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God is good... all the time!
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St. Joseph the Worker, Maple Grove, MN
Posted by: jesse on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 12:44 PM
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Made it to Maple Grove, MN for a parish mission. Actually started out with a Music in the Grove concert, featuring yours truly. Beautiful way to continue to celebrate, commemorate, and be motivated by the Christmas season. Terri picked me up at the airport, took a quick tour of Maple Grove, and soon I’d be having lunch with Rich, Amy, Nikki, Sandy, Monica and Janine. A couple of hours later, I was doing a sound check with Aaron Carpenter, Music Director of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Community. Nice turnout for a wintry night in Maple Grove. Mary Beth introduced me, and also declared me an honorary member of the Music in the Grove family. It was a beautiful way to start the mission.
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GUAM - Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec 2007
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 12:17 AM
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HAFA ADAI!
Fred Rodriguez, Sr. Marian Arroyo, Tony Diaz, Deacon Larry Claros, Pale Mike Crisostomo, and Pale Paul Gofigan, and a team of servants; friends and benefactors brought me back to Guam, sweet homeland, for my fifth visit. Two years ago, I remember sitting in Linda’s Coffee Shop with Fred, Sr. Marian and having conversation about the celebration for Our Lady in December and my next possible visit. And there I was after a long 13 hour flight from DFW to Japan, and another 4 hours to Guam, where I landed around 1:15AM. Pale Mike was right there, with Uncle Ed Siguenza, the island’s most beloved photographer and memory maker! Lifeteen members Anton and Bryan were also there. My niece, Morgy Reyes, amazing quarterback and two year veteran of the Police Department was there too! There was a gentleman from Governor Camacho’s office who greeted me with Pale Mike.
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NCYC 2007, the Way, the Truth, the LIFE.
Posted by: jesse on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 11:41 AM
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Life.
Only a few days home before Jodi and I arrived from Hawaii and were off to Columbus, OH for the National Catholic Youth Conference. NCYC means a number of things to me including seeing friends with whom 2 by 2 Ministries has served over the years, as well as seeing friends who work the same or similar roads. I had two workshops this year and a concurrent session with national speaker, Pam Heil, so my main venues of visiting with folks would be those three moments as well as hanging out at the booth. It would be a great NCYC. Steve Angrisano was emceeing again. Tom Booth, Kate Cuddy, Ed Bolduc and other amazing music ministers would be leading the music ministry. Tony and Jose Melendez, Fr. Tony Ricard, and Renee Bondi would be delivering the three keynotes, so the conference had a great combination of gifts at hand.
It was exhilarating and exhausting, NCYC. Good to see familiar and long time friends in ministry. Wonderful to see newer faces and ministries breaking through with more familiarity. Dan and Kyle
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Hawaii - The Marianists and the Diocese!
Posted by: jesse on Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 02:10 AM
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Br. Dennis Schmitz and I met at the Big Island Liturgy Conference on the Big Island, HI, over two years ago. We talked then about a possible visit then and before we knew it, Jodi, Jennah, and myself were landing in Honolulu where Br. Dennis and Margaret were lovingly waiting in baggage claim for us. Hugs, leis, more hugs, and a run through the island rain to the truck, and soon we were off to Marianist Center. I didn’t have experience with the Marianist community, but it wouldn’t take long for Jodi and I to see what great things this group of folks were doing on island and everywhere out in the world! The Manibusan family was going through some turbulent times, and it was great timing to take a trip to Hawaii. There would be four days of work, three days of rest and two more days of work, which was fine. Br. Dennis was pure hospitality as he, Jodi, Jennah I were treated to the Br. Dennis Express Island Tour. We saw reefs, crashing waves, blue ocean, Hawaiian Homestead, sampled free
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN...July 28 to October 21, 07
Posted by: jesse on Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 01:31 AM
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BACK ON THE ROAD, July 28th, 2007
Still dazed from the month at Sante, but surrendering it all, I hit the road and headed over to St. Mary, Kansas, where Rick Cheek and his cohorts threw an outdoor faith bash for youth from all over the area. Met some good and hospitable folks who cared deeply for their youth. I did get bit by about 10,000 itty bitty mosquitoes. I didn’t know the extent of the biting until I got home the next morning and Jodi screamed when she saw my back and my arms. That’s when I screamed! A few days later, I traveled to Techny, IL, where my friend and brother, Frank Mercadante, delivered a great week long experience for new youth ministers in the church. Becca Mercadante picked me up at the airport. Mike Patin and I got to connect a little. We’re the GOD’S LOVE; Through Thick & Thin tour. A couple of weeks later I headed over to St. Peter Catholic Church in Antioch, IL, where
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Catching Up With You! April 22 to June 15, 2007
Posted by: jesse on Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 01:17 AM
