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***THE ST. JUDE NOVENA SITE NEWSLETTER*** June 2002 Vol. 1/Issue 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- A monthly message of inspiration and information about St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless and difficult cases. Sponsored by The St. Jude Novena Site http://www.stjudenovena.org In this issue: ==>1.) Welcome ==>2.) Get with the Times! ==>3.) What's new at the St. Jude Novena Site ==>4.) The St. Jude Gift Shop......coming soon to a website near you! ============================================== ==>1.) Welcome Hello St. Jude follower! The theme of this month's newsletter is trying to keep our faith (as well as our hearts and minds) strong and on the right path, in spite of all the things going on around us in this crazy world. There is no greater challenge than in trying to follow a course which we know deep inside us to be the right one, when our experience in our daily lives would sometimes lead us to believe that we are somehow "out of touch" with the real world. In fact, we should be looking at it from another angle: that having a solid grounding based on faith and spirituality IS the correct way to lead one's life, and that those who would think and act otherwise are the ones who are actually going through this life without a clue. A favorite saying of mine (and I apologize for not remembering where I heard it from) is that we should be IN this world, while not being OF the world. The translation is simple: we must live life as it is given to us to the fullest, and we can't ignore the existence of events and people of the world, regardless of how we feel about them; however, that doesn't mean that we have to give in to ways of thinking and acting that are harmful because of pressure or because it's fashionable to do so. Make the most of your place in the world, without letting the world make you into something you know is not what God intended you to be. ============================================== ****Post your prayers and messages of thanks at The St. Jude Novena Site**** Visit us at http://www.stjudenovena.org ============================================== ==>2.) Get with the Times! I urge you to read the latest installment of the St. Jude Times, which I just posted to the St. Jude Novena Site. It discusses the position of faith we should take in light of recent news headlines regarding the Catholic Church. An important article about an important issue....Click here to read it : http://www.stjudenovena.org/StJudeTimes/05212002.html ============================================== ==>3.) What's new at the St. Jude Novena Site ...there is a new Profiles in Prayer article. It was submitted by a site visitor who reminds us that, as much as we know about our lives, God knows all that AND MORE! Kind of like our spiritual 7-ELEVEN: always open, never far from you, and guaranteed to have what you need, when you need it. Maybe not the best analogy, but definitely a beautiful story. Here is the link: http://www.stjudenovena.org/page23.html ...I have added a new page in the Resource Center (there is a link to the Resource Center from the main page of the website) which includes a nice collection of images of St. Jude. It is always interesting to see the different interpretations of what early Christian personalities may have looked like. Here is the link to the images: http://www.stjudenovena.org/stjudeimages.html ============================================== ==>4.) The St. Jude Gift Shop......coming soon to a website near you! ...one of the common questions I receive at The St. Jude Novena Site is whether we have available for sale St. Jude devotional items for site visitors. Until recently, the answer was no. Well, that will be changing shortly since we have decided to open an online Gift Shop. The goal is to make available items of good taste and quality; many will be items made EXCLUSIVELY for the St. Jude Novena Site. These will include religious, devotional, and gift items. Initially the focus will be on items related to our dear friend St. Jude. We are already in touch with respected suppliers and craftspeople, and we should have some of the first items available for sale on the website in the next several weeks. Without giving away too much insider info, I can tell you that we have some GORGEOUS items coming! The shop is under development now, and we will notify you by e-mail when the doors (and "windows") are open. You will be able to reach the Gift Shop 2 ways: - there is a clickable link on the St. Jude Novena Site main page that is already working -the direct website address for the Gift Shop is www.stjudenovena.org/GiftShop/index.html In the meantime, if you go to the Gift Shop site, you can add your opinion as to what items you would like to see offered. There is an online form where you can give us your feedback. That will help us offer items that are of interest to YOU, our site visitors. We are also planning a novel program of contributing a portion of the sale of Gift Shop items that anyone with a website can participate in.....STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS! Have a great month, friends and I look forward to having you visit the St. Jude Novena Site again. Keep praying, keep believing, and keep trusting. Change often takes time -- remain open to receiving God's gifts! With Warmest Regards, Daniel daniel@stjudenovena.org ----------------------- The St. Jude Novena Site http://www.stjudenovena.org ============================================== Your comments, questions, or suggestions for The St. Jude Novena Site or this newsletter are welcomed. Send them to information@stjudenovena.org. If you do not want to receive this newsletter in the future, just reply directly to this e-mail and type Remove in the subject line. I'll be disappointed to see you go, but I promise to remove your name. ============================================== RETURN TO WRITEANGLE.NET HOME PAGE This page and all its contents are copyright © 2004 by Daniel Carpini and may not be reproduced in any form for any reason. |
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