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Treasurer Karen Peterpaul with CDA Texas State 2nd Vice Regent Terrie Vacek.
Scholarship Winner
New TX State 2nd Vice Regent
Scholarship Winner
Congratulations Kaitlynn Glandt! Good luck at Texas Tech University.
New TX State 2nd Vice Regent
New TX State 2nd Vice Regent
New TX State 2nd Vice Regent
Celebrating Terrie Vacek the newly elected CDA Texas State 2nd Vice Regent.
52nd Biennial Texas State Convention in Texarkana, Texas April 14-18, 2021
Court St. Jane Frances de Chantal #2699 was awarded First Place for Local Newsletter. Special thanks to our Editor-in-Chief, Terrie Vacek.
Our monthly newsletters are available for members in the Members only section of our website.
Court St. Jane Frances de Chantal #2699 was awarded First Place for Local Court New Website. Special thanks to our Website Committee - Janis Buice, Elaine Burks, Susan Jennings, Kathleen Johnson and Camille Villaver.
A Message from Our Court Chaplain
For the Good of the Order - A Message from Court Chaplain Deacon Rick Vogel
Part 2 - Invite God in.
This may sound like a cliché – Invite God in – but it is required for eternal life. Without God we will not enjoy eternal life. Invite God into all aspects of our lives. To use the title from an old Western movie – invite God into The Good, Bad and Ugly, of our lives. Do not be fearful and hide the shameful parts of our life – as if God does not already know about it. Do not cower away from allowing God to witness your fears. He already understands. Do not think God cannot be bothered by your illness. He awaits to be invited into the suffering.
Sometimes, we may feel like we are stuck in a locked cage with our pain. We pray diligently and faithfully to expel the pain from our cage. Many times, those prayers are answered. Health is restored, relationships healed, fears enlightened. Sometimes the prayers are not answered in the way we wish. What then?
Alternatively, can we pray less for a healing and more for the Healer? God’s plan for your life is much greater than our plan for our life. His plan is eternal, ours is temporary. Maybe that pain, damaged relationship, or fear will not go away. God’s plan for us may have to pass through these difficulties to reach eternal life.
As we sometimes sit in this cage filled with our difficulties, we pray for those troubles to be expelled out of the cage. Obviously, that does not always happen. Some difficulties remain, regardless of how faithful and diligent we are in our prayers. God may have another, better plan for us.
So, what the heck do I do if the difficulties do not go away? Instead of trying to push the difficulties through prayer out of the cage, perhaps there is an alternative. Pray for less of a healing and more of the Healer. Pray Jesus into the cage. Now wait, he is already there with us anyway!
With much eagerness for the Lord,
Deacon Rick
CDA Court #2699 Cookbooks
Get your CDA Court #2699 Cookbook today. An assortment of delicious recipes shared by our members for only $15.00. Makes for a great gift. Proceeds go towards our general fund that supports our many service projects throughout the year.
To purchase a cookbook, contact Kathy Scorsone kathyhome26@yahoo.com.