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Hey friends. It’s been way too long since my last entry. Forgive me. After Bethlehem, PA, I spent some time with Barry Elliott in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Barry’s a long time friend of young people in the church. As usual, we traveled by car all over the Winsdor/Essex Catholic School District. We connected with lots of students, teachers, faculty, staff, parents and in a word, the Church. I flew directly from Windsor to Prince George, BC for the Diocese of Prince George’s Diocesan Youth Conference, “The Lord of all Things.” Director, Joe Glaab, and the faithful youth ministers and friends of the youth of the diocese, threw a wonderful faith gathering. Tim Horton was a wonderful visited a couple of times – sweet! My next trip was to San Francisco, CA, where I was honored to present at Grace Cathedral, the magnificent Episcopalian community. Julia McCray-Goldsmith is the
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My friend, Adam Recke
Posted by: jesse on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 08:07 PM
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As you may have read in my blog from Bethlehem, PA, I met some new friends from Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Among them, is Adam Recke, an eight year old boy who has an amazing love of life. Adam has Niemann-Pick Type C disease (NPC). It is a disease so rare, that there are only 150 cases in in the US. I'd like you to help Adam, and kids like him, who rarely ever make it past 10 years old. Adam' his parents, as well as his siblings, Josh and Katie, as you might expect, are in great need of love, prayer, financial support and folks like you and I to help pass the word about NPC. The medicine that Adam takes costs over $100,000 a year and its hope is to slow the progress of NPC. Unsurprisingly, health care won't cover this. Join Jodi and myself, our family and yours, to pass the word and pray for folks to step out in faith and step forward to help! For more information on Adam, go to www.raceforadam.com. Adam rocks. Love and thanks to all of you! Let us love Adam and his family as we have been loved! Jesse
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bethlehem, PA
Posted by: jesse on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 04:58 AM
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Every act matters. In 2001, I joined over 20,000 people at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. NCYC. There was a small group of parishioners from Our Lady of Perpetual Help for their first NCYC experience. Among them was Carol, Deacon Bernie, Joey, Pauline, Ryan, Lindsay, Murilla, and maybe a couple more. The opening of this four day event began with me singing "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" from Godspell. Deacon Bernie turns to his beloved Carol and the rest of the group and says, "I want to be just like him! He's so spiritual!" Or something to that effect. In that moment, this group of folks began dreaming, planning, strategizing, fundraising, awareness-raising, brainstorming, and doing whatever could be done to get me to their parish. Last night, I finished the last of a three day visit to OLPH, with a two hour faith jam in the church. Carol and Joey, picked me up at the airport with about 16 minutes to make it to OLPH for a concert with the school! We made it. Stopped in at the 2nd grade class where Ms. Conway let me greet the super second graders who by the way are some singing super servants of God. Then Keith, Dominic, Ralph, and Sean, had the gym all set up for the concert. BAM. Plugged in the guitar, Carol intros me and we're off to the races. Prayer Slam 2007 and it's so on, I look over and see Mr. Reese, the principal of the school singing, grinning, and doing all the hand motions with all the children. Stick a fork in me, I'm good to go. The weekend is chock full of activity, and Deacon Bernie, who passed away long before he could see his dream of my visit come true, well, let's just say that Bernie was there all weekend. Ask Carol, Joey, and especially Ali, his little granddaughter. Sang at a concert on Friday night. Presented a workshop on Saturday morning and afternoon. Sang at the 5PM mass.
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St. Gregory the Great, Milwaukee, WI
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 05:31 PM
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March 17-20, 2007
New friends at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Parish in Milwaukee! Invited by Fr. Ken, Kathy, Patti and the whole parish leadership, to lead a parish revival. Kathy picks me up right aways at the airport and we're off. Get to the church and meet David, the music director of the parish (huge skills). Handbell choir, youth choir, children's choir, parish choir; Chris is the music leader of the LIFETEEN Band. Huge skills. I meet Lindsey who is 6, her brother Sean sings in the children's choir. Morgan and Taylor are sisters. Makayla is one of many Brownies present at the Church and assist in hospitality after all the masses. Every generation of the parish is present throughout the revival. Dick Daleke, the father of a high school friend of mine introduces himself to me after I give the reflection after the gospel. Lord have mercy, I remember him as Captain Richard Daleke, Commanding Officer ot the Alameda Naval Air Station where I grew up in my high school years. He and his wife, Ellen, take me to dinner at Omega, a local Greek Family Style restaurant. The secret password is....Kielbasa and Baklava. Mike Patin is giving a parish mission right next door at St. Matthias, and meets Fr. Ken and I for dinner at an amazing restaurant in the Knickerbacher Hotel. Mike and I actually meet once more to chat and catch up. The revival is wonderful in that I get to present to every aspect of the community. Children to Elders of the parish. Solomon, Carla, Sarah, Vince, Max, Cortney, Amanda, Olivia, John, Sr. Marianne, Deacon Jim, Karen and Jim, JoTherese, Peg, Karl, and all of the beloved St. Gregory the Great parishioners. Love you all! Fr. Ken, keep rocking the real world with your courage, boldness and faith!
