Community News, January 2024

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Community and Regional News — January 2024

  • Happy New Year! Happy New Year to all my Carmelite Family.
  • Regional Day of Recollection. Reminder: Save the date for our Regional Day of Recollection for 2024. It will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:30am-2:00pm at the Carmelite House of Prayer, Napa.
  • 2024 Community Calendar. The calendar can be viewed and downloaded from our website. It includes the 2024 dates for our Community Meetings, novenas, and Regional gatherings.
  • Annual Dues for 2024. Dues for Aylesford are $55.00 this year and are due by our March 17th meeting. Please make check payable to Georgia.

 

Next Meeting — February 18, 2024

Community Meeting: February 18, 2024 in the Fireside Lounge, from 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Ongoing Formation Homework

  • Mary the Perfect Contemplative: Part 1, Daughter of Zion, Chapter 2, “A Town of Judah: Crossing a Threshold”, pages 41-50.
  • Study/Discussion questions: Study Guide, page 16, questions 26-30. You may also wish to answer the questions for Chapter 2, found in Appendix 1 of the book.

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina for February 18 community meeting is the gospel reading for the First Sunday of Lent: John 1:6-8, 19-28.

Prayer Intentions

Please pray for all Carmelites, especially:
  • Our members who are ill and/or inactive
  • All Carmelites who are isolates
  • Our deceased members

More Information

  • Monthly Community Meeting
    Lectio Divina, dates, and locations for all meetings
  • Ongoing Formation
    Information about our current required reading and homework for each month of this year’s ongoing formation classes