Walking With Purpose - St. Joan of Arc Marlton

Join us tomorrow for our next Connect Coffee!
6:30 AM, 10:00 AM or 7:00 PM

We will view a video together from our individual studies, usually about 25-30 minutes, and then discuss within our tables.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

If you're not signed up but would like to be or would like to come check it out, please send a message here and we'll be in touch.

We are so excited for the start of our study on Wednesday, October 12th!

For those of you who are new to our group, when you arrive at Pedata Hall at your assigned time of 6.30a, 10a or 7p, we’ll direct you to the table where you will meet from week to week.

Our first meeting is called a "Connect Coffee" which is not a written lesson. We will view a video together from our individual studies, usually about 25-30 minutes, and then discuss within our tables.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

If you're not signed up but would like to be or would like to come check it out, please send a message here and we'll be in touch.

For a life changing journey as you deepen your relationship with Jesus with other women!!

We meet on Wednesdays in Pedata Hall offering 3 different studies and time slots. If you're just starting out, check out Opening Your Heart, if you're returning, for your second year, Keeping In Balance, and then for those of you who have been with us longer, The Beholding Series. You can find more detail on our website here www.stjoans.org/wwp.

We’d love for you to join us at a special welcoming WWP mass on October 5th .

Wednesday Reflection Song:
"Freedom" by Run Kid Run

Have a good study today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNKScci_gDg

"Freedom" by Run Kid Run (with lyrics) Matthew 11:28-30"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I Am gentle and humbl...

Easter Sunday: The tomb is empty! Jesus Christ is indeed risen from the dead! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Though sinless, the Lord has been put to death. The world is in mourning as for an only son.

Wednesday Reflection Song:
"The Power of the Cross" by Kristyn Getty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxOgBKeNbEw

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This Week's Blog Post:
"Let Your Light Shine Before Men"
by Jen Gilbart

The small television that sits on our kitchen counter between the knife block and the coffee maker was flecked with dried brown batter bits from my son’s attempt at making brownies the night before. As I carefully scrubbed the splatter with the corner of a sponge on Saturday morning, I watched the news, which was concluding its coverage of the March 16 Atlanta spa shootings that left eight people dead—most of them women of Asian descent. As the segment ended, the cameraman zoomed in on two glass prayer candles that burned brightly where they were left on the sidewalk as part of a makeshift memorial. The countenance of Jesus that graced one slender, intricately decorated candle was beautiful and serene.

In the days following the Atlanta spa killings, debate has ensued over whether or not the shooting was a hate crime. What is not up for debate is that violent attacks against Asians have skyrocketed over the past year, and many Asian Americans are afraid.
Read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/let-your-light-shine-before-men/

Wednesday Refletion Song:
When We Pray by Tauren Wells

Have a great study today!

https://youtu.be/cqicUCaa6ag

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Wednesday Reflection Song:
The Thrill of Hope by Christy Nockels

Thank you for joining our Advent Celebration today.

https://youtu.be/gNuY6I4OtoE

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This morning Fr. Dave was in the studio with Lisa Brenninkmeyer, founder of Walking With Purpose, to record an episode of EWTN's Franciscan University Presents about the meaning of hope and how this virtue is possible during difficult times.

Walking With Purpose develops and delivers Bible studies to reach adult women, young adult women, and middle school girls in order to lead hearts to Christ where He is found in Scripture.

If you or a woman you know is interested in starting a bible study, we recommend beginning with the “Opening Your Heart” study!

https://shop.walkingwithpurpose.com/collections/study-guides/products/opening-your-heart-study-guide

✨ Fun fact: Lisa is also an online graduate student at Franciscan!

Reflection Song:
Belovedness by Sarah Kroger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwSyLLHdvlo

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This Week's Blog Post:
"Monkeys on Zoom, Feeling No Joy, and Tired of Sanitizing"
by Laura Phelps

I recently picked up I Thirst: 40 Days with Mother Teresa by Joseph Langford, M.C., and this line spoke to me:

“God is eternally fresh and alive. It can happen that we grow stale by force of routine, at which point we need to enter again the freshness and vivid life of God’s call.” [1]

Let me ask. Does God feel fresh and alive in your life?

As the pastoral co-coordinator of our Walking with Purpose parish program, I asked our leadership team how they were feeling as we gear up for a virtual kickoff; specifically, what fruits of the Holy Spirit could they use a good shot of before we welcome the 100+ women who are eager to dive back into God’s Word? One woman spoke up. “I need joy. I don’t feel joy.”

Read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/monkeys-on-zoom-feeling-no-joy-and-tired-of-sanitizing/

This Week's Blog Post:
"Belovedness"
by Sarah Kroger

Before I leave the house, my husband always asks if I have my wallet. I forget it all the time, and he says it’s good to have your ID with you so you can identify yourself. He’s right—when I don’t have my wallet, I’m lost, in a sense. If someone asked, I couldn’t take proof out of my pocket and point to who I am.

