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11.6.2024 HCC Open Office Hours Reflection offered by Tim Serban by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

10.9.2024 HCC Open Office Hours - Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2024 -Table of the King Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Hear Me Now - Nathaniel Vose and Tim Serban by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

July 2024 HCC Leadership Open Office Hours Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

06.19.2024 Juneteenth Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Reflection by Liz Wessel about her Pilgrimage to Le Puy en Valley, France with The Family of Joseph by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

A Reflection by Roxann Nammour on the Providence Core Value of Justice by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

A Reflection by Nathan Rogers On The Providence Core Value - Justice by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2024 Holy Week Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2024 - St. Joseph Day Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Mission Moment Reflection - Springtime for the Soul by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2.14.2024 - HCC Open Office Hour Reflection: Ash Wednesday And Valentines Day by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

1.31.2024 - The Mount - Providence Mount St. Vincent Celebrating 100 Years of Service by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2023 End of Year Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2024 - Table Of The King Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

St. Joseph Day Reflection By Roxann Nammour, Mission Integration Manager by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

St. Joseph Day Reflection - 2023 by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Christmas Reflection 2022 by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Listening to Christmas, By Allan Harris Have you ever heard Snow? Not the howling wind of a Blizzard not the crackling of snow underfoot, but the actual falling of snow? We heard it one night in Wisconsin quite unexpectedly while walking up a hill toward our cabin in the woods, a soft whisper between footsteps. We stopped, switched off our flashlights, and just listened. All around us in the darkness we heard he gentle fall of snow on snow. No wind, no sound but the snow. Have you ever heard Christmas? Not the traffic noises in the city, not the bells and hymns and carols, beautiful as they are, not even the laughter of your children as they open their presents- but Christmas itself? Have you been by yourself and just sat and listened to the silence within, patiently, without letting the mind race to the next Christmas chore? Perhaps if you have, you felt the pulse of all humanity beating in your own heart. Perhaps you noticed an outflowing of love for all your brothers and sisters on the earth, a soft sense of Oneness with all that lives. In this silence of a snowy night, listen intently, holding your breath, and you may hear snow on snow. Serene, alone, undisturbed by thought, listen to the silence in your heart, and you may hear Christmas. -Allan Harris

Hear Me Now Interview With Gemma Fernandez And John Mercado by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Table Of The King 2022 by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Minister Jan Richardson offers these insights. A blessing is not complete until we let it do its work within us and then pass it along, an offering grounded in the love that Jesus goes on to speak of this night. Yet we cannot do this—as the disciples could not do this—until we first allow ourselves to simply receive the blessing as it is offered: as gift, as promise, as sign of a world made whole.” (Jan Richardson) To Receive a Blessing Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to give a gift than to receive one? “Sometimes it can be daunting to receive a blessing because it requires something of us. It does not leave us unchanged. A blessing offers us a glimpse of the wholeness that God desires for us and for the world, and it beckons us to move in the direction of this wholeness. It calls us to let go of what hinders us, to cease clinging to the habits and ways of being that may have become comfortable but that keep us less than whole. This can take some work. How might God be calling you to find communion with others? Part of the challenge involved with a blessing is that receiving it actually places us for a time in the position of doing no work—of simply allowing it to come. For those who are accustomed to constantly doing and giving and serving, being asked to stop and receive can cause great discomfort. To receive a blessing, we have to give up some of our control. We cannot direct how the blessing will come, and we cannot define where the blessing will take us. We have to let it do its own work in us, beyond our ability to chart its course.” (Jan Richardson) Receive the gift of blessing, For Holy Thursday As if you could stop this blessing from washing over you. As if you could turn it back, could return it from your body to the bowl, from the bowl to the pitcher, from the pitcher to the hand that set this blessing on its way. As if you could change the course by which this blessing flows. As if you could control how it pours over you— unbidden, unsought, unasked, yet startling in the way it matches the need you did not know you had. As if you could become un-drenched. As if you could resist gathering it up in your two hands and letting your body follow the arc this blessing makes. —Jan Richardson

St. Joseph Day Reflection - 2022 by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2022 Virtual Ash Wednesday Service by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Reflection On Archbishop Desmond Tutu by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Advent Reflection - Treasuring Christmas Memories by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

2021 Home And Community End Of The Year Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

An Advent Reflection by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

An Advent Reflection - Defiant Christmas Tree by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Interviews recorded by Providence Hear Me Now in partnership with StoryCorps.