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Bismarck, ND, Lansing, MI, Manchester, CT
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 05:14 PM
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UNIVERSITY OF MARY, BISMARCK, ND
March 8-9, 2007
Sr. Kathleen invited me to share some time with the community of the University as well as neighboring communities. Got to see my friends, the Griffin family, the Benedictine Sisters, Joann, Thomas, Gemma, Nancy, and others. Did a concert Friday night and a presentation for the Christian Leadership Center on Saturday, a Day of Renewal and Encouragement. During the concert, a little girl named, Hannah, came up on stage to do hand motions from TRADING MY SORROWS, and when she returned to her seat, exclaimed to her mother, "that was the best minute of my life!" Yikes. Craig, Jay and Nate backed me up with percussion, guitar and bass. Very awesome. Loved the time. Loved the sisters, the university, the area, the music...and the wonderful silence as well.
DIOCESE OF LANSING, MICHIGAN
March 10, 2007, Disciples; Cast Your Nets!
It's a Diocesan Middle School Rally, featuring the magic, the madness and the mayhem of Director of
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LA Congress, 2007
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 04:09 PM
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February 27, 2007
Arrived at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Getting ready for Youth Day/LA Congress 2007, in Anaheim, California. Going to help at Youth Day during the opening and closing session, as well as help with liturgy. My friend Curtis Stephan, wrote the theme song for Youth Day, LIVE OUT LOVE! Check it out. In fact, email him at www.razedrecords.com. He'll love hearing from you. Lots of rehearsals, sound checks, and a zillion meetings at this event. Jodi, Jayme and Jennah attended. My parents, and sister, Toni too. Lots of help in the booth this year. Jim and Liz, from St. Ferdinand were awesome. Sarah Hart was there with the coolest tee shirt, "Chosen Chick." You gotta email her and get one of those! Got to make some music with James Flaherty. Pretty cool. Youth Day/LA Congress is an amazing place. And if your workshop is picketed by folks saying it's heretical, well then, that's a good sign that that particular workshop is going to be sold out. Think about it.
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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CANADA
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 02:57 PM
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February 21, 2007.
ASH WEDNESDAY. What did you do? I jumped on a plane before the birds woke up and headed north to Yellownknife, Northwest Territories. I wore my standard short pants, baseball cap, long sleeve tee shirt and light jacket. HELLO! IT'S WINTER IN CANADA! I should've gotten the hint when folks at the airport looked at me strange when I got to Calgary. Yep, all of them were impervious to any kind of winter chill because all of them were dressed WARMLY. My flight path was DFW to CALGARY, then onto EDMONTON, then on to YELLOWKNIFE. The further north we flew, the more trouble I knew I was getting into. Landed in Yellowknife; no jet way, so we had to board out into the
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Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida
Posted by: jesse on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 09:28 PM
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February 10-11, 2007
Anne McGaugh, outstanding friend of Jesus, and Diocesan Director of Youth Ministries for the Diocese of St. Augustine, picks me up at the airport, loads guitar, the tee shirts, the clothes bag, and eventually, even me, into the vehicle and we're blasting off from Jacksonville towards St. Augustine where the annual Diocesan Youth Conference is going to be held. Anne and I get a chance to speak about the uniqueness of the diocese, the area in general, and ministry to young people in the Church. The Diocesan paper ran an article that Anne had asked me to write, an invitation of sorts, to the
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St. Peter Catholic Church - Jupiter, FL
Posted by: jesse on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:24 PM
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February 9, 2007
Presented tonight at St. Peter Church in Jupiter. Tom Tehiel, music director and all around good guy invited me to the parish to share song, story, laughter, and just hang out with the folks. Got to the church around 6PM and started running through tunes with the LIFETEEN band of the parish. Nicki, Christina, Denise, Neil, Tom, Ranses, Darrell, Lisa Tom and others were backing up yours truly. Drums, bass, electric guitar, drum kit, keyboards -- too much fun. Saw my friends, Sue, Ed and Joy, from the Greg Comella Holy Land days....waaaay back when. Nice to reconnect. Met Fiona, Katie, Richie, Michael, Kelly, Chris, Trevor, Andrew, Giovanna, John, Deanna, Fr. Don, Sean, and lots of others. The time was too short, even so, it was beautiful. Shared a meal with a few folks, and John and Tom eventually dropped me off at the hotel. Beautiful folks. Beautiful area. Beach, lighthouse, weather far away from 6 below! SCHWEET!
