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| (Fr "Pg.5A") Not visible on web Photos and ideas for joyfully proclaiming and celebrating with a new saint in your family. How adults and children have decorated home and church, made colorful folders and guest book, written new words for songs. Click here to see. |
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| Two Guest Folders: ANTONIO, Celebrating his New Life Back cover: Jesus welcomes Antonio, the New Saint. A poem, "I AM HOME", tells of his New Life of joy - waiting for his family to join him.. Front cover: The rainbow, a symbol of the color and joy of his New Life, with a symbol of the Holy Spirit. A different color for each letter of the words: CELEBRATING the NEW LIFE of Antonio. New Life - June 21, the date of his birthday into a New Life with God and his family and friends already celebrating with the famous saints and angels whom Jesus talked about. First inside page: The dates of his birth on earth and his birth into Heaven. Names of his wife and children. The CELEBRATION of his NEW LIFE with God and with Us here. The times of the Celebration Masses and other activities. Second inside page: The family decided to use photos of the whole family taken a few days before: his two oldest children, Antonio and his wife, his young girl and baby five days old. A poem "I'M FREE" about his New Life, and waiting for them. |
Guest Folders CELEBRATING the NEW LIFE of two new Saints Created by the adults, children and friends of two families who each gathered together* to prepare decorations, a guest folder and guest book for celebration of the birthdays of a Dad and Mom as New Saints with God - and with them here. |
| July 2009 - This page is under construction |
| Above, a GUEST BOOK page designed to Celebrate the NEW LIFE of a wife and mother. Her color photo is at the top, along with times of the celebration activities. Her favorite sunflowers surround the lines on which visitors write their names and addresses, and leave any messages they might wish. Colorful butterflies have always been a symbol of color, freedom and joy of the New Life of of Heaven. A line at the bottom of the page explains this symbolism. Joyful Guest Pages with a color photo at the top, joyful words of celebration and colorful decorations and lines add to a joyful experience for guests. The removable pages were placed in different places at the celebration to eliminate guests having to wait in line when there is only one book in which to sign. The book's cover features a large picture of her. The first page inside has information about her life, family and the celebration activities. Pages of guests' names were later gathered and color-copied, and then used to create a complete Guest Book for each family member. |
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LORENA, Celebrating her New Life Back cover: Picture of St. Francis of Assisi. The poem, "I AM HOME", tells of her New Life of joy - waiting for her family to join her.. Front cover: The words: CELEBRATING the NEW LIFE of Lorena, with her joyful face in the center, surrounded by colorful flowers - all reminding us of the NEW LIFE of a New Saint. Below: "She will be here with us always.", reminding us that Heaven is not a place far away. Heaven is being with God who is everywhere, so she can be in the home with her family every day. First inside page: The dates of her birth on earth and her birth into Heaven. The names of her husband and children. The CELEBRATION of her NEW LIFE with God and with Us here. The times of the Celebration Mass and other activities. Second inside page: Jesus embraces Lorena, the New Saint. A poem, "I AM HOME", tells of her New Life of joy - waiting for her family and friends to join her. |
| Good Shepherd Funeral Program 480-303-0857 |
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| !! Oh, the joy to see you come !! |
| * Shortly after a death, we invite family members to gather in their home with one of our Good Shepherd members to plan and create decorations, guest folder, guest book and other items. We show them samples of folders and books that other families have created. We bring along a laptop computer and assist them to use it to choose art, photos, fonts, poems, and translate to Spanish or English. The folders and page of a guest book shown here are samples of the work done by adults and children of many dozens of families. Within a few minutes of beginning this activity and designing joyful items, parents, children and friends are participating together with joy and laughter - much different than the hours of grief and tears of adults and children in many homes after a death. We offer this assistance without charge. |
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