Blessed Louis Guanella to be Church's Newest Saint
Vatican City, July 1, 2010/12:09pm (CNA/EWTN News) - Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Pontifical Council for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees on a variety of miracles, martyrs and declarations of heroic virtue on Thursday. Included among the European majority is an Italian priest destined for canonization.
Beatitudes for People
with Special Needs
Blessed are you who take time to listen to difficult speech, for you help us to know that if we persevere we can be understood.
Blessed are you who walk with us in public places, and ignore the stares of strangers, for in your friendship we feel good to be ourselves.
Blessed are you who never bid us to “hurry up” and, more blessed, you who do not snatch our tasks from our hands to do them for us, for often we need time rather than help.
Blessed are you who stand beside us as we enter new and untried ventures, for our unsureness will be outweighed by the times when we surprised ourselves and you.
Blessed are you who ask for our help and realize our giftedness for our greatest need is to be needed.
Blessed are you who help us with the graciousness of Christ, for often we need the help we cannot ask for.
Blessed are you when, by all things, you assure us that what makes us individuals is not our particular disability or difficulty but our beautiful God-given personhood which no handicapping condition can confine.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for your understanding and love have opened doors for us to enjoy life to its fullest and you have helped us believe in ourselves as valued and gifted people.
Catholic Charities Disability
Services and Ministries
The St. Louis Center is a caring, residential, family living and learning environment providing for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Overview
St. Louis Center is a non-profit residential care facility for boys and adult men and women with intellectual developmental disabilities. Our children’s program accepts boys between the ages of six to eighteen, and our adult program is for those men and women who are eighteen years of age and older. Our programs are licensed by the State of Michigan, and we are accredited by CARF, (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), an organization that grants accreditation services nationally and internationally. St. Louis Center is located in Chelsea, Michigan, sixty miles west of Detroit in Washtenaw County, between the cities of Ann Arbor and Jackson off I-94 in southeastern Michigan.
St. Louis Center has been run by the Servants of Charity Congregation of Catholic priests since 1960, whose primary mission is to care for those who are poor and abandoned by society.
Based on the principles expounded by their founder Blessed Louis Guanella, St. Louis Center provides a home in a pastoral setting for those that are in foster care and for those who are privately placed. The creation of a family atmosphere is critical to our success, and the promotion of the whole person, according to each one’s capabilities, is the main objective of our work.
Join us for our upcoming events! |
St. Louis Center 50th Anniversary Dinner
The dinner will be catered by Gina Pantely and the Chelsea Grill, and tickets are priced at $75 each or $600 for a table of eight. Seating is limited, and will be sold on a first come-first served basis. See our Dinner Event page to reserve your seats. Field Day
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Plans have been finalized for the 50th Anniversary Dinner being held on September 19, 2010 at St. Mary Parish in Chelsea, starting with a 12 p.m. Mass. The Mass will be concelebrated by Bishop Emeritus Carl Mengeling of Lansing and Superior General Alphonso Crippa of the Servants of Charity.
Wednesday evenings during the summer are a time to test our skills and have some fun. Due to inclement weather, our good old fashioned Field Day has been postponed until Saturday, July 31, 2010. Get your sunscreen, water bottle and potato sack and come on out for the fun. The residents have a summer program filled with fun activities. See the 
St. Louis Center has achieved accreditation from CARF, the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. This accreditation means we have met the highest standards of quality in our community housing services to support our residents. Read more...