Cincinnati Oblates' Meeting March 25, 2018
Ron DeMarco opened the meeting with the blessing from Archabbot Kurt for Lenten Bona Opera. We then introduced ourselves, followed by reading the Mission Statement. Vespers and Lectio Divina were next. The scripture for lectio was Psalm 32, not the gospel for Palm Sunday, and Ron read RB Chapter 7: 44-48, the fifth step of humility, as related to the psalm. Br. Francis suggested Chapter 49:7 for us.
Attendance: Linda & Nick McCarroll, Ron DeMarco, Clyde & Pat Dorn, Peyton & Mary Louise Reed, John Campbell, Kathy Gloeckner, Linda Faulhaber, Bob Gloeckner, Shari Banks
The minutes of the February meeting were approved.
Nick reported $679 in the treasury, after paying Fr. Joseph for the February meeting.
Old Business: Brother Francis, our oblate dean, will return in April and will lead us in discussion about his assignment to us last September. We are to watch the movie “Gran Torino” and consider the questions he wrote. Peyton answered questions about his testimony from last month and offered to loan two books by Cardinal Sarah.
We were reminded of salvation coming in community, not as individuals.
New Business: Net month will be our last meeting until September. The Day of Reflection will be in Columbus on June 2. Meetings will continue with lectio and a related part of the Rule, and personal testimonies about what it means to be an oblate and how we live out our vocations as oblates in our daily lives. Through these testimonies we get to know each other, building community.
Bob and Melinda Reckers, members of our chapter who now live in Texas, meeting with oblates at Holy Cross Monastery in Beaumont, report that the monastery lost over 2,000 books in the hurricane last September. They will be here in May, and will pick up books that we donate (or cash). We can bring books to the April meeting and Pat and Clyde will take care of them.
Kathy Gloeckner gave a very moving testimony, which was well received.
Following a directive from Janis, the monastery, and the 4th World Congress of Benedictine Oblates, we spent considerable time looking over and discussing possible themes for the 5th World Congress. Each chapter was to do this, and to rank them in importance, with comments. To accomplish our goal, we each submitted a copy of the list with our rankings and comments to Ron, who will collate them and send in our chapter summary. This project was given very short notice and had to be completed the day of the meeting.
We closed with and Our Father and social time. Submitted by Mary Louise Reed
Attendance: Linda & Nick McCarroll, Ron DeMarco, Clyde & Pat Dorn, Peyton & Mary Louise Reed, John Campbell, Kathy Gloeckner, Linda Faulhaber, Bob Gloeckner, Shari Banks
The minutes of the February meeting were approved.
Nick reported $679 in the treasury, after paying Fr. Joseph for the February meeting.
Old Business: Brother Francis, our oblate dean, will return in April and will lead us in discussion about his assignment to us last September. We are to watch the movie “Gran Torino” and consider the questions he wrote. Peyton answered questions about his testimony from last month and offered to loan two books by Cardinal Sarah.
We were reminded of salvation coming in community, not as individuals.
New Business: Net month will be our last meeting until September. The Day of Reflection will be in Columbus on June 2. Meetings will continue with lectio and a related part of the Rule, and personal testimonies about what it means to be an oblate and how we live out our vocations as oblates in our daily lives. Through these testimonies we get to know each other, building community.
Bob and Melinda Reckers, members of our chapter who now live in Texas, meeting with oblates at Holy Cross Monastery in Beaumont, report that the monastery lost over 2,000 books in the hurricane last September. They will be here in May, and will pick up books that we donate (or cash). We can bring books to the April meeting and Pat and Clyde will take care of them.
Kathy Gloeckner gave a very moving testimony, which was well received.
Following a directive from Janis, the monastery, and the 4th World Congress of Benedictine Oblates, we spent considerable time looking over and discussing possible themes for the 5th World Congress. Each chapter was to do this, and to rank them in importance, with comments. To accomplish our goal, we each submitted a copy of the list with our rankings and comments to Ron, who will collate them and send in our chapter summary. This project was given very short notice and had to be completed the day of the meeting.
We closed with and Our Father and social time. Submitted by Mary Louise Reed
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