On Saturday, Nov.15, St. Gianna’s Women’s Homes will be celebrating “Charity in Bloom 2014,” a floral design and wine event for the benefit of St. Gianna.
This event is scheduled every other year in an alternating fashion with our cake-decorating celebration. The event will be held at Pius X High School, 6000 “A” St., Lincoln, from 5 to 7 p.m.
There will be professional and celebrity divisions. The arrangements will be auctioned off for those who wish to take them home, and I will once again attempt to make another floral arrangement. In case anyone is wondering, no, I will not be in the professional division. However, I plan on two surprises guaranteed to satisfy at least three of the senses….
Back by popular demand will be our ‘wine pull.’ Corks will be available for purchase with a number. These numbers will correspond to a bottle of wine. Some of the wines are valued between 50 to 100 dollars, so everyone will have a chance to leave with a great bottle of wine for that special dinner. Remember what St. Paul said to Timothy, “Stop drinking only water, but have a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses” (1 Tim 5:23).
There are, once again, opportunities for corporate sponsorships. Tickets are available for $50.
All of the proceeds will be used to assist the many women who come to us escaping abortion and domestic violence. By the grace of God and the generosity of our donors, we have saved almost 30 babies from abortion. The stories are all tear-provoking.
In one case, a young mother was ‘urged’ strongly to abort her unborn baby by her father, the grandfather of the unborn baby. He told her she would have to leave home if she refused. In the end, she scheduled the abortion, but aided by the prayers and penances of many on our prayer chain, changed her mind at the last moment at the abortion mill. She was at St. Gianna’s throughout her pregnancy and for months afterward. When she graduated, she informed us that her father, the child’s grandfather, had fallen in love with the baby and had a change of heart. This is one of the many success stories at St. Gianna’s.
I would like to thank our board members, volunteers and benefactors for their help. Please visit cssisus.org for more information about this event.
If you are unable to attend this year’s event, please pray for its success, and remember, we will keep you, your family and intentions in our prayers. St. Gianna, pray for us!