A Constancy of Purpose “Skin had hope, that's what skin does. Heals over the scarred place, makes a road.” ~ Naomi Shihab Nye (from 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East.) I write to you in the early hours of the morning. This predawn, primordial time of darkness is rich with free form creativity. The canvas is wide open, the clay shapeless, and the open page blank. I enter the quiet with reverence and cherish this sacred time of being. Here, I sit within the chambers of The Heart. There is an untethered simplicity to be discovered in the in between spaces, for this is Holy ground. Most times there is the temptation is to peddle faster because our agendas are overfull and everything is spinning faster. This is where I struggle especially at this time of year. Yet, we need moments of pause, free from clutter's noise and distraction to listen and nurture our spirits. We know that when we continue on in overdrive, we become more susceptible to the ill effects of stress and the accompanying anxiety. Our world holds much suffering but we can still can count on sun's thawing illumination. Amid all the turmoil, our universe reveals a constancy of purpose. No matter how difficult a situation or circumstance; life offers us hope, a hope is informed by Love. In this season of Advent. we are invited to enter into communion with one another and the Source of our being. Be it ever so simply, by showing up to share in a meal, a conversation, or a laugh or two, we receive a precious gift. Love is ever present. Love seeks us. The door opens from within, receive Love's blessing and experience the peace that surpasses all understanding. Liz Sorensen Wessel Watercolor by ~liz

Interviews recorded by Providence Hear Me Now in partnership with StoryCorps.

Interviews recorded by Providence Hear Me Now in partnership with StoryCorps.

Interviews recorded by Providence Hear Me Now in partnership with StoryCorps.

Hear Me Now interview with Robin Slemenda and Elizabeth Wessel. Interviews recorded by Providence Hear Me Now in partnership with StoryCorps

“And who does not want to be treated with Love?” Mary Southard CSJ Artist Mary Southard CSJ As part of Values Integration, the use of sacred text is a way to grow in our ability to express on the outside of the values we hold deeply on the inside. When we take in and fully absorb the words of a particular sacred text, those words literally become a part of us. Here are three pieces of sacred text to practice taking in the power of the words with the intention of having our actions be an outward expression of those words. “Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” From The Prayer of St. Francis “Let your love flow outward through the universe, a limitless love that is without hatred or enmity.” From the Buddhist Sutta Nipata Discourse on Goodwill “O God, increase light within me and give me light and illuminate me.” From Mohmmad's Prayer of Light I read something recently that made me want to take it deep within so that I could become it. Here it is: Help me remember today that I am holy; that I have been called to be a vessel of grace. Let me spend my time and energy as a holy person would, whether in great deeds or humble drudgery. Let every act and every encounter be sacred, ever moment be a flowing of good gifts. May light be born in me. -Steve Garnaas-holmes Perhaps these words will touch your heart, too. Perhaps you will be reminded that you, too, are holy and that you have been called to be a vessel of grace. Amidst, what will probably be a very full day, pause for a moment. Read these words or words from another piece of sacred text. Be intentional with your desire to reflect on the outside your strength on the inside. Adapted from a reflection written by Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz

All Souls Day Service For All Caregivers by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

An Autumn Prayer Opening Prayer: O God of Creation, you have blessed us with the changing of the seasons. As we welcome the autumn months, may the earlier setting of the sun remind us to take time to rest. May the brilliant colors of the leaves remind us of the wonder of your creation. May the steam of our breath in the cool air remind us that it is you who give us the breath of life. May the harvest from the fields remind us of the abundance we have been given and bounty we are to share with others. May the dying of summer's spirit remind us of your great promise that death is temporary and life is eternal. We praise you for your goodness forever and ever. Amen. Reading: Autumn is the season of letting go, of surrender. The mood of autumn is the ebb and flow of life. Autumn stands as an epiphany to the truth that all things are passing and even in the passing there is beauty. Autumn holds out platters of death and life. As the bright colors of fall fade away, and the leaves make their final descent, rich brown and charcoal colors take center stage. This is the decaying season, but the rotting ritual that surrounds us has another face. Compost and mulch are food for the soil. There is life in the dying. Moments of death are full of life and our fear of the unknown sometime hides that life. All this dying is a prophecy of life to come. Everything is dying—TO LIVE. -from The Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons, Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr. Closing Prayer: Maker of the seasons, thank you for all that autumn teaches me. Change my focus so that I see not only what I am leaving behind, but also the harvest and plenitude that my life holds. May my heart grow free and my life more peaceful as I resonate with, and respond to, the many graces this season offers me. May God give us voice to proclaim God's love and goodness. May gratitude fill our hearts. May God bless and protect us all. Amen

