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In This Issue

1. Featured: It's Not Too Late to Donate for Giving Tuesday!
2. Story from the Street: Final Outing of the Season
3. Story from the Street: Sidewalk Prayer Station
1. Featured: It's Not Too Late to Donate for Giving Tuesday!
2. Story from the Street: Final Outing of the Season
3. Story from the Street: Sidewalk Prayer Station
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As many of you know, yesterday was Giving Tuesday. We'd like to thank all of those supporters who generously donated to our work of saving souls. Unfortunately, we fell $1000 short of our goal, and we're making one last effort to request donations. We're funded entirely by generous supporters like you! Whether you donate $5 or $500, every little bit helps our mission of evangelization.

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Thank you and have a very happy and blessed Advent season!

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Final Outing of the Season

Cuyahoga Falls, OH. It was very cold out but great to meet in Chagrin Falls with a few people from the St. Helen’s Newbury team. Traffic was brisk and everyone walked with a purpose. Very few people gave us a second glance, some even ignoring our hellos and offers for prayer.

I prayed with Brian who requested healing prayer for his father, Glen. Antonio stopped and spoke with us. He accepted a Miraculous Medal and literature on “Why Become Catholic” and “The Eucharist.” Antonio said he belonged to no church and just prayed on his own. My conversation with him led us to a discussion of what the “body of Christ” means and why we need “church” to help us. He also loved Scripture which led me to ask him about John 6:53-54. From there, we segued into “The Eucharist” being “one good reason” to be Catholic. Sue shared the beauty of Catholics reading the same Scripture at Mass throughout the world. We invited him to consider becoming a Catholic, and then prayed the “Our Father” together.

Rita had a lengthy encounter with a young couple. She writes:

“I am not accustomed to being completely ignored. Most of my surroundings are in polite society and so when someone acts as if they don’t hear me, I sometimes press…”Hello, sir?”. It can dampen the heart, much to my chagrin.

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Sidewalk Prayer Station

Ambler, PA. Dcn. Mark and I set up a prayer station on the sidewalk in Ambler, PA this past weekend. His parish, St. Joseph, was about a 1/2 block away. It was the first time that he’d done “sidewalk prayer station” evangelization near his parish. Usually the evangelization effort here is on door-to-door parishioner visits, but with the nice weather, it seemed an opportune moment to get out on the sidewalk and bear public witness on the main town thoroughfare. While there were many people that weren’t receptive, there were some who certainly were. We met a young nursing student, Katherine, who gladly accepted a Crucifix with a Miraculous Medal and prayers for her success in school. Another young woman, Elizabeth, asked for prayers to conceive. The team chatted with her about how joyful this prayer answered would be and about how St. Elizabeth had difficulty conceiving, but God answered her prayer in a big way. God please hear and answer our prayers!

An older couple walking with a baby stroller went by and the husband seemed a bit irritated by our presence. After passing, the wife came back and the team offered a Crucifix and a Miraculous Medal. She asked for prayers for her daughter Melissa’s healing from syncope. She mentioned that the grandbaby was a true miracle because her daughter, who was away for a birthday weekend, was quite disabled from her illness. Her daughter’s name is Melissa, which was quite a blessed coincidence as I also have a daughter Melissa, whose birthday was this weekend! The mom left then came back a little later, asking for a blessed medal for her daughter also. She exclaimed that if she didn’t have one for Melissa, then her daughter would be so disappointed. Of course our little team was happy to oblige. It is such a privilege for Our Lord to allow us to serve others through prayer, faith sharing, compassion, and little blessed anchors (medals) in life! The team also prayed with Sonny who goes to Dcn. Mark’s parish and owns an Indian restaurant in town. A young woman named Kate prayed with the team for peace on earth, in nation, in community, in life, in family, all around. What a kind and needed prayer. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us.

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