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Evangelizing at the SVDP new location (while St. Leos is still being "rebuilt" in a new location)
Hopefully this fall the new St. Leos in Detroit will be up and running. The location is still in Detroit at the Catholic Charity Works of Mercy. But meanwhile a very nice new SVDP store in Utica has opened its…
Read More →First outing
First outing at St. Mary’s Iowa. At annual chicken dinner. Give away a lot of miraculous medals. A few pamphlets. Had a few good conversation. I think it went pretty well.
Read More →Good That We Are Here - 2022-07-31
Though not many people ventured outside, we still reached some. So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. “Uwe” walked by, making pleasantries about the weather. God had granted us a slight cloud cover…
Read More →Welcome to SPSE-GR!
First Saint Paul Street Evangelization Grand Rapids Meeting 8/1/2022 While I’m directing people to our room, do the following: Email me now, at Birgittaville@protonmail.com ; Write SPSE in the Subject field and simply say “hello”. If you can’t email now, write your…
Read More →July 30 outing
Joseph Lipa (middle) and I (left) began handing out rosaries and Joseph was able to have a couple of interesting conversations. I began offering Miraculous medals when a young woman stopped to find out what it was. The Holy…
Read More →Will I Go to Hell? - 2022-07-24
Conversion is possible, but it takes God’s grace. So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. A homeless woman, who was missing most of her lower teeth and carrying cardboard sign and bedroll, stopped…
Read More →Ambler Farmer's Market July 30th, 2022
Deacon Mark and Nancy were joined by new teammate Allen in Ambler PA for street evangelization. Deacon Mark's home parish, St. Joseph, is in Ambler and the team hoped to get to meet and speak with passersby who lived in…
Read More →Crystal Frolics 2022
This report is from team member Phil: Just finished the Crystal Frolics. I estimate that about 40 rosaries were given away and also about 50 miraculous medals with chains. I am a little worn out so I do not…
Read More →Jesus, Still Relevant and Needed - 2022-07-17
Nonbelievers equate the Catholic Church with Christianity, our separated brethren are suspicious, and Catholics feel encouraged. So thankyou again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. After several days in a row of triple-digit weather, a very…
Read More →Free Food, Friendship, and Faith (July 14 & 21)
St Raphael Reaching for Faith (RFF) ministry, of which the parish SPSE is subset, hosts every few years Free Food, Friendship, and Faith nights where we give free hot dogs meals to people driving or walking by. This…
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