Hello,
I hope things are going well in Jefferson City. My crazy travels continue this week in St. Louis as I'm helping with a program called Young Neighbors In Action (http://youngneighbors.org)
I'll write more about this when I return. In the mean time...BE GOOD!
Shannon
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Shannon's Adventures in Houston!
Some of you may have noticed that I am not around this week. That's because I was invited to speak and perform at the Youth Convention for the Diocese of Beaumont in Texas. I'm having a great time, and wrote about it on my other blog. If you're interested, go to the Oddblog and check it out.
-Shannon
-Shannon
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
No Youth Group Tomorrow
Just to let you know, there will be no Youth Group tomorrow. Most of the group is still recovering from their experience in Mississippi. This means, though, that there won't be another meeting until Wednesday, July 19th.
-Shannon
-Shannon
Monday, June 19, 2006
Our Teens at Youth Sing Praise
Hello!
We want to send out Congratulations to Marianne Cline and Natalie Eickhoff for being chosen to participate in the 2006 Youth Sing Praise presentation of “Magdalena”. Also participating is, Julia Tolksdorf from St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The performance will take place at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL this Saturday, June 24th at 7pm. This week, which started on Saturday for Marianne, Natalie, and Julia, will be filled with lots of rehearsals, community building, small group time, and prayer. The teens are surrounded by an experienced staff of theatrical and music directors, youth ministers, and volunteers. As I mentioned earlier, the week culminates with a performance on Saturday. This performance annually draws three to four thousand people.
You can see pictures of the teens (which are updated daily) by clicking here. You can contact them via e-mail by following directions:
1. write a message and put "youthsingpraise@snows.org" in the "TO" box.
2. Put the name of the person your are writing to in the subject line. If you don't, your e-mail will be read by a staff member to determine who the recipient is.
Lastly, I would like to encourage you to see their performance on Saturday. It's a little bit out of the way, but I know that they really appreciate the effort. If you need directions to the Shrine, click here.
-Shannon
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Waveland - Day 6
This morning, most of the Youth Group work up and got moving. I say most, because one couldn't answer the bell. As soon as they (mostly) got up, Aaron and Kevin headed to the work site to get working on the bathroom, while Susan, Laura, Megan, and Danielle, went to Sonic to get a bite to eat. Once at Sonic, our women quickly realized that Josh wasn't with them. Apparently, Josh had missed all the commotion of waking up and was still sleeping in the tent. The girls went back to St. Clare's, woke Josh up and started their day.
The day involved mostly touch up work. They fixed a screen door, and grouted the tile in the bathroom ( I hope I said that right). Then Kathy, the homeowner, bought their lunch, and they all said goodbye. Apparently it was a very emotional farewell. Kathy presented them all with gifts. Susan and Laura each received an antique teacup and saucer that had survived the storm inside a curio cabinet. Everyone else received a DVD of the storm. They then went back to St. Clare's, cleaned up their sleeping areas, packed, and headed for home.
It's currently 9:53pm on Saturday, and the group is on the road somewhere between Waveland and Jefferson City. They plan to arrive home sometime tomorrow (Sunday) morning, attend one of the Masses at St. Peter's, and head home.
I cannot say enough how proud we should all be of this group. They went to Mississippi with the idea that they would help people in need, but will return with so much more. If you see one of them around in the next few weeks or months, you should thank them for doing such a great job in representing this parish and our Catholic Church.
The day involved mostly touch up work. They fixed a screen door, and grouted the tile in the bathroom ( I hope I said that right). Then Kathy, the homeowner, bought their lunch, and they all said goodbye. Apparently it was a very emotional farewell. Kathy presented them all with gifts. Susan and Laura each received an antique teacup and saucer that had survived the storm inside a curio cabinet. Everyone else received a DVD of the storm. They then went back to St. Clare's, cleaned up their sleeping areas, packed, and headed for home.
It's currently 9:53pm on Saturday, and the group is on the road somewhere between Waveland and Jefferson City. They plan to arrive home sometime tomorrow (Sunday) morning, attend one of the Masses at St. Peter's, and head home.
