Youth 2000 - dateline: Hendersonville, TN

Tonight we arrived safely in Middle Tennessee at our hotel and were greeting by smiling and laughing Franciscans with their ropes (cinctures), sandals, and sunny dispositions. We had a full evening with music, an awesome mass, a beautiful version of the scriptural rosary, a short break, and then a cool meditation on the road to Amaaus presented through the lens of the exposition of the most blessed sacrament. Wow! Way cool... and we still have all day tomorrow and then mass on Sunday too. I thought I was seeing double until I learned that we have twins with us. Freaked me out as I'm driving the longest Chevy van ever made. Our trusty GPS unit "Shirley" has been faithful so we are not as lost as we might seem. I expect good things to come from our next few days and we pray that those participating at Sleepless are gaining much and having fun as we are. Unlike those at Sleepless, however, it's time for this old man to head to bed... so God Bless! pat :)

odette's new home coming up!!!

KCHS Haiti Mission Departs 1/27/07!!!

There will be 11 of us heading down to Boucan-Carre, Haiti Saturday morning early. Please pray for the following:
1. That we all have a safe and healthy trip. 2. That the students are deeply touched for life by the people they encounter and the things they see in Haiti. 3. That the people of Boucan-Carre are left with a good impression of our school and especially its students. Lord hear Our Prayer...

map to the warehouse for the Hope for Haiti Mission

http://pmrphoto.com/map1

March For Life

Those of you that are going tomorrow, please remember to bring some sandwiches, something to sleep on, and some moderate clothes to sleep in while we're at the school. I'm excited for my first road trip with you guys... See you on the bus!

Haiti Mission Warehouse packing day

We had a great turnout this morning at our warehouse on Grand Ave. in the Fort Sanders area. I think there were about 15 KCHS students there and we got a ton of work done. We packed up six pallets full of medical supplies as well as packed about 1200 pairs of shoes, all bound for Boucan-Carre, Haiti. My sincere thanks to you all for coming today. I'll figure out how to post those service hours next week. We'll have another one soon! Thanks again to all! Pat

Haiti Mission Trip

I would ask all of you to pray for the success of our first all-KCHS Mission trip to Boucan-Carre Haiti. Ten of us will depart Knoxville for Haiti on Jan. 27th and return on Feb. 1st. We plan to help 02' KCHS Graduate Jordan Pyda build a small home for a widow near the village. What's really exciting is that all seven students have never been to Haiti before so they're in for many surprises. Please pray for our safety on the trip and that our hearts will be open to the big picture of finding our roles for justice and peace on the trip. If you're interested in going down on a mission trip to Haiti, please see me anytime at school. The next trip will be in March but I don't have dates for that one yet.