There are three things in life one can depend on: paying taxes, dying, and weeds growing out of control. Not long ago, despite spraying our parking lots, after several generous rains, the weeds starting growing out of control. So early one morning, I thought I would take matters into my own hands. I grabbed a garbage bag and started picking the bigger weeds in our back gravel lot. I figured if I sprayed them, we would have a lot of dead, brown weeds which are not very attractive.
After 10 minutes of weed pulling, my back bumped into something firm but not hard. I turned around and saw a middle-aged woman silently helping. It was our backs that collided. I wondered how many minutes she had been silently working. “Morning, Father!” she said.
After a brief conversation, I learned that she was a homeless woman trying to permanently get off the streets. She insisted on helping until every weed was pulled. To make a long story short, we are now in the process of getting her into a one-bedroom apartment and off the streets.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska is holding its ninth annual Bishop Glennon Flavin Memorial Sporting Clays Tournament at Oak Creek Sporting Club located near Brainard. Proceeds will go to helping the many needy individuals and families that come to us in crisis like the woman mentioned above.
Registration, shooting and games begin at 9 a.m. with a luncheon at 1 p.m.. The last team will start the course at 1 p.m. Game prizes and trophies will be awarded after the event. The $125 registration fee includes 100 sporting clay targets and shells, and one free ticket for the shooting games. There are multiple sponsorship opportunities. All those who have participated in the past can testify that it is a blast! For more information, call John McDermott at 402-430-5626 or visit our website at www.cssisus.org.
I would like to thank all those who have made and will make this event possible and remember – all of the proceeds will help us assist the countless individuals and families that come to us including women that are escaping abortion and domestic violence. Please know that all of you, your families and intentions are in our daily prayers!