To view this and previous Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Public Witness presentations visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvq5vKM0LY4

Prayers for those who are grieving, prayers for the people of Afghanistan Lord God, many of us are in a state of worry for our families, our friends, our colleagues, our communities, our nation, and our world. We ask for your Presence to be made clearly amongst us. Be with us as we acknowledge our individual and collective grief in solidarity with the families, and communities of our fallen soldiers, those who have lost their lives, grieving families, and all those who are trying to flee to safety. We rely on the strength of You, our Creator. We ask for Your comfort upon those who have lost loved ones. May the wilderness of this time & the uncertainty we may feel, strengthen our resolve to lean on Your word, abide in Your presence, and be guided by Your enduring and powerful Spirit. You have been with us in every age and will remain our refuge, knowing that we are not alone walking this journey. Let us recall the calming of the storm by Your hand. Let us today and in the days ahead lean on Your strength and resolve to care for and support one another. Direct our hearts and our hands so that our actions may be always instruments of comfort, healing, and peace. Wrap each one in the safe mantle of Your love. May your Presence be made abundantly revealed so that Your light, Your hand, and Your strength, gives us steadiness, refuge, clarity of purpose, and hope. Watch, O Lord, over those who weep, or worry and give your angels charge over them, tend your hurting ones, O Lord. Rest your weary ones. Bless your bereaved ones. Soothe your suffering ones... and may the light of Your love shine forth in us as we continue to embark on Your healing work in caring for others. Amen. (Adapted prayers from CHA, https://www.chausa.org/ ) Angel Prayer watercolor By Liz Wessel

With all that is going on in our world it is easy to get overwhelmed. It is also a time of great service. We are so grateful for all the ways our Caregivers are responding to the current surge and just like in a marathon we have to pace ourselves and find ways to support one another. Our Mission Marathon is intended to offer a reminder of the beautiful light you are for this world and a reminder of the importance of self-care and connection as we navigate these times together. Most of all, we want to thank you for your commitment, compassion and care. Please feel free to contact your Mission Leader for support. Your HCC Mission Team: Karen Summers, CMO HCC plus WA Elizabeth Wessel, CMIO HCC SoCal Rachelle Yeates, CMIO HCC NoCal Roxann Namour, Mission Int Mgr Tim Serban, Exec Dir Spiritual Health HCC Rosanne Ponzetti, CMIO HCC OR

To view this and previous Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Public Witness presentations visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhvmkCceSQ

World Day Against Human Trafficking by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Cynthia Gandara, RN Providence St. Joseph Home Care by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Join Liz Wessel and Teresa Reed, RN as they discuss medication management and tips for success in home care.

Teams presentation: https://providence4-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/rosanne_ponzetti_providence_org/EQE-wazD08xDgp3UjVI_azcBcdcgb-238pf9xDufzSvuDQ?e=OEzEPI Cynthia Erivo - "Stand Up" - Oscar 2020 Performance https://youtu.be/g3HICKj-4Zs

Mission Moments: Erika Vallie, DPT LCM Home Health by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

Elizabeth Okabe, RN Sea Crest HH 2021 VIA by St. Joseph Health, Home Care Services

