St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross OCDS

Community Meeting Agenda

August 19, 2023

Meeting to be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in the Life House

10:00 am         Meditation

 10:30 am         Formation Study Groups                    

Noon                Angelus/Blessing before Meals: Louise Vance     

12:45 pm         Afternoon Study:  Three-year study of our beloved Therese in honor of the great anniversaries of her birth and her canonization provided by the General Curia of the Teresian Carmel. We will read and discuss Study Guide 4: “Prayer for Pranzini” and its questions, as well as, the additional questions and references, which were emailed to you by Michelle Estep. We will break up into our assigned groups to discuss.

 2:00 pm           COMMUNITY BUSINESS MEETING

                          Roll Call: 

  Council Readings:

    Constitutions: Our Identity, Values and Commitment
                                 #7, pg. 9 (Rafael), #8, pg. 9 (Jo Ann), #9, pg. 9 Michelle

    Statutes:
        Section VI: External Signs of Membership

#1,2,3, pg 31-32 (Norma)

      Ratio: The Carmelite Order:  #19, pg. 50 (Kathy B.)

Announcements:

  Formation

  Treasurer’s Report

  Visitation (Rafael)

  Blessed Josefa Relic (Randy)

  Other                                                     

3:00 pm           LOTH - Evening Prayer: 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time

                             Hymn: “Oh God Our Help in Ages Past”

  4 Volume: Psalter: p. 1082, Proper: p. 118
Christian Prayer: Psalter; pg. 921, Proper: pg. 628

                        Leader:            Louise Vance

                        Cantor I:          Karen Phipps

                        Cantor 2:         Erica Calderon

                        Reader:           Norma Zigler

By: Janet Mclaughlin, Secretary