believe with full hearts and full spirits. Let us not be like the men on the road to Emmaus, who did not recognize the Lord, but let us recognize Him in all of those around us. "The Lord has risen indeed, Alleluia!" Let us sing that Alleluia with joy as we live our lives anew.
We are celebrating this Easter in Montana, but let us refresh on the trip thus far.
We had the chance to do a retreat in Wyoming, all of which was held in a deacon's house. It was a small retreat, especially when it was followed by the 90+ retreats. We had a bunch of fun over the weekend, and were able to stay at Meghan's grandparents house again, even getting to meet her cousin. We were also able to visit Devil's Tower, and go for a walk around it.
The punishment for Silent Football
Our retreat group
Walking around the Devil's Tower...or as Michelle called it, "El Tower del Diablo!"
As we continued on our trip, we found ourselves in Montana. Our first part of the trip was in Colstrip. We found ourselves doing 4 retreats in four days, some of which overlapped (Thursday and Friday we had elementary schoolers for a couple of hours, Friday evening to Saturday morning we had a high school, Saturday evening to Sunday morning we had middle school). It was an exhausting week, but filled us with much needed fuel. The kids were amazing, and pumped us up to keep doing more. While there we were able to get a tour of the power plant which they had in the town. It was really interesting getting to see how the power plant works, and the privilege of seeing it from the outside.
Meghan, Michelle and Colleen on a walk around the lake there
Collen, Michelle, and Jaci on the walk
Jaci and Michelle sporting the gear necessary for the tour
The tour group on the top
We now find ourselves in Shelby, Montana this Easter season. We have been able to do a couple of fun middle school retreats, and look forward to doing another retreat tomorrow, and leaving Tuesday morning. While here Jake, Collen and Meghan did the music for the Easter Vigil which turned out beautifully. They were definitely a blessing for the church, and had many thanks for their hard works.
Michelle and Jaci after the Easter Vigil mass
Silly Reach girls
Bryan's model pose
Us girls.
May the Good Lord bless you this day, and may you make it the first day for the rest of your life.
Luke 24: 5-6
Let is rejoice not just in the rising of Jesus Christ today, but the opportunity it has given us to rise to new lives with him. Let us be like Mary Magdalene, hearing the words of the angel, "Go quickly and tell and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead!'" (Matthew 28:7) Let us not be unbelieving at what sounds like nonsense, but believe with full hearts and full spirits. Let us not be like the men on the road to Emmaus, who did not recognize the Lord, but let us recognize Him in all of those around us. "The Lord has risen indeed, Alleluia!" Let us sing that Alleluia with joy as we live our lives anew.
We are celebrating this Easter in Montana, but let us refresh on the trip thus far.
We had the chance to do a retreat in Wyoming, all of which was held in a deacon's house. It was a small retreat, especially when it was followed by the 90+ retreats. We had a bunch of fun over the weekend, and were able to stay at Meghan's grandparents house again, even getting to meet her cousin. We were also able to visit Devil's Tower, and go for a walk around it.
The punishment for Silent Football
Our retreat group
Walking around the Devil's Tower...or as Michelle called it, "El Tower del Diablo!"
As we continued on our trip, we found ourselves in Montana. Our first part of the trip was in Colstrip. We found ourselves doing 4 retreats in four days, some of which overlapped (Thursday and Friday we had elementary schoolers for a couple of hours, Friday evening to Saturday morning we had a high school, Saturday evening to Sunday morning we had middle school). It was an exhausting week, but filled us with much needed fuel. The kids were amazing, and pumped us up to keep doing more. While there we were able to get a tour of the power plant which they had in the town. It was really interesting getting to see how the power plant works, and the privilege of seeing it from the outside.
Meghan, Michelle and Colleen on a walk around the lake there
Collen, Michelle, and Jaci on the walk
Jaci and Michelle sporting the gear necessary for the tour
The tour group on the top
We now find ourselves in Shelby, Montana this Easter season. We have been able to do a couple of fun middle school retreats, and look forward to doing another retreat tomorrow, and leaving Tuesday morning. While here Jake, Collen and Meghan did the music for the Easter Vigil which turned out beautifully. They were definitely a blessing for the church, and had many thanks for their hard works.
Michelle and Jaci after the Easter Vigil mass
Silly Reach girls
Bryan's model pose
Us girls.
May the Good Lord bless you this day, and may you make it the first day for the rest of your life.
posted by Our Lady of Lourdes at 2:33 PM
2 Comments:
Luckys!!! You got to stay with Deacon Kim Caroll. I helped build the stairs in his house! Anyway glad to see some good pictures of up north. It's all bleak and gloomy where we are so...
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I'm kinda loving some of the faces Colleen makes in these pics. (particularly the "Silly reach girls" pic)
AND!
I will try to send you guys some of the pics on my camera!
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