SPIRITUAL COVER LETTER

I ran across an article in today's print newspaper written by Deb Dib, author of the Twitter Job Search Guide and she proposed that modern cover letters should be brief and attention getting.  Hmm I thought how could her concept be applied to our reaching out to those catholics who feel fed up, hurt and betrayed.  So, here goes. Oh by the way, she says, each sentence should be less than 140 characters.

1.  I am very aware of the many Roman Catholics who have left or on their way out the door
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2.  I found the solution of holding fast to those wonderful spiritual gifts we had received without giving it all up
     cause "they" said so

3.  I have been there, struggling with what I was hearing from the Pope and what I was not feeling in my heart.

4.  I faced there was no place left for me in the Roman Catholic Church but knew I could  not stay any longer.

5.  I had to face that I didn't abandoned the Catholic Church that it had abandoned me and it hurt
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6.  It was when God  led  me to the Divine Mercy Chapel of the New Catholic Communities that healing began.

7..  Deep in my core I now  felt safe, whole and believed that I truly was loved by God and I was OK

8.   I continued going to the Chapel, talking to other ex Roman Catholic orphans like myself and that we
supported each other
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9.  Another thing that really worked well for me was to remind myself  to always "Let Go and Let God", that
He would never really  abandon me.

10.  I am still catholic (not roman), I value myself and who God made me , and I now can help others heal too.

Thank you Deb for your help

Chapel Rededication

We are happy to finally be able to have you visit our liturgically redesigned chapel. The re dedication ceremony will take place Sunday. October 10 at 10:30 AM. Our address is 2749 NE 10th Avenue, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 and the chapel is attached to the Residence of the Fathers of Divine Mercy.

You can read more information about our mission at www.newdivinemercy.org

You may view the renovated chapel during our celebration of Mass at that time. We would welcome the opportunity to have you stay afterwords for light refreshments.

After a lengthy redesign, we have finally pulled the wraps off of the new chapel featuring new lighting, new color scheme, and new ceilings with bright golden beams. The space behind the altar has been completely redone centering on the 300 year old crucifix from the monastery in France donated by Metropolitan Nicholas Poulas, R.I.P.

We hope that you will consider making our chapel the center of your spiritual life.

PUBLICITY ETC.

Its amazing the numbers of people who have seen our ads in the Pelican and the Blade as well as the pictures and articles in both newspapers and tell us about it. Each time I hear that , I in turn use this as an opportunity invite them to come and worship with us.

We never know. by keeping our name out there, whether in print, by our website or talking to people , what effect it has. We just keep letting people know that our Chapel is a place of love and in God's time, He will lead people to the Chapel door.
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Of course, you know we are going to have fun at Wicked Manors, Halloween night on Wilton Drive. As I mentioned before, we have been offered space for a table and we are taking the producers up on their generous offer. Now Father Larry, Deacon Gregory and myself will be wearing our usual clerical garb. I hope they dont confuse us with some kind of costume because on Halloween you see lots of Firemen, Nuns with mustaches and oh so pretty (and some not so pretty) "ladies". Heres a good example of us getting out where the people are .... Letting them get to see us and also know us.

Somewhere, and my very dear friend Celeste knows this, there is an old nuns habit, hanging in the back of some closet. Think the Fathers will pass on this though. If you want to borrow it and you wont disrespect it, then you are welcomed to borrow.

Last Sunday I got inspired, guess by the Holy Spirit, to adjust certain prayers in the Mass. For instance just before Communion we asked God's Mercy, Penitential rite, shared The Kiss of Peace right after and then gave Glory to God. We then moved onto to the Liturgy of the Eucharist. At the beginning of the Mass we received the Blessing by the Priest, shared our profession of faith (who we are) prayed our general Intercessions and then were ready for the Liturgy of the Word and Fathers homily. It seemed to flow easier and as we prayerfully moved along in the mood of sacred worshiping We will do that again this Sunday.

I love the beauty and the sanctity of the pre Vatican II Latin Mass, with the Gregorian chants. But I have come around to see also the liturgical music of today with its spirit filled energy. A mixture of the old and new
makes a good fit for the New Catholic Communities.

See you at Church Sunday, 1:30 PM

Father John Joseph

Vocations within the Divine Mercy community:

We are actively seeking future priests, brothers and sisters to become respected and loved members of our community and to join hands with us to expand our mission .





There are now three of us, two priests and one deacon. At present we touch over 150 people weekly both in our homeless feeding program, three masses at assisted living facilities, three masses at the shrine and those who come to us for spiritual guidance.

We are speaking to you, priests and/or religious who are no longer active in their communities for whatever reason, to talk with us. Let us help you work through the hurt. betrayal and pain you might have felt from the institutional roman catholic church. Accept our invitation to share your love for Christ within a warm, nurturing and accepting community .





Knowing us is seeing what we do. Come check us out. 954 567 1930 Father John Joseph