I cannot say enough how proud we should all be of this group. They went to Mississippi with the idea that they would help people in need, but will return with so much more. If you see one of them around in the next few weeks or months, you should thank them for doing such a great job in representing this parish and our Catholic Church.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Waveland - Day 5
The story of the Youth Group on Friday actually starts on Thursday. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the Youth Group went back to work after eating dinner last night. They worked until around 10:15pm, which gave them about 13 1/2 hours of work on the day. They fell into bed last night, got up this morning, and hit it again. An interesting aside involves Sophomore, Josh Thomas. After working all day yesterday, Josh went right to bed after working and got up this morning with everyone else. Because they went right to work, he didn't have a chance to shower. On the way to the site he asked (in all seriousness), "Does anyone smell that...it smells like a wet dog." Apparently, HE was the wet dog. Susan and Laura told him that if he didn't shower tonight, they would scrub him down with sand.
As for the work of the day, there was a lot to report on. The group spent the day putting glass in panes, painting, and fixing french doors. The teens were once again affirmed for their work ethic. The local work organizer said that she is going to have to re-configure her work schedule because of how much our group accomplished. That woman, who is in Mississippi on a three year contract, said that when our group comes back, they are welcome to stay at her place if they have no where else to stay. She really things a lot of them. It sounds like EVERYONE thinks a lot of them.
They also continued to build a relationship with the homeowner, Kathy Rhoads. All week long they have been hearing stories of how the hurricane affected, not only her, but her community as well. She has told them stories of how both of her neighbors drowned and about the many other horrifying things that she had to witness because of Hurricane Katrina. They have all been personally touched by all that they have heard and seen.
As I've mentioned before, there might be a return trip to Mississippi sometime in the Fall or Spring. This would be good, not only for us as a parish, but for the city of Waveland as well. It turns out that the Federal Government pays the city if Waveland $18.75 for every hour of volunteer work that they receive. Our group has worked more than forty hours this week, but lets suppose that that is it. That means that our group, at a minimum, has earned Waveland a total $5,250. That's awesome. If we can bring more young people next time, who knows what we can do.
The Youth Group is really making us proud. Please continue to pray for them, especially as they begin their journey home tomorrow.
As for the work of the day, there was a lot to report on. The group spent the day putting glass in panes, painting, and fixing french doors. The teens were once again affirmed for their work ethic. The local work organizer said that she is going to have to re-configure her work schedule because of how much our group accomplished. That woman, who is in Mississippi on a three year contract, said that when our group comes back, they are welcome to stay at her place if they have no where else to stay. She really things a lot of them. It sounds like EVERYONE thinks a lot of them.
They also continued to build a relationship with the homeowner, Kathy Rhoads. All week long they have been hearing stories of how the hurricane affected, not only her, but her community as well. She has told them stories of how both of her neighbors drowned and about the many other horrifying things that she had to witness because of Hurricane Katrina. They have all been personally touched by all that they have heard and seen.
As I've mentioned before, there might be a return trip to Mississippi sometime in the Fall or Spring. This would be good, not only for us as a parish, but for the city of Waveland as well. It turns out that the Federal Government pays the city if Waveland $18.75 for every hour of volunteer work that they receive. Our group has worked more than forty hours this week, but lets suppose that that is it. That means that our group, at a minimum, has earned Waveland a total $5,250. That's awesome. If we can bring more young people next time, who knows what we can do.
The Youth Group is really making us proud. Please continue to pray for them, especially as they begin their journey home tomorrow.
Why Are There No Pictures?
The parish has recently learned that there is a diocesan school policy which states that schools cannot place pictures of minors (those under the age of 18) on the internet, even with parental permission. We are working to get clarification as to whether or not this applies to the whole parish, or only to school. Until then, we have eliminated all pictures of youth from the site. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.
-Shannon
-Shannon
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Waveland - Day 4
Today provided another full day for your mission team. Again, spending the entire day at the home of Kathy Rhoads, the youth group painted rooms and put plywood down to provide the subflooring in two rooms. By week's end, they will replace the subflooring in the entire house. I talked with Aaron Dunn tonight at around 6pm. They were finishing with dinner and were planning to go back to Kathy's house to paint her bathroom and replace a door that cracked when it fell over last night.
Because they are sleeping in tents, they have to deal with the realities of nature, namely crickets. Apparently, because the crickets weren't helping them sleep, Josh and Kevin spent about twenty minutes last night killing crickets.
