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July 2017 Newsletter St. Joseph House July 2017 Newsletter In This Issue: Member Spotlight: Brian McCarthy St. Joseph House Gets A Creative Writing Program Members Expand Their Skills In Digital Imaging and Design Ron Gregory: In Memoriam Horticulture Team Improves Garden Beds Members Explore the Topic: “Independence” Visit Us Online! www.stjosephhouse.org facebook.com/sjh.clubhouse @sjh_clubhouse Highlights Fourth of July Celebration Mental Health Awareness Meetings This 4th of July, we celebrated the 241st birthday of the United Clubhouses, through their relationship building and welcoming States and the gift of community at St. Joseph House. Tremen- nature, help to reduce hospitalization of members. Knowing dous thanks goes to the St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Com- this, we check on each other and talk through our struggles to- munity, who generously gave their time and service, grilling gether. Recently, we’ve provided a designated time on Fridays hotdogs and hamburgers while providing all the sides and fix- from 2-3 pm to connect each other with support, re- ings for a great holiday picnic! Snow cones were a welcome sources and great conversation on mental health awareness. and refreshing treat as Clubhouse members and residents Clinical therapy programs are not allowed at the Clubhouse. but of Magnificat Houses, Inc. enjoyed the day together. We even members and staff can provide assistance in reaching those ser- had visitors from the Fort Bend Clubhouse! It was a great day! vices. All members, especially those that have been away for a while, are welcome to join us! Standard #27: “Community support services are provided by members and staff of the Clubhouse…” New Job Announcements Congratulations! Your Clubhouse family is so proud of you! Sid Jude Clarence Pate Thompson + Hanson DSW Walmart Walgreens Stone House Shoe Warehouse Member Corner Brian McCarthy am Brian McCarthy. I am 61 years old and a recover- My life has completely changed. Sobriety has brought self con- ing alcoholic. When I was 48 years old, I got trapped fidence, a steady personality, and all my family back to me. I into the Pain Management Cycle; by the tenth year of am currently staying at Magnificat House, paying my own I this, I was addicted and abusing Oxycontin. When I way. I have routine chores, a structured life, and all the ameni- quit that in 2015, I substituted alcohol, and that finally drove ties to make it. my beautiful wife away from me. We have been separated for over two years. I suffered from suicidal depression and have I was assigned to St. Joseph House to volunteer my talents. been to psychiatric facilities four times. Being college educated, I volunteer to help people with mental illness with studies and GED preparation. This brings purpose Now, through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous and the grace to my life. I enjoy tutoring people and helping them achieve of God, I have been sober for nine months. My wife and I are their goals. So I am teaching math and science at St. Joseph talking, seeing each other, and planning to get back together House and delighting in it. This place certainly has improved in September. my life, and in return I try to improve others’ lives. Writing Towards Hope Bill and Eli volunteer their writing talents to our members tudents at the University of St. Thomas, Bill and Eli one of the most frightening aspects of mental illness, but cre- first heard about St. Joseph House through a ative writing can be a light at the end of the tunnel. The sim- friend. After learning about the Clubhouse’s mis- ple act of putting words on paper creates new opportunities S sion, they knew they wanted to get involved. Driven and new worlds that nothing, not even mental illness, can by their shared interest in mental health awareness and crea- take away. In other words, writing creates hope. tive writing, they sought to combine the two and develop a During their time at St. Joseph House, Bill and Eli have writing program at the Clubhouse that would help members worked with several members on diverse writing projects, all find and express their own individual voices. Above all, they of which are united by their goal of helping members find and wanted to do something that would both allow everyone to express their voices. These writing projects have spanned learn from each other and ignite a love of writing. from testimonials, newsletter articles, poetry, and the begin- nings of a novel. As writers themselves, Bill and Eli have been Mental illness frequently subdues or smothers individuals’ inspired by the voices and creativity of Clubhouse members. capacity to have their voices heard, and because of this it of- With everyone working together, they