Permission to copy is freely granted for use in church bulletins, newsletters, special programs and educational events provided that proper acknowledgements are included in the reproduction. School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province 314.633.7015 www.ssndcentralpacific.org everyday blessing everyday pause Third Sunday of Advent; December 13, 2015 Design: Gen Cassani, SSND; Joyelle Proot, SSND. Text: Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, School Sisters of Notre Dame Foundress Leer 2277; October 4, 1856 Design for Spirituality & Charism A Tibetan singing bowl holds our deep story. A wooden clangor signifies the pressing needs of our historical me and place. THE GONG STRIKES. The sound is our CHARISM - the meeng of God’s giſt to us with the needs of our mes. adapted Mary Maher, SSND all the works of God proceed slowly and in pain; BUT THEN their roots are STURDIER and their flowering the lovelier.