Dear Loved Ones,
Pleasant
Greetings from Sacramento, CA, USA! Days of June were a series of adventures,
renewals, and celebrations. First off, my husband Gerry and I celebrated our 43rd
wedding anniversary! Much Thanks GOD for your Love, Kindness, and Generosity;
for the blissful life!
Coincidentally, I attended
the Christian Life Program (CLP) No. 10 offered by the BCBP held at Vallombrosa
Retreat Center at Menlo Park, CA on June 2 – 4, 2017 aimed to enhance
Spirituality. Actually, it was my 5th CLP program, the previous 4
were always with my husband in Pinas (CLP with PREX, with CLSS, with Marriage
Enhancement, then with Couples for Christ). Since the BCBP officers were
insisting BCLP10 to be new, I acceded to go for renewal and celebrate my
anniversary. I had a meaningful face to face Confession and Conversation with
Fr. Patrick, O.P, Director of the Center; there are various ways how GOD move
our lives, we just discern well!
My grandson Max celebrated
two occasions: his graduation from middle-school on June 20, and his 15th
birthday on July 3. Congratulations MAX on the double milestones in your life!
We are so proud of you – he got an Outstanding Academic Achievement Certificate
signed by President Trump, he is so tall at 5’5”, such a good boy and so
handsome! I truly admire how my daughter Sarah takes good care of him; she
really means to give the best for her son!
We had Mass and potluck
gathering on June 9 at St. Mel’s to celebrate the Feast of St. Josemaria
Escriva, founder of Opus Dei; nice crowd of OD families, new Faces / members; I
brought Turkey Roulade to share; On our Tuesday Bible Study, I was actively
engaged as our leader Frank always pointed to me for clarifications and get my
insights on questions raised by the diverse attendees, some were 1st
timers, so we always had lively discussions!
Other highlights for the month:
·
Two-way Communications with all family members had been greatly enhanced
since my hospitalization; Gerry calls me daily at 3:30 PM SAC time, 6:30 AM Pinas
time, as soon as he wakes up before going to Mass; Sarah and Sean always checks
up on me;
·
On Father’s Day, Sean treated me for dinner at the 5-star Ruth’s Chris
Steak House, in honor of his Dad!
·
Movies watched for relaxation were: Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot, The
Mummy featuring Tom Cruise, Transformers, the Last Knight; Pirates of the
Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales;
·
Attended the B CBP Breakfast gathering at Denny’s meeting 3rd
Saturday of June; as new CLP graduates the energy / enthusiasm was high; we had
as sharers couple Jay and Ruby Dejaresco from Pinas; also had BCBP President
Abellana and wife as guests;
·
Our neighborhood was excited on the opening of the Raley’s Grocery, part
of a new commercial complex called Sunridge Plaza in our area; I attended the
inauguration on June28 with large crowd and city officials, and enjoyed the
freebies handed out;
·
Fr. Wade Menezes celebrated Mass at EWTN for two weeks, and I always
like his inspirational sharing. I am always enlightened by his new insights;
Much love and Best Regards!!!
SUSAN BG
