Raleigh Council of Women Religious
Minutes of August 25th Meeting
Opening Prayer: Sr. Mary Jean
Attendance: Srs. Barbara Marie, Joanna, Lois, Chris,
Mary Ann, Kieran, Mary Agnes, Shirley,
Theresine, Carol,
Mary Jean
Excused: Msgr. Jerry, Sr. Rita
Election of Chair and Co-Chair: Chair – Sr. Barbara
Marie, Co-Chair – Sr. Lois
Reappointed: Secretary – Sr.
May Jean, Treasurer – Sr. Mary Agnes
Q Report to Rome ….following a discussion, Srs. Chris
and Lois offered to put together our
suggestions for Msgr. Jerry
and supply a copy for the minutes
Plans for “Appreciation Day” September 17th
…
Liturgy – Sr. Kieran has
completed plans with organist at OLL; an email will be sent
Inviting
Sisters to contribute their musical talents
Format for discussion – Srs.
Chris and Joanna will put together our suggestions;
an email will
be sent out in a week with more details
Lunch - Sr. Mary Agnes will
coordinate hall setup and lunch time with Mary Dudas
Handouts – Brochures – Sr.
Joanna (5 per sister)
Directory
– Sr. Mary Jean
Save the
Date for Jubilee - ??
Weekend
at the Beach Plans - Sr. Kieran
Vocation
CD – Sr. Mary Agnes
Convocation volunteers - ??
Name tags –
Sr. Mary Jean
Volunteers
for Retirement Talk – Sr. Anne
Plans for Mass for Consecrated life and Jubilee 2012
– Feb. 4 OLL
Liturgy – Srs. Kieran and Mary
Agnes… more at the Sept. 17th gathering
NC Catholic – Sr. Lois will
interview Srs. Rita Finnen and Maria Goretti Temperio
Other plans will be finalized
at October meeting
Brochure – we will make corrections needed and have
600 printed(Sr. Joanna)
Mary’s Table and vocations ….
No word from the Diocese on
dates or plans for Holy Hours
We hope to be able to continue
Mary’s table; suggested format: Video, personal
Story by one of the
Sisters present, Question and answers
We will purchase a copy of the
CD “Jesus also calls Women”… one per deanery
and one for the
vocation office, with its discussion guide – Sr. Mary Agnes
A CD of “Women in Spirit” is
now available for purchase from LCWR; we will
purchase one; Council
will view it before or after the next meeting
Communication with Richard Reese …. Sr. Barbara Marie
will contact Richard to see what path
we might take in working with him. We
will follow this up at the next meeting.
Apostolic Study …. Sr. Chris and Sr. Mary Jean both
reported that their leadership has had a
conversation with the new
head of the Sacred Congregation for Religious
and that he said he would
use the report to find new ways to support the
fine
work he knows Women
Religious are doing in the U. S.
Other: Srs. Lily Grace and Roseena have returned to
the Diocese; they are in Chapel Hill but
do not have a permanent
address yet
Sr. Marie Renee Murphy, IHM has joined
us in the Diocese and will be in ministry at OLL
Dates for 2012 …. Jubilee, Feb. 4th
OLL Day of Appreciation, September 29th OLL
Sr. Catherine Michael Fee, SSJ will be
at St. Therese Wrightsville Beach
Next
meeting …. Thursday, Oct. 20th at the Catholic Center
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