Living Without School: Our Parish had a Dinner Dance last night.

Only the older six people in the family attended - and here are some pics before the event.

The dinner dance was fun!

Luke, Greg and Nick were here from Adelaide and they shared a table with Jonathon and some others from our parish Youth Group.

Gerry and I were at a table with some homeschooling couples.

I met these friends last year , when we moved to Sydney and through a local homeschooling group.

Our friends attend an evangelical AOG church and one friend said , while dancing last night ~ " Five years ago, I would never have imagined that we would go to a Catholic Dinner Dance - we just didn't know any Catholics. "

Another laughed and said she could have never imagined dancing with a priest - but she did and thought it was cool.

We all had a super time.

It is so excellent to have a time when friends can share their lives and faith and similarities and differences. While having a night of entertainment.

I had a few too many Bombay Gin and tonics.

And had a fantastic time dancing ( I love to "get my freak on", to quote Chalene Johnson. lol!).

Prayer of Consecration of St. Maximilian Kolbe

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to thyself as thy possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases thee. If it pleases thee, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of thee: "She will crush your head," and, "Thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world."

Let me be a fit instrument in thine Immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed Kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever thou enters, one obtains the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through thy hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

V. Allow me to praise thee O Sacred Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thy enemies.

Prayer of St Bonaventure

Pierce, O most Sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee, that it may yearn for Thee and faint for Thy courts, and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the bread of angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste; let my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, upon whom the angels desire to look, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the richness of the house of God.May it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, attain Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee, and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, and with perseverance unto the end.May Thou alone be ever my hope, my entire assurance, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my fragrance, my sweet savor, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, my possession and my treasure, in whom may my mind and my heart be fixed and firmly rooted immovably henceforth and for ever. Amen.

10 comments:

Ladybug Mommy Maria said...: You and yours would be fun to go dancing with!

I'm the only homeschooling Mama - aside from you now - that knows how to "get her freak on!" LOL...

Maybe there's some closet freakers out there!

Wish I lived closer! But maybe we'd have too much fun! LOL!; 1:41 pm
Ladybug Mommy Maria said...: Well, my oldest saw the pictures of your boys and said, "Wow! Those Australian guys are really cute!"; 1:59 pm
Leonie said...: Maria - my most fave homeschool friends love to dance. :-)

I told my boys about your dd's coments - they smiled. lol!; 6:28 pm
Anonymous said...: What a handsome family! And you all sound fun to hang with too!

Blessings,

Faith; 1:22 am
Cindy said...: What a dapper group and you look lovely, Leonie.

Thanks for sharing!
( I see your cat in your photo... looks like she is getting ready to dance, too.. lol); 1:30 am
Leonie said...: Thanks Faith - we certainly had fun - but Nick and Greg ( pics one and two) are not really into dancing. I made Greg dance with me. :-)

Cindy - I love the cat in the pic. Had to post that one!; 8:08 am
Anonymous said...: Wow! You are one lucky dame...
one dame with five male escorts.
How lucky can one gal get?
;); 11:12 am
Leonie said...: Pretty cool, huh? :-); 12:41 pm
Anonymous said...: Hi Leonie, thanks for stopping by my xanga and leaving a comment!!! What handsome men you have around lol :-) How fun!!; 9:01 am
Leonie said...: You're welcome Andrea! Enjoy the 4 real boards! :-); 9:04 am

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Our Parish had a Dinner Dance last night.

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