“Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.” Mary Manin Morrissey

Today was a very hot day, with highs in the upper 90’s. The day finished off with a tremendous thunder, lightening and wind storm that caused our power to go out and partially remain out over night into the next morning. We are realizing that power outages occur quite a bit on this end of the county as this is the third time we have lost power in three and half weeks.

The sites were able to get quite a bit done, despite the heat. Work continued on the the ramp and the neighbors house. We also started painting at the other neighbors house, one that we worked on during the spring break trips. So much has been done in that house in the last few months and it is really coming together and looking beautiful.

Besides the three sites working next to each other, another group headed out to
Mullens to continue painting the floor and getting the Itmann Food Bank ready for distribution.

The final two sites were our first camps that we are having in the Hanover area, soccer and craft. Having never done a camp out here and not having a lot of connections yet to people in the area, we were not quite sure what to expect as far as numbers. We ended up with one enthusiastic camper (in addition to the PV campers) and promises of several more to join us tomorrow.

The day was topped off with a delicious meal of baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and salad. And to top if off, homemade chocolate chip cookies. Very satisfying after a hard days work : )

Just as we were gathering for reflection, the power started flickering and then partially came back on, so we continued. We listened to a wonderful song about changing the world and went around a shared a “new and good” from the day.

“Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.” Mary Manin Morrissey

Today was a very hot day, with highs in the upper 90’s. The day finished off with a tremendous thunder, lightening and wind storm that caused our power to go out and partially remain out over night into the next morning. We are realizing that power outages occur quite a bit on this end of the county as this is the third time we have lost power in three and half weeks.

The sites were able to get quite a bit done, despite the heat. Work continued on the the ramp and the neighbors house. We also started painting at the other neighbors house, one that we worked on during the spring break trips. So much has been done in that house in the last few months and it is really coming together and looking beautiful.

Besides the three sites working next to each other, another group headed out to
Mullens to continue painting the floor and getting the Itmann Food Bank ready for distribution.

The final two sites were our first camps that we are having in the Hanover area, soccer and craft. Having never done a camp out here and not having a lot of connections yet to people in the area, we were not quite sure what to expect as far as numbers. We ended up with one enthusiastic camper (in addition to the PV campers) and promises of several more to join us tomorrow.

The day was topped off with a delicious meal of baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and salad. And to top if off, homemade chocolate chip cookies. Very satisfying after a hard days work : )

Just as we were gathering for reflection, the power started flickering and then partially came back on, so we continued. We listened to a wonderful song about changing the world and went around a shared a “new and good” from the day.

Another week begins…. After the long drive to Mass in Pineville and grabbing a quick lunch, we all gathered together for our community day activities, a fun day of activities were planned! We started with a name game just to try and get everyone’s name down before the week even began. After that we moved into a series of competitions in the style of “Minute to Win It.” While we had a lot of fun, lets say the competition was rather fierce between the six teams.

After all the games were done, we met up with the brand new PVs for an orientation session before dinner began. Dinner, was our usual Sunday menu of hamburgers, veggie burgers, beans, corn on the cob and many different salads. It was delish!

After dinner we gathered together everyone who arrived during the weekend for a reorientation and to catch them up to speed with changes in the program. We wrapped up the evening with the PV Commissioning Service to prepare ourselves as we head out for another week of service, community and reflection.

Another week begins…. After the long drive to Mass in Pineville and grabbing a quick lunch, we all gathered together for our community day activities, a fun day of activities were planned! We started with a name game just to try and get everyone’s name down before the week even began. After that we moved into a series of competitions in the style of “Minute to Win It.” While we had a lot of fun, lets say the competition was rather fierce between the six teams.

After all the games were done, we met up with the brand new PVs for an orientation session before dinner began. Dinner, was our usual Sunday menu of hamburgers, veggie burgers, beans, corn on the cob and many different salads. It was delish!

After dinner we gathered together everyone who arrived during the weekend for a reorientation and to catch them up to speed with changes in the program. We wrapped up the evening with the PV Commissioning Service to prepare ourselves as we head out for another week of service, community and reflection.

Another week begins…. After the long drive to Mass in Pineville and grabbing a quick lunch, we all gathered together for our community day activities, a fun day of activities were planned! We started with a name game just to try and get everyone’s name down before the week even began. After that we moved into a series of competitions in the style of “Minute to Win It.” While we had a lot of fun, lets say the competition was rather fierce between the six teams.

After all the games were done, we met up with the brand new PVs for an orientation session before dinner began. Dinner, was our usual Sunday menu of hamburgers, veggie burgers, beans, corn on the cob and many different salads. It was delish!

After dinner we gathered together everyone who arrived during the weekend for a reorientation and to catch them up to speed with changes in the program. We wrapped up the evening with the PV Commissioning Service to prepare ourselves as we head out for another week of service, community and reflection.

“The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” Leo Rosten

Another week draws to a close, my how time flies… Today we sent a large group to The Way and they were able to do quite a lot of work. The firewall is finished framing and partway covered with drywall, enough tiling has been done so that the plumber coming in this weekend can do what he needs to do. The place is really coming together.

Another group went to the MOC to meet up with UGWA. From there they headed out to the river for some bug collecting. The health of the stream is able to be monitored by the number of bugs collected and the different species that are living in and around the water. A very productive and informative day.

We also sent another crew back to St. Vincent DePaul for a final day of distribution from the warehouse. At one point part of the group went down to the house in Pineville to mow and to do a bit of pruning. The place looks fabulous.

In the afternoon while some PVs went for a few visits, others gathered at Mullens Manor for a great game of Banana Bingo and afterward they painted quite a few nails.

We had yet another scrumptious meal tonight, cranberry chicken and rice, and the veggie dish wash beans and rice. Very good indeed!

After eating and cleaning up we headed into the relfection area for the final reflection for the week. Tonight we reflected on love and were asked to share the good ole’ new and good. It was great to hear about everyone’s week.

Sadly as the week draws to an end we must say goodbye to 14 members of our community in the morning. They will be missed!

“The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” Leo Rosten

Another week draws to a close, my how time flies… Today we sent a large group to The Way and they were able to do quite a lot of work. The firewall is finished framing and partway covered with drywall, enough tiling has been done so that the plumber coming in this weekend can do what he needs to do. The place is really coming together.

Another group went to the MOC to meet up with UGWA. From there they headed out to the river for some bug collecting. The health of the stream is able to be monitored by the number of bugs collected and the different species that are living in and around the water. A very productive and informative day.

We also sent another crew back to St. Vincent DePaul for a final day of distribution from the warehouse. At one point part of the group went down to the house in Pineville to mow and to do a bit of pruning. The place looks fabulous.

In the afternoon while some PVs went for a few visits, others gathered at Mullens Manor for a great game of Banana Bingo and afterward they painted quite a few nails.

We had yet another scrumptious meal tonight, cranberry chicken and rice, and the veggie dish wash beans and rice. Very good indeed!

After eating and cleaning up we headed into the relfection area for the final reflection for the week. Tonight we reflected on love and were asked to share the good ole’ new and good. It was great to hear about everyone’s week.

Sadly as the week draws to an end we must say goodbye to 14 members of our community in the morning. They will be missed!