The definition of beloved is “to be dearly loved” or “pleased with.” From the moment we were merely a thought in the mind of God, each of us were marked “beloved” as the very core of our identity. It’s not simply something about us—it’s our identity. There’s nothing we’ve done to earn it. There’s nothing we’ve done or that’s been done to us that can take it away. Beloved is who we are. And yet, how many of us live our lives out of that truth?
Read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/belovedness/

Belovedness – Walking With Purpose “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us.” Ephesians 5:1

Books will be available for pick up to registered participants outside Pedata Hall this Saturday (September 5th) from 10am-12pm and next Wednesday (September 9th) from 6pm-8pm. Please wear masks and social distance.

This Week's Blog Post:
"Kick-Starting Real Change"
by Lisa Brenninkmeyer

Are you tired of your list of good intentions that never translate to action? How many times have you made a resolution (and really meant it) only to fail within a few short weeks?

We’ve all been there. It isn’t that we aren’t aware of the ways we need to improve…but actually making the changes can be overwhelming. In her book, Girl Wash Your Face, Rachel Hollis talks about this very issue. Sharing about how she has changed her own patterns and behaviors, she explains that she decided to establish a rule in her life that she would never break a promise to herself, no matter how small. And that changed everything. She writes:

"If you choose today not to break another promise to yourself, you will force yourself to slow down. You cannot keep every commitment, promise, goal, and idea without intentionality. If you recognize that your words have power and that your commitments carry covenant weight, you won’t agree to anything so easily…You’ll slow down and think things through. You won’t just talk about a goal; you’ll plan for how you can meet it."

But which promises are the truly important ones to make and keep? We don’t have time to achieve every goal on our list. We have to say a lot of no’s to say the best yes.
Read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/kick-starting-real-change/

Let’s Get Physical! 🤸🏼‍♀️🧘

This Saturday, AUGUST 29TH at 10:00 AM, you can participate in a SMART BODIES workout over Zoom 🎥

Ready to break a sweat? 😤 Make a donation to the St. Joan of Arc Helping Hands Fund, which will help ANY MARLTON RESIDENT who has requested help from St. Joan of Arc with food, mortgage, rent or utilities. Please consider helping others in our community who may be struggling right now during this pandemic.

Please see our Instagram bio for links and more information! Stay safe! 👋🏻😷

Download a free lesson Keeping in Balance Bible Study

This week's blog post:
"Two Simple Ways To Overcome Your Impossible Obstacles"
by Laura Phelps

Today is the memorial of Saint John Vianney, and I only had to read one line about the character of this saintly priest to become utterly and completely hooked:

“A man with vision overcomes obstacles and performs deeds that seem impossible.”

Personally? This is precisely both how I would most like to be remembered and how life currently feels: a woman with vision who performed deeds that seemed impossible.
Read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/two-simple-ways-to-overcome-your-impossible-obstacles/

This week's blog post:
"God is Faithful: Don’t Be Weighed By Worry"
by Lisa Brenninkmeyer

As I carried the overflowing laundry basket up the stairs, it occurred to me that its weight felt nothing like the heaviness that was sitting on my heart. I had been reading about world news this morning, and article after article brought me to prayer. ISIS, human trafficking, so much suffering…and it was just getting layered on top of the stories that were really the greater issue for me. These are the stories of the people I love who are in the midst of real trials and pain right now, in this very minute, and I feel helpless in the face of it all. The worry feels like it has wrapped itself around my mind and woven itself into the fabric of my heart. It’s a lead weight. It’s sapping me of strength.

Can you relate to what I’m talking about? Have you been waking up in the middle of the night with worry and then can’t get back to sleep? Is it following you around all day and becoming a filter that clouds everything?

read more here: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/god-is-faithful-dont-be-weighed-by-worry/

This week's blog post:
"Strength Comes from Getting Honest with God"
by Mallory Smyth

I recently read a meme on the internet that said, “Gonna ask my mom if that offer to slap me into next year is still on the table,” and all I could think was, Can I get an Amen? 2021, we are ready for you.

Three months ago, I thought for sure that by now we as a country would be emerging from the pandemic and entering a phase of rebuilding our economy. Instead, the pandemic is far from over and we are politically at each other’s throats. We are also at a moment in which we have come face to face with the legacy of our nation’s past sins that have caused deep pain and suffering for many Americans. The uncertainty of all that is out there has become a constant companion in my heart as I find myself combing through the news (I know, bad idea) looking for anything good—any sign of unity and healing on the horizon.

read more at:
https://walkingwithpurpose.com/strength-comes-from-getting-honest-with-god/

Reflection Song Wednesday:
Set a Fire by Will Reagan & United Pursuit

https://youtu.be/OfUGmLYUR1c

Set a Fire - Will Reagan & United Pursuit Lyric Video Song: Set a Fire Artist: Will Reagan & United Pursuit Album: Endless Years

Reflection Song Wednesday:
Awake My Soul by Chris Tomlin (feat. Lecrae)

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Reflection Song Wednesday:
Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli

https://youtu.be/mtXNdY2yKps

Holy Spirit - Francesca Battistelli - Worship video with lyrics "For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ." Galatians 3:27 I often wish I could dress myself. I can't pull on a sweat...