After spending some time looking for a place to eat tonight, they ended up at a restaurant called Chop Stick Buffet. When they sent Josh in to get a menu for pricing, a gentleman came out with him and invited them in. After learning why they were in Waveland, the man gave them a twenty percent discount on their food and didn't charge them any task. If you look back through the previous posts, it's not hard to pick up a spirit of gratefulness among the people of Mississippi.
The Youth Group is working very hard and having an amazing experience. They know that they will work tomorrow and think probably a little bit on Saturday. The talk right now is that they will head home starting Saturday night, arriving home sometime on Sunday. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue this important work.
Because they are sleeping in tents, they have to deal with the realities of nature, namely crickets. Apparently, because the crickets weren't helping them sleep, Josh and Kevin spent about twenty minutes last night killing crickets.
After spending some time looking for a place to eat tonight, they ended up at a restaurant called Chop Stick Buffet. When they sent Josh in to get a menu for pricing, a gentleman came out with him and invited them in. After learning why they were in Waveland, the man gave them a twenty percent discount on their food and didn't charge them any task. If you look back through the previous posts, it's not hard to pick up a spirit of gratefulness among the people of Mississippi.
The Youth Group is working very hard and having an amazing experience. They know that they will work tomorrow and think probably a little bit on Saturday. The talk right now is that they will head home starting Saturday night, arriving home sometime on Sunday. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue this important work.
Waveland - Day 3
On Wednesday, the youth group spent the entire day at Kathy's house. As you might remember, Kathy Rhoads is the woman who is living in a FEMA trailer while her father's house is refurbished. I talked with Laura Luebbert who gave me a little more of a background on Kathy.
Kathy was the 1st Grade teacher at Waveland Elementary, a school that has been washed away. After her home was destroyed by the hurricane, she went to collect her insurance claim. While she did receive money from her Homeowner's Insurance (enough to pay off the mortgage), she did have to haggle with Allstate Insurance, eventually losing out. Kathy had flood insurance, but the Allstate agent told her that her house had been destroyed by wind, therefore making her ineligible to collect any money. This is the reality for thousands of displaced Gulf Coast residents.
After the hurricane, she went to live with her brother, but found that his house had four feet of water in it. She lived there for two weeks, before moving in to her father's house, which had two feet of standing water in it when she arrived. They managed to pump the water out, allowing them to live in it for three months. While they lived there, the watched the development of the mold as it grew across their ceiling, changing colors every couple of weeks. After a while, volunteers from one of the area churches came by to clean up the mold. Incredible.
Prior to our group arriving, a (previously mentioned) group from St. Bart's in Indiana placed and sanded all of the sheet rock in Kathy's home. This allowed our group to start painting when they arrived. Yesterday, they painted the kitchen, dining room, and bedroom. Laura spent the entire day painting Kathy's ceiling. They also helped Kathy pick out paint colors for the rest of their house. Kathy ended up making lunch for the group and told them that she had prayed for angels to life her up, and she considers our kids to be the answer to those prayers.
At one point, they sent Aaron Dunn to Home Depot to get some much needed supplies. There IS a hardware store in Waveland, but apparently it's pretty lacking. Therefore they have to go to the Home Depot on Gulf Port, which is about twenty miles out of their way. Apparently on his way back to Waveland, he made a wrong turn and ended up driving completely out of his way. This prompted his calling Susan and asking "Am I supposed to be passing N.A.S.A?"
The teens ended their day by hanging out at the home of one of Aaron's wife Carrie's relatives. This family fed them a barbeque dinner and let them swim in their pool.
Please continue to pray for them, and remember to check back tomorrow for another update.
Kathy was the 1st Grade teacher at Waveland Elementary, a school that has been washed away. After her home was destroyed by the hurricane, she went to collect her insurance claim. While she did receive money from her Homeowner's Insurance (enough to pay off the mortgage), she did have to haggle with Allstate Insurance, eventually losing out. Kathy had flood insurance, but the Allstate agent told her that her house had been destroyed by wind, therefore making her ineligible to collect any money. This is the reality for thousands of displaced Gulf Coast residents.
After the hurricane, she went to live with her brother, but found that his house had four feet of water in it. She lived there for two weeks, before moving in to her father's house, which had two feet of standing water in it when she arrived. They managed to pump the water out, allowing them to live in it for three months. While they lived there, the watched the development of the mold as it grew across their ceiling, changing colors every couple of weeks. After a while, volunteers from one of the area churches came by to clean up the mold. Incredible.
