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August 2010
	August 1 - 4, 2010 - Torchbearers of the Queen - Retreat for High School Girls
	"I wish to gather about me an army of brave lovers, who as my torchbearers will enkindle the fire of Divine Love in the souls of men." [Click image for larger photo]
	Watch the young girls dance and sing the Torchbearers Song - SONG AND DANCE TOGETHER - this clip will play over and over again using Windows Media Player - click the CLOSE button when you are finished! [Click image to see Torchbearers sing and dance]
	"Into the Heart of Mary . . ." [Click image to listen to entire Torchbearers song]
July 2010
	July 31, 2010 - Ora et Labora Day
On July 31st, the Children of Mary had another Ora et Labora day. Two men came from Perry County - Jim Hamann and Joseph Smith - and they did a LOT of work and cleared a lot of brush for us. Their names are Jim Hamann discussing the project with Sr. Mary Teresa, and Joseph Smith with the weedwacker. Marilyn Crisafi from Cleveland, who came for a weekend retreat, helped us weed the flower gardens. [Click images for larger photos]
	Pilgrimage Each year in honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel the sisters make a pilgrimage. Every year we pray and ask Our Lord where He would have us go, and He always leads! This year we went to The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. When Bishop Schneider visited us two years ago, he encouraged us to go and see the Eucharistic Walk there. It was a wonderful pilgrimage! We first went to Fr. Corapi's conference in Cincinnati and stayed two nights with the Little Sisters of the Poor. They take a forth vow of hospitality, and they live that now beautifully! Then we went to the Shrine and enjoyed the hospitality of the Poor Clares, and visited the Benedictine monks at a nearby abbey and chanted Office with them. On the way home we stayed in the guest quarters of the Fathers of Mercy in KY and saw their beatiful new chapel. God is good! We were edified by the love and hospitality of our brother and sister religious in all of these communities. May the Lord bless their ministries! The Sisters stopped to admire a rainbow as they left the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. [Click image for larger photo]
	One of the Sisters pondering our Lord's suffering at an outdoor crucifix at EWTN. [Click image for larger photo]
	The Sisters before the welcoming statue of the Child Jesus holding out His Heart to all who come. [Click image for larger photo]
	Bishop Olmsted Visits Children of Mary On Friday, July 9th, it was with great joy that we welcomed Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix to our land! He arrived at 3:00pm and adored Our Lord with us and then we prayed Evening Prayer and he offered Holy Mass. It was beautiful, to share this time of prayer and adoration with a shepherd of the Church. We then gave him a tour of the land and shared supper and talked at length. An exciting thing he is doing is requiring all who come asking to be married in the Church to attend a course in Theology of the Body. He told us that as is normal these days, unfortunately, 90% - 95% of the couples are co-habitating. The good news is that by the end of the first day, only 20% intend to continue to do so. (Hopefully by the end of the course none of those will make that choice.) Pray with us that this course will become the norm for all dioceses and that this one action alone will help transform the Church and the world. There is that potential to transform, we believe, if all Catholics would embrace Pope John Paul II's beautiful insights into the deeper meaning of sexuality. Please, Lord, in your mercy, teach us about the wisdom and beauty of creation.
June 2010
	June 26, 2010 - Ora et Labora Day
On June 26th, the Children of Mary had another Ora et Labora day. Several friends came with much-needed help for several chores. [Click images for larger photos]
	June 24, 2010 - New Picnic Tables Arrive On June 24th, several new picnic tables arrived at the Children of Mary convent. Here, Wayne Lupher of C&W Wood Werks, removes the straps holding the picnic tables in place on the truck. [Click image for larger photo]
	Re-Roofing the Sawmill Same day - volunteers Tyler DeLong and Wes Baker from Mount Vernon began the task of re-roofing the sawmill building. Wes and his wife are recent converts, and Tyler and his wife will be starting instructions to join the church soon. How wonderful! [Click image for larger photo]
	Christening the New Picnic Tables Later in the afternoon, everyone gathered to share a wonderful dessert prepared by the Sisters - and to see if those picnic tables (and benches) really worked . . . [Click image for larger photo]
	. . . while Tyler and Wes shared their conversion stories! [Click image for larger photo]
May 2010
	May 27, 2010 - Spring Stations of the Cross On May 27th, several women from St. Edward the Confessor parish came to Children of Mary to share a potluck picnic, celebrate Mary's month by crowning Our Blessed Mother, and pray the Stations of the Cross at the outdoor stations. The day concluded with Adoration at the outdoor altar at the top of the stations hill. What a wonderful day this was! [Click image to see more pictures of the day]
March 2010 [Click image to see more pictures of the day]
	March 25, 2010 - Solemnity of the Annunciation On this day when Our Lady said her 'yes' to the plan of the Father, two sisters of the Children of Mary made their first profession of vows. Sister Francine is now Sister Mary Teresa and Sister Tracy is now Sister Philomena Maria. [Click image to see more pictures from the Profession celebration]
February 2010
	Cloister Blessing Bishop Frederick Campbell comes to Children of Mary to bless their new cloister addition [Click image to see pictures from the celebration after the blessing of the cloister]
January 2010
	Children of Mary Log Chapel, Welcome Center, and Cloister The sisters have moved into the new cloister section of the convent. [Click HERE to see photos of the chapel under construction.] [Click HERE to see photos of the cloister under construction.]
December 2009
	Manger Scene in Children of Mary Chapel Sister Francine, Sister Tracy and a vocation retreatant, Melissa, made and decorated the cave with donated figures - it was beautiful! [Click image for larger photo]
October 2009
	Coming Home Network Conference
	The Children of Mary attended the Coming Home Network Conference at the Hilton in October. It was a great conference. We put up the Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles and prepared the adoration chapel. Many came to adore Our Lord during the conference. The chapel was beautiful, with soft sacred music playing, the smell of incense, and most important, Our Eucharistic King was enthroned and overjoyed with so many of His People coming to return love for Love! [Click images for larger photos]
September 2009
	Divine Mercy Presentation Tim McAndrew giving the Divine Mercy presentation to some friends. [Click image for larger photo]
	Saint Paul Outreach Men Help Saint Paul Outreach men helping clear a trail through the woods. [Click image for larger photo]

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