It is Tuesday morning and Theresa is supervising morning getting ready while I came over to the Spiritual Life Center to post a quick update. Yesterday was a quiet day, everybody was recovering from spending so many hour out in the sun on Sunday. No one was interested in writing a blog entry.
The focus of yesterday was Seniors in the Tenderloing. Marie O'Connor was our Saint Anthony Foundation host and she reminded us that we were all Seniors in Training. She led us in some reflections and gave us information about senior citizens in the United States and in the Tenderloin. For work, half went to Presentation Housing for Adult Day Health Care while the other half went to Saint Anthony's Madonna Housing for Adult Day Health Care and Senior Homeless Drop-in at Saint Anthony's Living Room. We returned for lunch in the Dining Room and after lunch we joined with a group of teenagers from the Houston area in San Francisco for a mission experience. We heard from JR, one of the young men in the Father Alfred Recovery Program. We finished our work day with Marie leading us in a reflection about how we encountered and beheld seniors in our lives and the seniors with whom we interacted during the morning.
We headed back to Saint Agnes for naps (much needed), cooking, cleaning, journaling, group reflection. We enjoyed a gread dinner of breakfast foods and some reading and relaxing time and then to bed.
Hopefully one of the students will have the energy to compose a blog today for posting tomorrow.
Michael Shaughnessy (aka shag)
2 comments:
Mr. Shaughnessy,
Thanks for updating the blog. I'm sure you know what a "page turner" it has been for us "back home :)
The industriousness and time management you've been able to elicit from the group is commendable to say the least. Wonder if these will remain as visible character traits once they return to their home turfs? In any event, what a gift you have given to each and every one of the immersionistas to experience events and situations they would otherwise only read about. We are grateful to you and Theresa.
-Lavinia Zanassi
Hello SF Immersion,
I'm writing this after all the students have returned home and the parents, families and friends have been treated to all the wonderful stories of the last 2 weeks! The last evening, after Mass, was just delightful! I loved sharing a meal with all the kids and their parents and listening to their reflections. It was extremely touching and meaningful and I'm thrilled that all the students had such wonderful words to express their working retreat.
I hope that the students are enjoying their time back home....I know that Jordan is!!!....He has such wonderful things to say about everyone. I know that he feels truly blessed to have such quality time with all you guys.
Thank you Mr. Shaughnessy & Theresa again for doing such an amazing job with SF Immersion '07!
Wishing everyone a great rest of the summer!,
-Lee Suero
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