I have been praying this more lately. It helps in difficult times.
“Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”
St. Teresa of Avila
At the Mankato East debate meet we had special recognition in each division: 3-1 for Clark Hazard and Amanda Poetter in novice, 3-1 for Bel Lutterman and Leon Yang in jv, and Andrew Haefner and Dominick Lund-May went 3-1 and took 7th at the meet in varsity!
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Fairmont debate had a great day with JV and varsity all sitting with an even record or better and a big shout out to the 5 novice debaters attending their first tournament and the team of Bel Lutterman and Leon Yang taking 3rd in the JV division!
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World Youth Day in Portugal was amazing and revealed that regardless of what the media says, there is a massive number of young people still seeking God and who want to be part of the visible Church. It stoked my own fire of faith!
The joy of encountering Jesus
This is the face of the spiritual father of 1.3 billion Catholics saying farewell to his spiritual children. Pope Francis is 86 years old (he only has one lung, walking with a stick, or riding on a wheelchair…) - after spending time with over 1.5 million young Catholics from over 200 countries in five intensive days of travels, speeches, prayers, stations of the Cross, adoration, Mass… the picture seems to tell us that the Holy Father leaving Portugal “rejuvenated” as he said when he first arrived in Lisbon five days. Of course, these 1.5 million young Catholics now are going home - some came from far away, and some probably will returning home to war torn countries… and most, if not all, will never have an opportunity to meet Pope Francis nor his successor in their life time - it does not matter to them any more - they had encountered Jesus in his Word, received sacraments, met the pope, met many new friends… They and the Pope are returning home knowing that Jesus will never abandoning them and that is enough for them and for us. — Fr. Doug Vu, Birmingham, Alabama
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📹HIGHLIGHTS | An estimated 1.5 million people gathered in Tejo Park for the prayer vigil with Pope Francis at #wyd#lisbon2023. This is the largest Catholic gathering since the end of the pandemic.
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1 million young Catholics brought an end for their all night World Youth Day vigil at 7am this morning, with the sound of Padre Guilherme, the Portugese DJ priest
And that’s a wrap for 2023. We are so proud of our State Speech team for a great ride this weekend. Thank you to the families for making the trip up to support us! Nothing but love for the “sweet sixteen.” 💕
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We have 6 Fairmont Speakers in State Speech Finals!
Solveig Senf, Discussion
Isaiah Lockwood, Great Speeches
Andrew Haefner, Extemp Speaking
Dominick Lund-May, Extemp Speaking
Alayna Haefner, Original Oratory
Bel Lutterman, Prose
Own the Final Room! 🫶🏻
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Fairmont Speech “Sweet Sixteen” is heading to STATE SPEECH today! Thank you Fairmont students, staff, parents, and the Fairmont Fire & Police Department for the fabulous send-off! #StateSpeech#FmtSpeech#FmtCards
🏆 Fairmont Speech: Subsection 2A South Team Champions! All individuals advance to Sections! Absolutely stunning performance, Cards! 🤩 #BeAVoice#FmtSpeech#FmtCards