Chicks for Christ – Feb 21st & 22nd

Chicks for Christ – Feb. 21 and 22

Scripture for the week
“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? Indeed, you are our glory and joy.” 1 Thess 2:19-20

Catholic Moment
”God is certainly more desirous of our best welfare than we are ourselves; and He knows the ways and means of promoting it better than we, for they are in His hands as Ruler of the Universe; wherefore, in all the accidents which befall us, most certainly that happens which is the best.”
-Saint Augustine, Father and Doctor of the Church

Discussion Questions Chapter 2
1. “We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day “(p 31). Have you ever set aside time in your day to “choose joy”? Take a few minutes now to think about what it means to choose joy. What does joy mean in your life right now?

2. “I have a friend that radiates joy” (p 33). Have you ever known someone who radiated joy? What was it about them that showed the joy in their hearts? Where in your heart do you find your own joy? Can you visit that place in your heart more often?

3. “Hope frees us form the need to predict the future and allows us to live in the present” (p 41).We often talk about “hope” in terms of specific things we want to happen: “I hope I get a raise in salary; I hope my aunt will recover from her illness.” How is this different from hope Nouwen describes?

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women of Holy Trinity Tea, March 3, Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club 10:30 – 2 – last day to purchase tickets Feb 23rd
Religious Ed Conference, March 23 – 25, Anaheim, www.recongress.org. Online registration $60 through 2/8/2012.