What did the serpent say to Eve? "Eat of this fruit and you will be like
God, you will know good from evil!" Looking at many of our leaders in Con-
gress, Religion, Education, and society's influence points, we might see actions as
if they became Gods. Statements like we will legislate the price you pay for fuel
or we will demand better health care, or we will talk with terrorists to not attack,
or we will protect self esteem by not scoring the tests or we will play the game
but not keep score. I have run across many of the above comments, maybe you
have also.

At the same time we hear that man is to blame for all the pollution, green
house gas, climate change etc. It is man, not woman, which is another means of
laying the ground work to over throw authority and create hostility in the natural
complementary order of husband and wife ... family, the building block of so-
ciety. By throwing over the natural law we "create" disharmony and eventually
push the real authority, GOD, out of our calculations, thoughts and minds. We
can solve all problems and if we can't we will have government do it.

Government doesn't do it good or cheap or right. "Only fifteen cents of
each dollar spent gets to the problem in the most efficient government run       program" says a Government audit. Jesus is never know to have asked Peter to

go to Pilate and get into the budget to care for His "lambs and sheep." He has
been known to say: "render to Caesar what is Caesar's and render to God what
is God's." In this day of "enlightenment" maybe we need to see if even the God
fearing people have been lulled into belief that they have become Gods because
of the power they can wield. This is more true with the virtual reality games,
and programs being used by people. Could this be a reason that we see more and

more murder and mayhem? Senseless crime and perversion; change and hope for
the sake of change and hope, but neither really grounded in God.

At our judgment can you or I say we have run the good race?  For over a
quarter of a century, your help, prayers and concern for the residents of The
Vineyard have made the race worthwhile. God Bless you all!

The front page of this newsletter was written for the last issue. The Holy
Ghost must have decided it would be better in this issue since it was never printed
the last time. "Why?" you ask. Because of the status report on The Vineyard
Home as follows.

For nearly twenty of the twenty five years of operation, Ruth and I along
with the Board of Directors have sought out religious groups or lay people who
would be able to continue the care and living experience with the Vineyard  
residents. We found such a group at Our Lady Help of Christians Monastery in south  eastern Tanzania. Their bishop, Bishop Mole of Tanzania, asked that our bishop send an e-mail stating he had no objection to the two Sisters helping out. Our bishop said no. Maybe because we did not have an endowment large enough and maybe because these sisters were more traditional. We did get these two sisters placed with Fr. Blaney's facility in the Gary Indiana Diocese. They have been such a help. Fr. Blaney has a commitment for several more.

In the meantime, we have been able to limp along with the care of the
residents of The Vineyard Home until our Volunteers were exhausted and had no
hope of any Religious Group to help. Our volunteers are mostly in their late sev-
enties and several in their mid-eighties. This past January we have had to sus-
pend full-time care for the handicapped residents after finding places for them.
There was just no further reserve strength left in our volunteers to cover the time
when the staff was not available. That included all evenings, weekends and bad
weather times.

Thus you see that even with the best of human plans such do not always fit
with the plan of God, which we sometimes forget. Even though we have prayed
for assistance in the past we are now asking everyone to ask St. Joseph to inter-
cede. He was charged by God to protect and provide for the Holy Family and as
the patron for families we are asking Him to intercede with God to find some one
or group that will use the facility for God's plan. It is hoped that God's plan will
include care for His people who called The Vineyard their home. The latest info is that the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph may be able to send two sisters from
Sharing Meadows, Indiana to help reactivate The Vineyard. Sharing Meadows is
an affiliate that we helped with Benedictine Sisters. We· will keep you posted.

Lyle Suzanne Liebno was found to have a heart valve that was not allow-
ing the blood to be pumped through her lungs. She was observed at The Vineyard
having a difficult time "catching her breath." These observations triggered the
tests and eventual diagnosis. Tests showed a drop to 68% reading of her blood/
oxygen level. With only a one in four chances of coming through the open heart
surgery, Suzanne said she wasn't worried. "If God wants me, I am ready." With
that trust she came through the operation with flying colors although it took some
time to overcome Pneumonia that set in right after the operation. Pete, Ruth and
Bob visited her in her new care facility and found her in the best shape in many a
month.

Sister Claire Marie
and Sister Gloriosa