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July 1, 2012 - Holy Rosary

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The Journey<br />

By Deacon Gary Hager<br />

Thanks to God and thank you to all that supported the journey of 50 campers of local youth<br />

and adult chaperones, half from <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Rosary</strong>, to Lancaster, PA for Catholic Heart Workcamp<br />

(CHWC) held at Lancaster Catholic High School. The heading for this article seems<br />

appropriate, for nearly everyone attending the camp and the Lancaster residents.<br />

The journey brought 180 campers together from Minnesota, Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire and other New<br />

England states for the next chapter in our journeys. Each parish attending the camp is spread among 24 work<br />

teams. Team 14 consisted of Kaitlyn Kennedy, Detroit Lakes; Lindsey¸ Maine; Molly, Alex, Will and Grace,<br />

Virginia; plus adult chaperones, Ingrid, Virginia and myself, Gary Hager, DL.<br />

We entered a journey with the Cherry Street Guest Home in Columbia, PA, a Personal Care Facility with 30 residents;<br />

some residents have lived at the facility for 20 years. Also the home has a staff of nine, and the facility<br />

owner, Roxanne. The home is approximately 125 years old, with seven bathrooms and 17 bedrooms, plus a small<br />

commercial kitchen, dining room, sitting room and a wonderful open air porch common for the era.<br />

Roxanne, the facility owner for the past 12 years, manages the home 24-7, living about 30 yards from the home in<br />

a small rental apartment. Roxanne stated, she loves the residents and the staff. Her budget is limited to the social<br />

security checks each resident receives to pay the staff, meals, mortgage, insurance, taxes, utilities, repairs and resident‟s<br />

medical bills with hopes to have $1,000 remaining at the end of the month. Last winter, when each of the<br />

three furnaces broke down, the repair costs exceeded funds, yet Roxanne trusts in God to see her through day to<br />

day. When we prepared to depart on the final work day, our work team, the residents, staff and Roxanne gathered<br />

in a large circle for prayer, after the prayer the residents stated how much they love Roxanne for heading up the<br />

“family” at Cherry Street Guest Home. Roxanne is Christ to the residents and staff. Each day consists of long<br />

hours, little rest and sharing much of herself, a widow, with grown children. Ironically our work team hoped to be<br />

Christ to the residents; rather we were there to support Roxanne on her journey.<br />

The work team completed four – six hour days to improve landscaping around the home by weeding, planting<br />

petunias and, impatiens, adding 14 bags of mulch, watering flowers, removing English Ivy, an invasive weed,<br />

washing and painting the open air porch, painting four bathrooms, washed down bedroom doors, cleaned the six<br />

burner commercial gas stove, refrigerator, washed the kitchen floor and most wonderfully spent time with the<br />

residents in the sitting room and playing board games.<br />

Some residents shared their journey with us including raised in orphanages as children, no family. Other residents<br />

experience either physical or mental challenges where they cannot live on their own, one man deaf and does not<br />

speak, plus military veterans. Each resident is friendly with a special smile for the work team but even a greater<br />

smile for Roxanne.<br />

After each work day, all work teams returned to Lancaster Catholic High School to get cleaned up, a meal and<br />

then participate in the evening program. Each night we<br />

were asked, “How did you see God during the work<br />

day?” To conclude this letter, I saw God in Roxanne,<br />

consider reading Matthew Chapter 5:2-12 to better understand.<br />

Roxanne is living the mission that Jesus sent us on<br />

to live. Roxanne does what she does since she knows that<br />

these residents have nowhere to go. Roxanne's witness is<br />

how I saw God throughout this journey. I thank God and<br />

thank you for supporting us on this journey to meet Roxanne,<br />

the residents and staff at Cherry Street Guest Home.<br />

JULY<br />

Team 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM<br />

Minister of <strong>Holy</strong><br />

Communion<br />

Janelle Erickson Danae Wothe Charlie Berenz<br />

Usher John Schmit Don Sayer Rick Nemec<br />

Greeters<br />

Jim & Sheila Hannon<br />

Dick & Joan Carr<br />

Irv & Doria Bakken<br />

Maureen Schreder<br />

John & Vonnie Jacobson<br />

Leone Gray<br />

Ted & Arlene Tibodeau<br />

Sacristan Jackie Bellows Donna Martin Steve Champa<br />

5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM<br />

<strong>July</strong> 7-8 Announcer Megan Grubb Sarah Perkevewicz Fran DeCock<br />

Reader 1 Loren Thompson Steve Carlson Kathy Klindt<br />

Reader 2 Peggy Ross Jed Perkevewicz Bobbi Bryngleson<br />

Music<br />

Altar Servers<br />

Scott Mehlhaff<br />

Wade Singer<br />

Matthew Andresen<br />

April Spaeth<br />

Jamie McDougall<br />

Amber Lyman<br />

Emma Lyman<br />

Susan Champa<br />

Jamie McDougall<br />

Lauren Tschider<br />

Carly Fritz<br />

<strong>July</strong> 14-15 Announcer Jim Anderson Jerry Tharaldson Karen V. Schmit<br />

Reader 1 Lanny Sweeney Jerry Schutz Jon Larson<br />

Reader 2 Don Spitzley Bobbi Bryngelson Brian Swanson<br />

Music<br />

Mary Kessler<br />

Tim Kessler<br />

April Spaeth<br />

Scott Mehlhaff<br />

April Spaeth<br />

Joyful Noise<br />

Anna Jones<br />

Maci Bellefeuille<br />

Alex Swanson<br />

Altar Servers<br />

Katie Steffl<br />

Mary Eleanor Nelmark<br />

Nicole Swanson<br />

<strong>July</strong> 21-22 Announcer Odelia Tietz Brad Carlson Joy Stone<br />

Reader 1 Lisa Jasken Cookie Bergen Diane Mollins<br />

Reader 2 Megan Grubb Barbara Schmidt Doreen Klomstad<br />

Music<br />

Altar Servers<br />

Scott Mehlhaff<br />

Marcus Jasken<br />

Noah Steffl<br />

April Spaeth<br />

Susan Champa<br />

Eric Kallstrom<br />

Wade Singer<br />

Magnificat<br />

Curtis Klomstad<br />

Jon P. Stone<br />

<strong>July</strong> 28-29 Announcer Kay Fulp Jay Deraney Nona Willet<br />

Reader 1 Sheila Hannon Carol Foltz Paula Okeson<br />

Reader 2 Jim Anderson Joe Ed Knopf Mike Williams<br />

Music<br />

Altar Servers<br />

Paul Bridgeford<br />

Shawn Grierson<br />

Katie Steffl<br />

Anna Jones<br />

Alison Schumacher<br />

Karen Wenner, Joy Stone<br />

Madison Bowers<br />

Nicole Dahring<br />

Tim Eggebraaten<br />

Isaac Eggebraaten<br />

Sam Spry<br />

Aug 4-5 Announcer Lanny Sweeney Mary Schutz Jim Utecht<br />

Reader 1 Ross Gailfus Dennis Steffl Dave Karsnia<br />

Reader 2 Don Spitzley Mark Hagen Howard Mooney<br />

Music<br />

Altar Servers<br />

Scott Mehlhaff<br />

Matthew Tobkin<br />

Matthew Andresen<br />

April Spaeth<br />

Susan Champa<br />

Sydney Goltz<br />

Casey Goltz<br />

Magnificat<br />

Danielle Clark<br />

Anikka Hughes

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