Wednesday evening, March 9th, there was a sharp chill in the air, arriving at The SJA Soup Kitchen warmth filled the room. Wafting, wondrous odors of hot soup, chatty hospitality, children’s laughter, and people standing in a long soup line awakened my sense of smell, hearing, and vision. I soon spied the soup sign where people are trying to make their big decision. Looking about at all the families eating, your reporter decided to take a survey as to the favorite soup this particular evening.

My question to them was “What kind of soup are you eating?”

Answering me with a big grim, I see she has chicken noodle. .

Conclusion of survey:
  • 11 chicken noodles
  • 3 corn chowder
  • 2 vegetable beef
  • 2 nothing at all
  • 1 Bill’s Famous Vegetarian
THE WINNER IS: CHICKEN NOODLE
*The author recognizes that the demographics of this survey may not render scientifically universal statistics.

Now let’s all sing the Soup Song(Tune of Polly Wolly Doodle, Lyrics by Raffy Conti):

Oh I had some tea and soup called pea.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.
I found a big bone and was eating minestrone.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.
I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.
I had a big banana and I went to Soup Havana
I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I had tomato soup and baked potato soup.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.
I had a soup tornado and then a soup Alfredo.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.
I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.
I had a big banana and I went to soup Havana.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I don't want a card but some soup with Swiss Chard.
I want a Lamborgini and a soup with tortellini.
I was eating chicken noodle all day.
I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.
I had a big banana and I went to soup Havana.
I was eating chicken noodle all day!!
I was eating chicken noodle all the day! Hey!

Leaving Hospitality Hall and going up to the church the group was once again welcomed by wonderous smells. This time it was smells of spring. The altar covered with pots of aromatic spring flowers, filling the church with the smells only flowers can give. Wind chimes were jingling, thunder resounding now and then with falling rain. On the screen was a beautiful photo of spring flowers alternating with other scenes of spring’s nature. The theme was a continuation of Sunday’s Thirsting for Healing, titled “Come to Your Senses”.

The gospels tell us that Jesus cured people of their blindness, gave them back their hearing and smell, straightened extremities so that they could walk again, so we know that He felt our senses are an important part of us. Being in the church this evening we were awakened. During part of the service Roger Dick asked us to think about how our senses brought forth the Spirit in us. With this prompt in mind, the group shared their thoughts. Water in creeks, rivers and oceans seemed to be important for many, the sounds of children for some. It was a beautiful inspiring service and we parted into the cold night feeling renewed as our senses were more awake, and filled with the Holy Spirit.


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Nancy Lynch says, "Joy is being a wife, Mom of fourteen, eight with varying disabilities and living at home, Grandma of thirteen, and Great Grandma of three. Serenity is listening and watching the ocean, alone, at our home on Maui. Passion is friends, photography, reading, swimming and children." Nancy can be reached at nalynch@aol.com.
Thank you Prayer Partners!

Education Series Offers More!
Jane Leyden Cavanaugh and Laura D’Ambrosio, both of whom have recently earned Masters Degrees in Theology at the College of St. Catherine with an emphasis on spirituality, offer an educational program after each Wednesday Lenten service. The title of their series is The Riches of Our Spiritual Heritage. The adult formation sessions offer participants a rich overview of the wonderful resources of our Catholic spiritual heritage, with an emphasis on how we can draw on them to nourish our spiritual lives today. This Wednesday, March 16th, is the last in the series. They will explore theological ideas of who Christ is and how that affects our own spirituality and our parish’s mission.

Jane and Laura offered the website some of their notes for you to peruse.



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