are building relation- ten feels like there is no way out, that people are alone. This is ships and the creative imagination. Green W orks Garden Bed Improvements e’ve been focusing on soft landscaping care, produce very and fertilizing this month, since most fragrant foliage and vegetation dies during the brutal Hou- are butterfly attract- W ston summers (June- August). First, we ants and humming- cleared the topsoil which removed weeds that compete for birds. I’m excited to see nutrients, allowing better drainage for future plants or the flowers bed once shrubbery. Next we added earthworms, which will propa- they’ve all fully bloomed. These gate and help expedite the decomposition process of re- additions have brightened up maining organic waste. This step will eventually make the our flower beds, and we are currently harvesting cucum- soil healthy and appropriate for flower and tree planting. bers and two varieties of persimmons. Our next goal is to We then raised all the flowers bed by four inches, which work on garden signage, and we are currently in need of a should be the minimum when developing new beds, with weed eater and trimmer to help maintain the garden and all natural mulch that was donated to St. Joseph. We de- stay ahead of the weeds. cided to invest in heat-loving perennial flowers such as zinnias, salvia and African violets that will thrive in the current temperature. All of which are low maintenance in Right: Our newly designed garden bed. Unwanted vegetation (4-5 ft.) and weeds were overtaking this bed. Members removed the material and planted the flowers. Red Burgundy Okra: Two twisted carrots pulled out of our A small selection of flowers we are garden. growing in the new garden beds Ron Gregory In Memoriam first met Ron when I started my ministry at the Magnifi- cat House in November of 2016. Once a month, I would stop by the Dismas (Gano) House with Sister Mary Jude I to visit with Ron and the other residents there and to bring them Holy Communion. We would fellowship with each other and then pray the Rosary together. Ron was always very grateful and gracious about our visits. I found Ron to be a person of deep faith with a strong love for God and for his neighbors, especially his love for his housemates at the Dismas (Gano) Gina Monti and Ron Gregory House. He was kind, caring and thoughtful, and he took special care of Charlie, his longtime friend. Even when his money was stolen by another resident at the house, Ron did not express any bitterness or anger towards that person; he chose to pray for him instead. Even in his sufferings , and as his health was failing, Ron remained joyful and grateful for the life God had given him. In the few months that I have known him, Ron lived his life follow- ing the way of Christ. May his soul rest in peace and God’s per- petual light shine upon him. We will miss you greatly, my brother in Christ. - Billy Chen (Deacon in training) was blessed to minister to Ron during the last years of ed a bit of cheering up and encouragement. Late last year, Fe- his life and for Ron to allow me to minister to him. I lix Martinez came on board at Dismas House. He is also a visited Ron and Charlie once a week at Dismas House Catholic and a Clubhouse member, so I started to minister to I since Ron got sick. I looked forward to visiting with the three of them. I brought the Precious Body to Ron's room them as part of St. Joseph Clubhouse’s outreach effort, since when he struggled to get up and felt so weak. I am thankful to Ron and Charlie were Clubhouse members. We always had a see Ron's consistent return, spiritual healing and reconcilia- short visit before we started praying the holy rosary followed tion to God before his death and happy to be an instrument to by Communion Service and reception of Holy Communion. help him see the light and peace of God. along with Dismas There were days when Ron didn't feel good at all. He would House chaplain Deacon Jeff Speight, and our deacons in train- text me and say, “Sister, I don't feel good today. Can you come ing Stuart Neck and Billy Chen. tomorrow?” I always tried to understand how Ron was feeling. Sometimes he had swelling on his legs, and on some days his - Sr. Mary Jude illness made him feel tired, disoriented and weak. As a faithful minister, I came to Dismas House once a week, even when Ron wasn't feeling good, so as not to neglect Charlie who also need- Members Explore Digital Imaging Members gain skills in scanning and photo editing e’ve recently added a new opportunity for pages will feature scans of historic artifacts such as newspa- meaningful work in the Clubhouse - digi- per clippings, envelopes, hand-written letters, Polaroids and tal imaging! Digital imaging is essentially much more.
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