Prior to our group arriving, a (previously mentioned) group from St. Bart's in Indiana placed and sanded all of the sheet rock in Kathy's home. This allowed our group to start painting when they arrived. Yesterday, they painted the kitchen, dining room, and bedroom. Laura spent the entire day painting Kathy's ceiling. They also helped Kathy pick out paint colors for the rest of their house. Kathy ended up making lunch for the group and told them that she had prayed for angels to life her up, and she considers our kids to be the answer to those prayers.
At one point, they sent Aaron Dunn to Home Depot to get some much needed supplies. There IS a hardware store in Waveland, but apparently it's pretty lacking. Therefore they have to go to the Home Depot on Gulf Port, which is about twenty miles out of their way. Apparently on his way back to Waveland, he made a wrong turn and ended up driving completely out of his way. This prompted his calling Susan and asking "Am I supposed to be passing N.A.S.A?"
The teens ended their day by hanging out at the home of one of Aaron's wife Carrie's relatives. This family fed them a barbeque dinner and let them swim in their pool.
Please continue to pray for them, and remember to check back tomorrow for another update.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Waveland - Day 2
The Youth Group is on a mission! According to Susan Bethards, the teens are working extremely hard and are as determined as ever to make a difference in Waveland.
Their morning began with Mass(in a tent) at St. Clare's. They, then, headed to the future home of Kathy Rhoads. When Katrina hit, Kathy's house was completely destroyed, leaving only the slab. Her father's house was hit as well, but it was deemed to be salvagable. Since the hurricane, Kathy has been living in a FEMA trailer in front of her house. In a couple of months, that tent will be taken away. Kathy is trying to refurbish her father's house so that she'll have a place to live in a couple of months. This is where the youth group comes in. Our youth group, along with a youth group from St. Bartholomew's Parish from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will be exclusively focusing on Kathy's house for the rest of the week.
Today, the girls spent the day painting the inside and outside of Kathy's house. They also hung 11 doors and installed door knobs for all of them. The guys spent the day re-tiling 3/4's of the house.
For the rest of the week, the group intends to paint the ceiling, work on the kitchen, work on the adjoining dining room, and completely redo the bathroom.
It's interesting to note that some of the locals described our youth as handing themselves like "professionals". That's pretty cool.
As I've said before, please continue to pray for them, their efforts, and especially the residents of the Gulf Coast. Check back tomorrow for another update.
-Shannon
Their morning began with Mass(in a tent) at St. Clare's. They, then, headed to the future home of Kathy Rhoads. When Katrina hit, Kathy's house was completely destroyed, leaving only the slab. Her father's house was hit as well, but it was deemed to be salvagable. Since the hurricane, Kathy has been living in a FEMA trailer in front of her house. In a couple of months, that tent will be taken away. Kathy is trying to refurbish her father's house so that she'll have a place to live in a couple of months. This is where the youth group comes in. Our youth group, along with a youth group from St. Bartholomew's Parish from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will be exclusively focusing on Kathy's house for the rest of the week.
Today, the girls spent the day painting the inside and outside of Kathy's house. They also hung 11 doors and installed door knobs for all of them. The guys spent the day re-tiling 3/4's of the house.
For the rest of the week, the group intends to paint the ceiling, work on the kitchen, work on the adjoining dining room, and completely redo the bathroom.
It's interesting to note that some of the locals described our youth as handing themselves like "professionals". That's pretty cool.
As I've said before, please continue to pray for them, their efforts, and especially the residents of the Gulf Coast. Check back tomorrow for another update.
-Shannon
Monday, June 12, 2006
Waveland - Day 1
Today the youth group got to work in a big way. The girls and guys all split up and did different tasks. The girls, who consist of Susan Bethards, Laura Luebbert, Megan Dampf, and Danielle Schepers, spent time painting a woman's house in muggy, 91 degree temperatures. The boys, who consist of Aaron Dunn, Kevin Krumm, and Josh Thomas, built a drain pipe and laid drain tile for a house that had taken on 5 1/2 feet of water.
I talked with Susan at around 5:30pm this evening. She reported that everyone was doing very well. They are all exhausted, hungry, and ready to jump back at it tomorrow. She also reported that, although they are not looking for praise of any kind, they have been showered with appreciation. Today, which is only day one, they were given TWO cakes! Things are going very well.
Come on back tomorrow for another update!