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RESURRECTION RALLY, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 08:13 PM
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February 2-4, 2007
Dave and Dawn Kordell have been trying to get me up to the Dells for their Resurrection Rally for years. Bryan Thompson, IT guru and woodworker master, picked me up at the airport, and although American Eagle lost my bag for almost two days, we managed to make it up to the Dells, where the site of the conference is the Chula Vista Resort. Hello Waterslides galore! It also happens to be 6 degrees below Zero. MOMMA!!! This kind of cold hurts. And Dude, it's not like
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Hurlburt Air Force Chapel, FL
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 06:50 PM
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January 28, 2007
Marilyn Austin, servant of the Lord and close friend of Jesus, advocate of young people in the Church and beyond, woman of faith and sacrifice, serving for over 18 years, the people of God, and for quite some time, the people of God at Hurlburt Chapel, has a bold vision for a renewal for the families, and troops of the chapel. She's planned a couple of events at Hurlburt Chapel, a small community of Air Force personnel and their families. I finish up at San Destin, and right at the end am whisked away (doesn't that sound cool and like I'm not heavy?) before the end of the Pensacola-Tallahassee conference....I mean, we're talking 37.5
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Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 06:23 PM
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January 26-28, 2007
Pensacola-Tallahassee throws a serious Youth Conference in San Destin, FL. Lisa Kurnik, Director of the Department of Youth, picks me up at the airport and we head to the conference site. Winter rates at the hotel are so sickly low, that the first thing I do when I see my room, is call Jodi. "Girl, fly here with Jennah because my room is overlooking a white sandy beach kissing the Gulf of Mexico with sweet bluegreen kisses!" It's a suite and it's definitely sweet. The theme of the conference is the BODY of CHRIST and the body is gathering from all over the diocese. St. Joseph parish, of Pensacola rocks open the conference with a
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Church of the Nativity, Longwood, FL
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 06:29 AM
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January 20-23, 2007
Arrived at Orlando Intn'l Airport, Linda Monckton picks me up in the big Monckton Chevy Suburban BOAT! Throw the luggage in back and head to the hotel. Here for a parish mission. Started doing parish missions many years ago with Fr. Greg Comella, C.PP.S. Brought back memories of Greg and I at the Cenacle in Lantana, FL, the Dominican Retreat Center, in Miami, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tequesta, FL, and met sweet friends forever in Florida. It's here where Greg and I started working together, and frankly, Greg is the reason that I'm giving parish missions at all! You can hear Greg in my songs and stories. Say a prayer of love, healing, and thanksgiving for Greg when you think of me.
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Missions in Missouri, Kansas City and Warrensburg
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 06:23 PM
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The state, Missouri. The city, Kansas City. The parish, Holy Family. First mission of the year and more to come! Patty Whelchel picks me up at the airport, drives me to the parish, and hello? I'm dizzy and in a daze. Cancelled flight the night before. Four hours of sleep, and now in a state of delirium. I meet many of the folks. Went right into a pot luck luncheon, then an adult session, then over to the hotel for some rest before the evening program. Lots of families at Holy Family -- that's an appropriate name for the parish! The next morning I head over to New Mark
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California Christmas, 2006
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 05:00 PM
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So what do you do when your job places you on airplanes and away from home a lot? You get on an airplane, leave home, and spend Christmas with your huge family in California. The sweetest part of returning to the bay area, was to see my family gathered for my cousin, Carmen Barlie, who passed away suddenly. Since I was going to be home for the holy days, I thought why not gather friends, make a little advent celebration, AND remember Carmen. We could even help pay for the expenses of her funeral. It was a last minute idea and not much time to plan or
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Providence, RI, Malden, MA, Draper, UT
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 11:21 AM
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So Duce and I were wondering last February at the Diocesan Youth Congress; how would it be to spend a week in the diocese visiting as many schools and parishes. YIKES. So I fly right from Vegas to Chicago, to Providence. We are going to mission "Catholic To The Core" to LaSalle Academy, Bishop Hendricken High, Our Lady of Fatima, Bishop Keough High, a Catholic Middle School Youth Rally at Msgr. Clarke, an evening for everyone at the same place; another middle school rally at Fr. Marot CYO Center with Bishop Tobin present; St. Jude in Lincoln, and
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What Happens In Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas!
