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Oblate Meeting Schedule
2008-2009
Theme: "We believe that the divine
presence is everywhere." RB 19.1
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September 7, 2008
Welcome Back Oblates! Start time is 1:00 p.m. |
February 2,
2009 |
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October 5, 2008
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March 2, 2009 |
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November 2, 2008
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April 6, 2009
- Lenten retreat day |
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December 7, 2008
Advent Retreat |
May 4, 2009 |
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January 4, 2009: |
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Oblates of Annunciation Monastery
(October 7, 2007)
We would like to express our
gratitude to our devoted group of Oblates who enrich our
lives in many ways. May God bless
all of you as you live and extend the Benedictine values!
Oblate Phyllis Thompson
Annunciation Monastery welcomed
Phyllis Thompson, who presented at our October
7 meeting! Below are some photos from her presentation
about her attendance at the North American Association of
Benedictine Oblate Directors (NAABOD) meeting in Lacey, WA. Sister
Stephanie Dolyniuk also attended.
Themes of the conference included Leadership (Qualities,
Active Listening, Responding to Leadership, Humility, Models
of Leadership and Leadership in the Rule of Benedict).
Sister Stephanie
Dolyniuk by the front doors of St. Martin's Abbey Church.
The doors were hand-carved from 14 different woods and
stylized to honor the foliage mentioned in the Scripture.
Phyllis Thompson with
the 9 ft. bronze statue of St. Benedict (with the raven
which saved his life on one occasion. The statue was
created to honor the Abbey's 100th anniversary in 1995.
Topics for oblate meetings will be as follows:
September
9, 2007 - *Summer
news about our Oblates. Presentation of theme for the
year. Discussions for the year will be based on the
book St. Benedict's Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of
Everyday Benedictine Living by Jane Tomaine.
October 7,
2007 - *Report
of meeting of the North American Association of Oblate
Directors, Lacey, WA, July 28-August 2, 2007. Report
given by Oblate Phyllis Thompson and Sister Stephanie
Dolyniuk.
November 4,
2007 - *Further
discussion on the role of the monastic leader based on
report of North American Association of Oblate Directors,
Rule of Benedict, Chapters 2 and 64, 27, 31, 32, 65, and 66
and the commentary by Sister Joan Chittister.
December 2, 2007
- *Advent
Retreat.
January 6,
2008 - *Chapter
1: The Rule of Benedict: Relevant and Appropriate, pp.
17-29.
February 3,
2008 - *Chapter
6: Walking through the Day with God: Praying the Divine
Office, pp. 103-112.
March 2, 2008
- *Lent
Retreat: Sister Stephanie Dolyniuk will offer a retreat
titled Lent and Conversion; A Lifetime Journey
April 6, 2008
- *Chapter
7: Benedictine Hospitality: Hearts Overflowing with Love,
pp. 120-128.
May 4, 2008
- *Chapter
7: Benedictine Hospitality: Hearts Overflowing with Love,
pp. 129-141
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Welcome
Oblates, Dwight and Karen Kautzmann!
The sisters welcomed Dwight
and Karen Kautzmann as Oblates of Annunciation Monastery on
November 5. Pictured above are: Sister Susan
Berger, Prioress; Dwight and Karen Kautzmann, and Sister
Susan Lardy, oblate director. We pray for them as they
continue journeying with our monastic community in deepening
our faith and commitment to God.
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"Work CAN and SHOULD be praise."
"Many people don't see their
work as something they live to do. God calls every
person to become what God envisioned for us. God has a
need and purpose for each of us to fulfill. We need to
attend to this each day."
~ Phyllis Thompson
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