God bless us in our Holy Work

Hello Everybody.

Yesterday, we held our service for Robert at the Maxwell Home -- you may know, Robert is currently under hospice care.  Program Director Tony Dickerson, led the service.  His words were so beautiful, we thought you might like to read them here.

My Dear Friends in Christ,

Today we gather together at the Maxwell Home to support and pray for our brother and friend Robert Grant.  Robert has been a resident of the Maxwell home for the 30 years Angels’ Place has been in operation. 

In regards to the Maxwell home, it was the first home of the Angels’ Place organization.  For me as a program director, it’s an honor to serve this home because of the legacy surrounding it.  I like to call it the “flagship” of the organization.  It’s not the most modern or fancy of our 21 homes, but it is our first and has stood the test of time.  For example, the United States Navy has advanced ships powered by nuclear power, but the flagship of the fleet is the U.S.S Constitution. Despite having more advanced ships in the fleet, the flagship of the fleet is an 18th century frigate with sails.  There’s a legacy and a history that ship embodies for the Navy.  In a similar way, the Maxwell home embodies the legacy and mission of Angels’ Place. 

Recently, an architect was at the house with Tom Szczepanski.  They were discussing potential changes to the house to enable even better access and egress for our residents.  During our walkthrough of the home, the architect kept repeating that the house was structurally sound, well built, and beautifully maintained. 

As I reminisced about that day, it made me think about our Lord's words in Luke 6:47-48: I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words and acts on them. That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.  For me, Maxwell, and Angels’ Place as a whole, is the embodiment of a “firm foundation” built on prayer and the love of God manifested in the service to our residents.  

We are gathered around Robert in the Maxwell home to offer our prayers and support as he is coming to the end of his earthly life.  Angels’ Place and Maxwell have been his home all these many years.  In life, we have served and loved him, we have provided him with a loving home, and we have nurtured his faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Now as he is coming to the end of his earthly life, we are still serving him, loving him, and providing him with the blessed hope that life does not end but is only changed: this is our Faith and this is our Hope. 

The firm foundation established by our five founding mothers, by their listening to and doing the Lord’s will, has enabled us to support and walk with Robert and all our residents in both life and death.  What a beautiful ministry, what a Holy Work of Love! 

Although Robert’s life is coming to an end, it is such a holy and beautiful act of charity that we as caregivers, board members, and benefactors walk with him and all our residents in both life and eventually their passing into eternal life.

Our foundation is strong.  Our intentions are noble.  I’m so blessed to be a part of something as holy as this, and I cannot wait to see what we will look like in another 30 years of service! 

We commend Robert to God and will walk with him to the end, because that’s what we’re about at Angels Place and especially here at our Maxwell Home.  God bless us in our Holy Work.

Anthony E. Dickerson

Sept 8, 2023

Feast - The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Please continue to pray for Robert, all who suffer with him, and in celebration of all who participate in our Holy Work.

Thank you for all you do for the men and women of Angels' Place. 

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