Council report, Jan 06
FROM THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
We're not quite sure what to report for this past quarter. There's a level at which things have been rather quiet on the Provincial Council front.
We finished out our visitations for 2005. Elizabeth visited our two study groups in Atlanta. Nancy visited the Mobile study group. Gerald visited our Knoxville study group.
Mostly we've been trying to tie up some loose ends. A couple things have come up which postponed our plans to publish a book of our legislation but that is still in the works and nearing completion.
The division of the Lafayette community into two smaller communities appears to have gone well. The paperwork for raising the second ("new") community to canonical establishment went through very quickly and they will celebrate their canonical status in March.
The Sioux City community has decided to start a new Group in Discernment in South Dakota because they have several members from Yankton and Sioux Falls that drive down for meetings.
We were very pleased just after Thanksgiving to receive news that the Washington Province (that's the eastern province) has finally appointed their OCDS Provincial Council. Already we've received a few questions from them and we've been happy to share hopefully helpful tidbits.
Let us give you a REALLY early heads up on the next Carmelite Institute conference. It is tentatively scheduled for July 25-29, 2007 and they expect to hold it somewhere on the east coast. The topic will be "The Prophetic Dimensions of our Rule" and the keynote speaker will be Kevin Culligan OCD. Mark your calendars and start saving your money. The Carmelite Institute conferences gather Carmelites from both branches (both Discalced and OCarm): friars, nuns, and laity and it is quite an incredible experience.
As we look back over this past year, we note that we've accomplished many things and we look forward to 2006 with a great sense of hope. We wish you a wonderful New Year and ask that Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity shower our province with blessings as we celebrate her centenary this year.
Provincial Council:
Nancy Thompson, Gerald Alford, Amelia Wilken, Pascal Alfano and Elizabeth Korves.
- JAN 2006
We're not quite sure what to report for this past quarter. There's a level at which things have been rather quiet on the Provincial Council front.
We finished out our visitations for 2005. Elizabeth visited our two study groups in Atlanta. Nancy visited the Mobile study group. Gerald visited our Knoxville study group.
Mostly we've been trying to tie up some loose ends. A couple things have come up which postponed our plans to publish a book of our legislation but that is still in the works and nearing completion.
The division of the Lafayette community into two smaller communities appears to have gone well. The paperwork for raising the second ("new") community to canonical establishment went through very quickly and they will celebrate their canonical status in March.
The Sioux City community has decided to start a new Group in Discernment in South Dakota because they have several members from Yankton and Sioux Falls that drive down for meetings.
We were very pleased just after Thanksgiving to receive news that the Washington Province (that's the eastern province) has finally appointed their OCDS Provincial Council. Already we've received a few questions from them and we've been happy to share hopefully helpful tidbits.
Let us give you a REALLY early heads up on the next Carmelite Institute conference. It is tentatively scheduled for July 25-29, 2007 and they expect to hold it somewhere on the east coast. The topic will be "The Prophetic Dimensions of our Rule" and the keynote speaker will be Kevin Culligan OCD. Mark your calendars and start saving your money. The Carmelite Institute conferences gather Carmelites from both branches (both Discalced and OCarm): friars, nuns, and laity and it is quite an incredible experience.
As we look back over this past year, we note that we've accomplished many things and we look forward to 2006 with a great sense of hope. We wish you a wonderful New Year and ask that Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity shower our province with blessings as we celebrate her centenary this year.
Provincial Council:
Nancy Thompson, Gerald Alford, Amelia Wilken, Pascal Alfano and Elizabeth Korves.
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