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 10:30 AM
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The National Conference for Catholic Youth Ministers held its biennial event at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Lot's going on of course. I was a last minute call for emcee and was happy to help. Got to see friends our ministry has served through the years. Met a couple of adults who were teens only a few years ago. Now God has duped them into serving! Gotta crack you up. Lots of rumors going on about a YOUtube with Chris Padgett and I doing a dance off contest. I'm sure Chris won. Handmotions in Heaven...Bob Rice and Chris brought the house down.
Happy 25th Anniversary NFCYM! Amazing keynotes. ValLimar, you are the ONE. Mike Patin, you brought the heat. Eric, and the Outside the Box, you guys are sick.
Seeing the Steve Angrisano as a bobblehead, and me on Mt. Rushmore, pure sickness dudes. Not to mention Bob McCarty flying though the air. Very, very, very sick. Great time. NCCYM. Another great one. See you all at NCYC, Columbus, OH!
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Knoxville, Tennessee, Oct. 17-19, 06
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 09:25 AM
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My friend, Manuela, picks me up at the airport and we head over to Knoxville Catholic where we meet Barrie Smith for a concert. We stop at the cafeteria where a peanut butter and jelly sandwich calls to me. I answer. Soonafter, I've got my guitar slung over my shoulder and croonin' a tune about the days of yore.
I have no idea what that means. 650 students with matching teachers, and we're having one heck of a hootenannie. The hour flies by and the group jump right into the cheers, the prayer, the stories, and rumor has it, some laughter as well....
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November Travel Story, 2006
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 08:48 AM
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Over to Great Falls, Montana, on Nov. 3rd. "Open Our Hearts, Lord" is the theme of the conference, and a theme for life if you asked me. Anthony Allen, all around good guy, picks me up at the airport. It's a two day conference with youth from all over the diocese, at St. Luke Catholic Church. I meet Ester Marie, Eric, David, Brandon, Danielle, Tessa, Tani and Selena...and a partridge in a pear trea. Rockin. I get to see my old friend Aubrey Reardon, who I met several years prior to this trip. She's still a music maniac, leading the music ministry. She's also a wife and a mom! HELLO! The day is filled with keynotes, workshops, gift young people all over the place. Round of applause for the youth ministers, and other adults who supported with their presence.
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TRAVEL FLASH OCTOBER, 06
Posted by: jesse on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 08:07 AM
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Oct 5, to Windsor, Ontario, my friend Barry Elliott and family of overt and covert catechists--spending so much time in Canada, fishing, timmy hortoning, making friends, making music--I'm on the verge of being a Canuck--gotta love it! Over to Detroit, compliments of a ride from Linda Jarvis and Ashley Ahyou, to St. Joan of Arc. Chris Gosselin joins the fray and dude, buys me a pair of Crocs. Chris rocks in crocs, but I swear I look like a smurf. An angel named Pat hooks up a fishing trip with Larry, the fishing king, and we hunt for walleye. We don't catch much but that's why it's called "fishing" and not "catching." Chris and I make some music
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Recording, Prior Lake, Windsor, Ontario, Detroit, Troy
Posted by: jesse on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:04 AM
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October 4, 2007
Land in Minneapolis early in the morning. David Haas and Paul Tate pick me up and we dash off to the studio to record some tracks for two of my songs, "God is Good" and "Come Holy Spirit." This is part of David's collection for confirmation. Cool to be invited to write for that. Catch a quick breakfast and 10 cups of coffee, then we're in the studio puttin' it in the red. It's great to hear my two songs in this cool arrangement. Wicked great. I hate recording anything in the studio or anything for that matter. BUT, it is a treat and a magnificent fun to share time with the likes
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Paramus, NJ and Brookfield, WI
Posted by: jesse on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 11:18 AM
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It all started Sept. 26. On a plane to Paramus, NJ, to give a program at Paramus Catholic High. Joe Wilson, invites me to be part of a retreat for the students as well as day of retreat on the New York Harbor. First day of retreat, Freshman and Sophmores. Second day, Juniors and Seniors. Campus Ministry fast on their feet with opening skits and prayer. Full days of activity, hanging out at lunch time with students, sneaking their chips and pretzels. That's why they call it ministry. The...
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