3-23-2021 Universal Prayers- Hopes, Dreams, Aspirations Greetings friends and welcome to our time of gathering in our little community to reflect and share our hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Ring the chime, take a 3-5 second pause As customary we will take a few deep breaths to settle in and bring our awareness to this moment, appreciating the gift of 5 precious minutes of loving kindness for ourselves, others and those who did not join but need our loving intentions. On breath to release stress, another worry and the third to breath in peace. Let us take a moment to silently reflect in the spirit of prayer and to offer our own silent intentions. (Chrystal Hogan) When I think of our hopes and dreams for a better world I often turn to the Sisters for inspiration. The Sisters of St Joseph share, “God invites us to be present in the here and now, and as we are attentive to the movement, we also step faithfully into an unknown future…In sharing God’s unconditional love and fidelity, we dedicate ourselves in all of our works to creative collaboration with others, as we seek to tear down walls that divide and build bridges that unite.” The Sisters of Providence shared these hopes and aspirations; “We have no fixed blueprint for how to express the role and responsibilities of Providence Ministries other than by reading the signs of the time, trusting in Providence, and embracing our call to follow Christ. You will be challenged as well to respond to those who call out for our care and the hard choices that will be there when our resources are constrained. However, as St. Vincent DePaul commended to us, “Love is inventive to infinity.” Compelled by God’s providential love, you will be invited to do more than you ever believed possible because of God’s goodness and love of all.” Dear Ones, Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern not yourself with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible to do. Now is the time to put aside past and present setbacks and failures and look with confidence to the new day. (Pope John XXIII) The following was shared by Sr. Susan Trezik CSJ What if, after this virus is gone, we learned it had changed our DNA in such a way that it forever altered our ability to consider each other? Consider each other no longer just as strangers, but in a new way, as in closer to our hearts? I wash my hands for you. Every time I wash my hands, I think of you, the other, as myself and I smile. My freedom is in your hands and yours is in mine. Every bit of care I bring to this gesture, I dedicate to the mystery of you, the other, who invites me to connect with you. I reach out to hold you and rejoice in how the water blesses both of us in this practice. I can no longer disregard you. I can no longer wash my hands of you, and your fate. I wash my hands for your fate; My freedom is in your hands, exactly where it belongs. By Jacques Verduin And in closing I offer this prayer by Pope Frances Lord, Father of our human family, you created all human beings equal in dignity: pour forth into our hearts a fraternal spirit and inspire in us a dream of renewed encounter, dialogue, justice, and peace. Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence, and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth. May we recognize the goodness and beauty that you have sown in each of us, and thus forge bonds of unity, common projects, and shared dreams. Amen. This prayer is from Pope Francis' new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, which was published on 4 October 2020.

3-31-2021 Universal Prayer Offering- An Instrument of Your Peace I invite you to take a few deep breaths...if you feel comfortable, with your eyes closed...and to just slow down...as we begin to catch up to ourselves... Ring the chime… Let's set out our intentions for this short time of prayerful reflection. I invite you to offer them right now and hold them in your heart. Let us remember that a God of love, mercy, and compassion...is already among us...with us...for us...around us and within us... Using your hands, find & feel the pulse on your neck...take a few moments until you feel those life-proving beats...And once you’ve located that pulse, let's humbly acknowledge a God of miracles and give thanks for this day... for the sacred elements that give us life, earth, air, water, sun, and to our Creator for another day of life. Let us also remember the words that pass through this area of our bodies and that our words can breathe dignity into our community...Our words are powerful... may we "never seek to be a voice for the voiceless...for there is no such thing...because all, even the quiet, afraid and silenced, have a holy voice....may we say yes to amplifying those voices...and to use ours to "say their names." Now feel the pulse on your wrist...to represent the instruments of peace that are our hands...take a few moments until you feel your heart beating...And once you’ve located your pulse, let us be mindful of the connection between our deeds and our heart. We pray in thanksgiving for our hands...those which allow us to send emails, coordinate meetings, text, and communicate to colleagues and friends around the world, hands that create art in the name of justice...may we remember the hands of those outside of this virtual space, our families, our caregivers who are literally injecting life-giving medicines into the arms of people in our communities... and other essential workers who cultivate, prepare, cook, deliver food for society.... May we too say yes to being hands and feet to all, most especially to those who are most vulnerable and in need of healing. We lift-up those whose lives are touched by sadness, by illness, by worry, or by loneliness. We ask for prayers for the victims of needless violence, and for those driven from their homeland due to poverty, war, and persecution. And now...I ask you to find and place your hand on your heart... take a few moments to slow down, locate, and feel your heart beating...Let us acknowledge together that by our humanity, we are together...and may we also remember the connection between our God and our heart, and listen with all our heart and with all our being, mind, body, spirit. For God is always calling us to the more, inviting us into a deeper relationship with our Creator and with our brothers and sisters, for we are of one human family. How will we respond to the invitation? May our hearts lean towards yes, aware that we are always free to choose. Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Wishing all our Christian brothers and sisters a blessed Holy Week, our Jewish friends a Divine Passover, our Hindu friends a joyful festival of Holi with the arrival of spring and to our Muslim friends as Ramadan approaches, many blessings. In the name of all things sacred and good. Amen Adapted from a reflection by JP Ramirez