This is the last VM dated in August. Next week’s will have a September date, and will be the last VM before Labour Day. Go to our VM Archives to ensure that you saw all that was mentioned during July and August. Maybe you were on vacation!

Do you know Phil & Carmen Audette? Did you update your address books? They moved!

Speaking about moving … read below and see that VM is announcing another “House for Sale”

Our ever-loving Marty Tate called into the “Al Kresta in the afternoon", radio show on Friday, August 4th. Our Webmaster Tim has included this link to hear it: http://archive.ihradio.org/archive/kresta-20060727.mp3. Marty is at about 39 minutes.

There is a Graham's Corner this week. Go there for links to the translation of an an interview Pope Benedict XVI gave to a panel of four German journalists Aug. 5, as well as a link to a short summary of the interview. The Pope will travel to his native Bavaria on Sept. 9-14.

We have another contribution this week in Cindy's Reflections. She gives some advice about praying and especially about ‘those emails that mention to forward”. Also there is a SHORT, SWEET, BUT TO THE POINT comment for us to ponder.

Lighterside this week will be the Site of the Week. We have included many jokes from this site in the past.

http://www.reverendfun.com/

Please also ask for prayers so that my house will sell and for blessings on the people who buy it! :)

Much Appreciated! Stephanie Emmons

Editor’s note – here is an attachment for more information

Further to our conversation last Thursday on the Mideast situation, the article below was published on the same day (I received this from the ZENIT website this morning in the weekly wrap-up). The Holy Father's position and comments on the war are well summarized here and worth noting.
God Bless!

Pope Has Been Pressing for Mideast Peace
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=93411

Dear fellow prayer warriors, please pray for a complete healing for Eric, per prayer request below. Thank you.
In Christ, Diane

Prayer Request for a Soldier in Iraq

If you could please say a little prayer for Eric W., it would be much appreciated! Eric is a soldier serving in Iraq and his vehicle was hit hard. He is in pretty bad shape. Eric's Mom is in my Mom's Bible Study group up on the North Shore of Lake Superior so they are asking for prayers.

When my cousin Patrick was hit in Ramadi, he was in very, very bad shape but the prayers totally pulled him through so I know prayer will pull Eric through too!! ;)

Thanks! Lezlie

Do you know of one that should have been announced here?
August 28 – Robbie Lauzon will celebrate his champagne birthday
August 30 – Jonas Graham was born in 1986. The same date as Sue & Paul Atkinson said “I DO”

What was going on in VM – one year ago?
http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2005/VM303/VM303.htm

If you go back a few years you will see: http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2002/VM148.htm