I talked with Susan at around 5:30pm this evening. She reported that everyone was doing very well. They are all exhausted, hungry, and ready to jump back at it tomorrow. She also reported that, although they are not looking for praise of any kind, they have been showered with appreciation. Today, which is only day one, they were given TWO cakes! Things are going very well.
Come on back tomorrow for another update!
The Youth Group in Mississippi - Revised
I just received a call from Susan Bethards who informed me that the Youth Group will not only be working in Waveland, Mississippi, but they will be staying there as well. You might all remember Waveland from an effort that St. Peter Church, along with other Jefferson City-area organizations, created to help re-build that community. That product of that effort is an organization called Jeff City Helps. That organization has raised a lot of money to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and has directed that money specifically to the community of Waveland.
Susan said that there's still a great deal of work to do, and the youth are very excited about getting in and helping. I've included a picture of St. Clare Church for you. the parish is now having Mass in a tent. Nearly all of the homes in the area were destroyed, forcing most families to stay in a FEMA tent in front of their house.
I'll give updates as often as I can. Please keep checking back.
Emily is Leaving the Hospital
This was posted today on Emily Schepers' website:
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 07:18 AM, CDT
These past two weeks have been so crazy. One minute I am healthy and the next I need a whole new liver. I don't remember much of the surgery weekend but I do remember hearing how there were prayer services and people were always praying and thinking about me and I really appreciate it. It has definetly been a life changing experience but my one true hope is that everything will just go back to normal. I don't feel and different except for a little pain. I still like, look, and feel the same as I did before the surgery. I am so thankful and eternally grateful to the doctors and organ donor because without them I wouldn't get to see the age of 16!
All the nurses have been extremely wonderful. But let me tell you something. I am tired of them. I want to sleep all night. I don't want them to pop in and check on me anymore. That can be my mom and dads job. But, they are truely wonderful people.
I must be one of the luckiest people in the world to have friends that care this much about me. I think some of you guys are even more excited about me coming home as I myself have been. I hope we have a blast the rest of the summer and have as many parties as possible.
My dad comes from a family of 12 kids and my mom from a family of 8. We didn't have to worry about anything which you would not believe how much stress that took off. I may only have one brother but it seems like I have many close family. I am so grateful to have such a large and loving family to count on.
Thanks everyone for all your thoughts, calls, prayer, and time. You really made my time in the hospital a lot easier. I appreciate all the website messages, e-mails, and cards. It was something I could look forward to reading everyday. This will be my last update to the website as I am ready to move on with my life. Thanks and see ya soon.
This is Bev, it looks like we will be released from the hospital some time today. We may even be able to come home by the end of the week. Thanks to all for the love, support, and prayers that we have received. We will see you in Jeff City!!
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 07:18 AM, CDT
These past two weeks have been so crazy. One minute I am healthy and the next I need a whole new liver. I don't remember much of the surgery weekend but I do remember hearing how there were prayer services and people were always praying and thinking about me and I really appreciate it. It has definetly been a life changing experience but my one true hope is that everything will just go back to normal. I don't feel and different except for a little pain. I still like, look, and feel the same as I did before the surgery. I am so thankful and eternally grateful to the doctors and organ donor because without them I wouldn't get to see the age of 16!
All the nurses have been extremely wonderful. But let me tell you something. I am tired of them. I want to sleep all night. I don't want them to pop in and check on me anymore. That can be my mom and dads job. But, they are truely wonderful people.
I must be one of the luckiest people in the world to have friends that care this much about me. I think some of you guys are even more excited about me coming home as I myself have been. I hope we have a blast the rest of the summer and have as many parties as possible.
My dad comes from a family of 12 kids and my mom from a family of 8. We didn't have to worry about anything which you would not believe how much stress that took off. I may only have one brother but it seems like I have many close family. I am so grateful to have such a large and loving family to count on.
Thanks everyone for all your thoughts, calls, prayer, and time. You really made my time in the hospital a lot easier. I appreciate all the website messages, e-mails, and cards. It was something I could look forward to reading everyday. This will be my last update to the website as I am ready to move on with my life. Thanks and see ya soon.
This is Bev, it looks like we will be released from the hospital some time today. We may even be able to come home by the end of the week. Thanks to all for the love, support, and prayers that we have received. We will see you in Jeff City!!
