Hi, everyone:
How are you? On 7/22, I attended a speech from Fr. Wang Hepin at St. Joseph and felt it was very helpful. If anyone is interested, attached is the written summary of Fr. Wang's speech. The recording of his speech is posted online at http://voice.cccsj.org/
Enjoy and take care!
Huan
Dear All,
First, thank you Rae for sending out this notice. The
title of this workshop is quite attractive
spiritually. I personally will go.
Here is the planned schedule. For detailed information
of the workshop, please read the forwarded email
below.
09:00 am --- 09: 30 am Arrival /
Registration
09:30 am --- 12:00 noon Morning Session
12:00 ----- 02:00 pm Lunch / Break
02:00 pm -- 06:00 pm Afternoon Session
06:00 pm -- 06:30 pm Wrap up ---> Bye.....
06:30 pm onward ---> Dinner with Sr. Fu ( whoever wish
to come are welcome)
I need a head count and your choice of lunch box
(bento-style) below. PLEASE get back to me BY NEXT
MONDAY (8/20).
Cost for Each --> $ 6.00
Menu:-
#1 Vegetarian
#2 Fish & BBQ beef
#3 Pork & Fish
God bless,
Nick
This is a very rare opportunity to get in touch with
God, ourselves through our daily life experience.
It is a good start to attend some other longer time
retreat later. Try to make it. Life needs to move
on
in spiritual level also!!
Love in Christ Rae
Subject: Workshop--> Find God in your Life ( Aug
25,07)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:33:48 +0000
Dear coordinator in each the faith sharing group:
Can You please help to promote this event ? this
event can benefit a lot in the personal spiritual
growth. Thanks a lot!
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When : 8/25/07 ( 9 AM to 9 PM)
What : How to experience God's touch in yourDailyLife- St. Ignatius Spirituality.
Where : North Hall of St. Clare Church --> 941
Lexington Street, Santa Clara, 95050.
Who : Sr. Helen Fu
Sister Helen Fu has over 25 years experience inthisarea, please do not miss this opportunity; youwillfind God is very close to you; He is in your daily
life, you have to find Him, He is there.
Come and Taste by yourself, get first hand
experience on the "Good News" within your ownlife,then tell the others about it!!
______________________________________________________________________________
Dear All:
SJCCC South faith sharing group is serving this
event. Lu-Lu ( fm Frement) is offering her
service
to order the Lunch Box for us; In order to make
the
service better and more effective, can you please
help to let us know how many will be attend this
workshop from your faith sharing group and among
them how many would like Lu-lu to order Lunch box
for them( like #1 =5; #2=2; #3=2 total 9)? Can
you
please provide the count to us by next Monday
night
before mid-night? thanks
Pls send to the email address listed in below:
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Cost for Ea --> $ 6.00
Menu:-
#1 Vegetarian
#2 Fish & BBQ beef
#3 Pork & Fish
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Group Coordinated by
NW Shanguh
South Phyllis
North Tai-Er
West Terry Wang
( Terry, can you pls help to
coordinate the bible study group in the West?
I try to give Helen a call
but her Voice Mail Box is full; I do not have her
e-mail, thanks)
Light House 1 Jade
Light House 2 Nick
Conner Stone Maria
Sacred Heart School Jessica ( if any)
All other youth Group Isable ( can you also
cover
Jimmy's group? I do not have his e-mail)
Others Ray & Yung Ching
( Ray &Yung Ching, can you please pass
this
message to the other faith sharing group? thanks)
Thanks for all your help! With your help, we open
ourself to God to build a Christ Center community
in us.
Vicent and Maria:
Thank you for arranging the private meeting
scheduling, with your high Tech help, the
appointment schedule with Sr. Fu are handled
beautifully and effectively
God Bless you all!
Your sister in Christ,
Ana
Conversation with GOD
God: Hello. Did you call me?
Me: Called you? No.. Who is this?
God: This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I
will chat.
Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually
busy now. I am in the midst of something.
God: What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.
Me: Don't know. But I cant find free time. Life has
become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.
God: Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity
gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity
frees it.
Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the
way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant
messaging chat.
God: Well I wanted to resolve your! Fight for time, by
giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to
reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.
Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
God: Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is
what makes it complicated.
Me: why are we then constantly unhappy?
God: Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about
yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing.
Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not
happy.
Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much
uncertainty?
God: Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is
optional.
Me: But then, there is so much pain due to
uncertainty. .
God: Pain is inevitable able, but suffering is
optional.
Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people
always suffer?
God: Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold
cannot be purified without fire. Good people go
through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience
their life become better not bitter.
Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?
God: Yes. In every terms, Experience is a hard
teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons
afterwards.
Me: But still, why should we go through such tests?
Why can¡¦t we be free from problems?
God: Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering
Beneficial Lessons (to) Enhance Mental Strength. Inner
strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when
you! Are free from problems.
Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't
know where we are heading..
God: If you look outside you will not know where you
are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream.
Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart
provides insight.
Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more
than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
God: Success is a measure as decided by others.
Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing
the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you
rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work
with the clock.
Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
God: Always look at how far you have come rather than
how far you have to go. Always count your blessing,
not what you are missing.
Me: What surprises you about people?
God: when they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they
prosper, they never ask "Why me" Everyone wishes to
have truth on their side, but few want to be on the
side of the truth.
Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I cant
get the answer.
God: Seek not to find who you are, but to determine
who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to
why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of
discovery but a process of creation.
Me: How can I get the best out of life?
God: Face your past without regret. Handle your
present with confidence. Prepare for the future
without fear.
Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are
not answered.
God: There are no unanswered prayers. At times the
answer is NO.
Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.
God: Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear . Don't
believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a
mystery to solve not a problem to resolve. Trust me.
Life is wonderful if you know how to live. "Life is
not measured by the number of breaths we take but by
the moments that took our breath away!
