✝ 24th Week in Ordinary Time ✝   Visit us at:  http://ministry.dpd.org/
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of  Claire Reilly, an amazing woman, one of the original residents of the Murray House.

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✙ Gracious God, please pour your love upon those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers.  To make a prayer request:   http://ministry.dpd.org/prayer-requests

Mike Schmidt – Uncle of Gruenert Center staff Diane Madsen.  For courage and strength as he faces a difficult surgery and recovery.
For the family of Lucy Cox – Mother of volunteer Mary Jean Bohn.  May they find God’s consoling love during this time of loss.
For those whose lives are impacted by the effects of Hurricane Harvey
Theresa Wickham – Mother of staff person Joe Wickam.  May God grant her comfort, strength and healing.
Regina Maloney -  Sister of Joe Wickam.  May God watch over her and give her courage and healing.
Lynne Heiner -  Sister of Gruenert Staff Kathy Vermulen. May she be restored to health.
Kathleen Peterson – Friend of DPD. May God watch over her and bless her with a quick recovery from her illness.
Randy Philhower – Mother of Gruenert Staff Rebecca Dann.  May she know God’s peace and courage as she undergoes treatment to bring her back to health.
Mickey Williams -  Father of DPD nurse Anne Williams, for strength and health
Joan Meeks – Sister of Sister Joan , for continued healing
Claire Reilly – resident of the Murray House.  May she feel loved during her illness and to find peace in the goodness of our Lord.
Josiah – For God’s guidance and protection
Kirsten Yuroshek
Tavia – Great grandmother of Ashley, Director of Barnet House
Lester Esparza -  Father of Hope Eder
Christian Lavorgna – Son of CARE volunteer Ed Lavorgna
Daniel Healy 
Charlie Raab & Jim Daugherty
Jimmy Feehan - Brother of Julie Tatti
Chris Androski - husband of Barnet House volunteer Nina.
James Ondimu Ochoki – Father of Geoffrey Ondimu, Director of Basile Apartments
Anthony – for strength

For peace, justice and hope in our world.
May God bless our staff, residents, friends, volunteers and benefactors. 
May he turn his face toward you and give you peace.
  For the deceased and for their loved ones:

Lucy Cox – Mother of volunteer Mary Jean Bohn
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✙ September 14 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The one symbol most often identified with Jesus and his Church is the cross. Today we celebrate the feast of the Triumph of the Cross. The cross is a sign of suffering, a sign of human cruelty at its worst. But by Christ’s it has become the sign of triumph and victory, the sign of God, who is love itself. Believers have always looked to the cross in times of suffering. People in concentration camps, in prisons, in hospitals, in any place of suffering and loneliness, have been known to draw, trace, or form crosses and focus their eyes and hearts on them. The cross does not explain pain and misery. It does not give us any easy answers. But it does help us to see our lives united with Christ’s. We make the sign of the cross before prayer to help fix our minds and hearts on God. We make it after prayer, hoping to stay close to God. In trials and temptations, the cross is a sign of strength and protection. The cross is the sign of the fullness of life that is ours. It reminds us that we bring our whole selves to God—our minds, souls, bodies, wills, thoughts, hearts—everything we are and will become.
✙ September 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows – On this day we remember and reflect on Mary's sorrows, especially as she saw Jesus die on the cross.  All mothers can imagine her horror and heartbreak as she helplessly watched the suffering of her son.  Mary was a sorrowful yet powerful figure at the cross. She stood fearlessly while others fled. Mary looked on her Son's wounds with pity, but saw in them the salvation of the world. As Jesus hung on the cross, Mary did not fear to be killed but offered herself to her persecutors.  There are many novena prayers available to ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’ which are especially comforting to people during times of dealing with their own loss or worry about loved ones.
 September 20 - Rosh Hashanah - The first of the Jewish High Holy Days that were listed in the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament, Rosh Hashanah, commonly called the Jewish New Year, is a joyous time of celebration and at the same time a season of reflection and solemnity. Jewish tradition holds that the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur are the “Days of Awe.” It is believed that God reviews the books of judgment on Rosh Hashanah and delivers final judgment on Yom Kippur. These 10 days are considered the last chance for a person to repent before God’s judgment falls, possibly resulting in the death of the disobedient in the coming year. It is believed that three books are opened and every person’s name is entered into one of the books: The Book of Life for the wicked, the Book of Life for the righteous or the Book of Life for the in-between.
        September 22 -  The fall equinox marks the first day of autumn. At this time the amount of nighttime and daytime (sunlight) are roughly equal to each other. 
“ It is the summer’s great last heat,
It is the fall’s first chill: They meet.”
–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
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