The Youth Group In Mississippi
On Saturday evening, four youth and three adults from this parish traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi for a week of service to help in the rebuilding process in the Gulf Coast. While it wasn't exactly clear what type of work they would be doing for the week, the group was confident that they would be working in Waveland, a town being supported by an organization in Jefferson City called Jeff City Helps. The picture on the left shows part of the parish grounds at St. Clare Church in Waveland, MS. You can find more pictures and more opportunities to help by going to:
http://jeffcityhelps.org
Keep checking in on this blog for periodic updates on the work that the Youth Group is doing. We will also post pictures of their efforts here, and on the parish youth ministry website, when they return. Please keep the Youth Group, as well as the community that they are supporting, in your prayers during this week.
-Shannon
Saturday, June 10, 2006
A Great Week
This week, dozens of teens and adults led 160 children through Vacation Bible School at St. Peter's. The theme of the week was "Fiesta: Where Kids Are Fired Up About Jesus". As you might imagine, the week included a lot of singing, learning about bible points, making crafts, and eating snacks. The program went really well.
The teenagers who were involved included Cara Berhorst, Jennifer Lepper, Rachel Pattyson, Courtney Luebbert, Jessica Roberts, Ashley Lute, Dayla Gerstner, Hannah Nacy, Kara Hunton, Karli Hunton, and Mallory Keeney. They all did a great job. Thanks also should be extended to Becky Pfenenger, and all of the Station Leaders who made this Vacation Bible School one to remember.
If you would like to help with Vacation Bible School in the future, feel free to contact me with my information in the right hand column.
-Shannon
The teenagers who were involved included Cara Berhorst, Jennifer Lepper, Rachel Pattyson, Courtney Luebbert, Jessica Roberts, Ashley Lute, Dayla Gerstner, Hannah Nacy, Kara Hunton, Karli Hunton, and Mallory Keeney. They all did a great job. Thanks also should be extended to Becky Pfenenger, and all of the Station Leaders who made this Vacation Bible School one to remember.
If you would like to help with Vacation Bible School in the future, feel free to contact me with my information in the right hand column.
-Shannon
Friday, June 09, 2006
A Message from Emily Schepers
This was posted on the "journal" page of the website that was set up for Emily Schepers:
FRIDAY, JUNE 09, 2006 08:41 AM, CDT
Today is Friday, June 9. The doctors aren't for sure but I might get out Monday. I am going to be staying in St. Louis a week to two weeks. Everything is really good. I feel a lot better! It was very wonderful to read all the letters and messages. I've been pretty busy so its not been too boring sitting in the room.
I have had lots of nurses and they are all very good and treat me good. I am not sure what we will do today. Still waiting on the doctor to come. He said a couple days ago that is was not a bad thing if we didn't see him much.
I will up-date again later if anything changes. Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts.
Emily!!
FRIDAY, JUNE 09, 2006 08:41 AM, CDT
Today is Friday, June 9. The doctors aren't for sure but I might get out Monday. I am going to be staying in St. Louis a week to two weeks. Everything is really good. I feel a lot better! It was very wonderful to read all the letters and messages. I've been pretty busy so its not been too boring sitting in the room.
I have had lots of nurses and they are all very good and treat me good. I am not sure what we will do today. Still waiting on the doctor to come. He said a couple days ago that is was not a bad thing if we didn't see him much.
I will up-date again later if anything changes. Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts.
Emily!!
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Thursday Fun
Here's something that my friend Orin posted on our Oddwalk Oddblog a few weeks ago. It just a little bit of fun:
10 puns
1. Two vultures board an airplane; each is carrying two dead raccoons.The stewardess looks at them and says, "I'm sorry,gentlemen, only one carrion allowed per passenger."
2. Two boll weevils grew up in the deep South. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too.
4. A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."
5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a rootcanal? He wanted to transcend dental medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off."Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes toa family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan,you've seen Ahmal."
8. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close.They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close.Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd beback if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.
9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He alsoate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him ... A super callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
10. The folks at the San Diego zoo heard about some immortal dolphins down in the Amazon, so they sent a guy down to bring some back for the zoo.After a difficult trip, he was able to find them, and brought them back. But soon after they got back to San Diego, they started to die. The zoo sent a team down to the Amazon, and determined that some enzymes in the feces of Mynah birds, which dropped into the water, was what kept the porpoises alive. So the team went hunting for some of the Mynah birds to bring back to the zoo. Meanwhile, up in San Diego, a lion had escaped from the state-run zoo, and was having a grand old time gallivanting around town, terrorizing everyone. He eventually got tired, and lay down to take a nap - right in front of the San Diego zoo entrance.The team lead got back from the Amazon with the Mynah birds, and had to step over the lion in order to get into the zoo. He was immediately arrested for transporting mynahs over state lions for immortal porpoises.
