Wednesday, February 13, 2019

September 2018 Minutes

Cincinnati Oblates Meeting September 23, 2018


Br. Francis opened our meeting with prayer.


We introduced ourselves, and heard that we have two new novices: Steve Anslinger and Tom Murray. We received the news that John Campbell's health is declining.


In attendance were: Nick McCarroll, Linda McCarroll, Ron Lillie, Pauline Cantrell, Peyton Reed, Margaret Sherlock, Joan Hilton, Ron DeMarco, Kathy Gloeckner, Linda Faulhaber, Mary Louise Reed


We read the Mission Statement and prayed Vespers, Week 1.


Lectio was Mk 9:30-37; the portion of the Rule that Ron selected to apply was RB 72:4-7.

The April minutes were approved.


The treasury currently has $678, as of the end of last year (September-April). We discussed thecost of having a monk visit. For two years now we have paid $88 per visit. That money goes into a fund for traveling monks that is held in the Oblate Office. We also discussed the possibility of helping members attend St. Meinrad events. We made no decisions.


Meetings without monks have no set program. At some meetings we will do more personal stories of how we became oblates and how that affects our lives. Linda McCarroll will share her story in October. Some meetings will have discussion of our “homework” book.


Do we want to send cards to our members for special occasions, such as oblation date? No decision.

Br. Francis gave a conference on the role of transparency in Benedictine life, and will make the whole conference available to us at a later date. He also assigned us a small book, Them Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, to read and study as homework for this next year. We will discuss it together when he returns in April. He assigns “homework” in order to help us engage with the presented topic over time, and not have it be segmented. Archabbot Kurt has chosen “Accountability” as this year's theme for the oblate program.


Ron DeMarco lead a closing prayer, followed by a social time.


Submitted by
Mary Louise Reed

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