10 puns
1. Two vultures board an airplane; each is carrying two dead raccoons.The stewardess looks at them and says, "I'm sorry,gentlemen, only one carrion allowed per passenger."
2. Two boll weevils grew up in the deep South. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too.
4. A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."
5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a rootcanal? He wanted to transcend dental medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off."Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes toa family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan,you've seen Ahmal."
8. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close.They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close.Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd beback if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.
9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He alsoate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him ... A super callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
10. The folks at the San Diego zoo heard about some immortal dolphins down in the Amazon, so they sent a guy down to bring some back for the zoo.After a difficult trip, he was able to find them, and brought them back. But soon after they got back to San Diego, they started to die. The zoo sent a team down to the Amazon, and determined that some enzymes in the feces of Mynah birds, which dropped into the water, was what kept the porpoises alive. So the team went hunting for some of the Mynah birds to bring back to the zoo. Meanwhile, up in San Diego, a lion had escaped from the state-run zoo, and was having a grand old time gallivanting around town, terrorizing everyone. He eventually got tired, and lay down to take a nap - right in front of the San Diego zoo entrance.The team lead got back from the Amazon with the Mynah birds, and had to step over the lion in order to get into the zoo. He was immediately arrested for transporting mynahs over state lions for immortal porpoises.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Youth Group Tomorrow!
Just a reminder that the St. Peter's High School Youth Group meets tomorrow, June 7th from 6-7:30pm in the Parish Life Center. Any High School student is welcome to attend. For more information on this or any youth ministry event or activity, follow this link below:
http://stpeterteens.blogspot.com/2006/05/leap-into-21st-century.html
-Shannon
http://stpeterteens.blogspot.com/2006/05/leap-into-21st-century.html
-Shannon
Monday, June 05, 2006
An Update on Emily Schepers
I talked today with an aunt of Emily Schepers. She confirmed that Emily's recovery continues to go well and that we should definitely keep up the prayers. She did say, however, that Emily would not be receiving any visitors (beyond immediate family) until further notice. There are a lot of very sick people in the ward where Emily is staying and they are trying to minimize the contact with anyone or anything that isn't sterile.
You can check periodically on Emily's website to find out when you may visit. When the time comes, they will post the information there. For now, please continue to pray. You may also go to that website and sign the guestbook. That sort of communication is strongly encouraged. I'll let you know more when I find out.
-Shannon
You can check periodically on Emily's website to find out when you may visit. When the time comes, they will post the information there. For now, please continue to pray. You may also go to that website and sign the guestbook. That sort of communication is strongly encouraged. I'll let you know more when I find out.
-Shannon
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Emily Schepers
Many of you already know about the fact that Emily Schepers, a sophomore in the parish, was found to have Wilson's Disease. Emily was taken from University Hospital in Columbia to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, and then on to St. Louis Children's Hospital, also in St. Louis. The disease required her to have a liver transplant within five to seven days. After only two or three days, four possible livers were found and tested. I am told that a liver was selected and Emily received her transplant last night. Everything appears to be alright this morning. Emily is resting and the medical staff is being very cautious. Therefore, they aren't accepting any visitors who aren't immediate family members. We can help her, however, by continuing to pray for her and her recovery.
There is a way, though, that you can communicate with her. St. Louis Children's Hospital has a website set up for her. You can find it at:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/emilyschepers
When you get there, click on "guestbook" towards the top and follow the instructions.
If you would like to "snail mail" her a card or letter, the address is:
Emily Schepers
c/o St. Louis Children's Hospital
1 Child Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
See ya,
Shannon
There is a way, though, that you can communicate with her. St. Louis Children's Hospital has a website set up for her. You can find it at:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/emilyschepers
When you get there, click on "guestbook" towards the top and follow the instructions.
If you would like to "snail mail" her a card or letter, the address is:
Emily Schepers
c/o St. Louis Children's Hospital
1 Child Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
See ya,
Shannon
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