Day 6
Gregory convened at 9:05 am and welcomed the OCDS members present, introducinig the newly elected president of OCDS Provincial Council, Elizabeth Korves from Austin. Elizabeth Korves then introduced the members of the council: [left to right] Henrietta Albright from Baton Rouge, Dorothy Mansen from Dallas, Elizabeth, Gloria Guajardo from San Antonio, Nancy Thompson from Cedar Rapids Iowa, and secretary Karen Harris from Atlanta. Elizabeth then 
gave a report on the work of the PC over the last three years.
What can the friars do for the OCDS?
Ask each house how the friars collaborate with the OCDS group in their area in relation to helping share Carmelite spirituality. Each house reported after a coffee break. Marylake assists two communities in Little Rock and Jackson. They meet at our monastery twice a year. Seculars help with upkeep of our facilities in Dallas. Seculars in San Antonio are now meeting in the basilica undercroft. Oklahoma City invites more interaction of OCDS with friars, since they meet at our Nuns, and have a Villa Teresa Sister as their assistant. New Orleans assists two groups: one who meets at the seminary and the other at our nuns in Covington.
How are the students formed about OCDS? CA-AZ province requires their students to attend the Regional Congress and one OCDS meeting each year.
Eat with us! The new OCDS Provincial Council met before the chapter in Castroville. They are shown here having their last Mass with outgoing delegate, Fr. John Michael. Celebration of OCDS 50th jubilee in San Antonio organized a reception, no friars even came across the street to attend this. It was negatively received by the ocds. Similar thing when we visited the General in Dallas.
Do not water down the demands of our OCDS vocation.
What can the OCDS do for the friars? Please alert us to when a profession or ordination is going to take place. If it’s public, some might be able to attend. At the very least, if we know early enough, we can put an announcement into the Flos Carmeli, our newsletter, so OCDS can hold the friar in prayer and maybe send a card. The session adjourned at 12:25 pm and the OCDS joined the friars in the refectory for some delicious enchiladas made by Ralph’s sister Alicia. In the afternoon we continued working on the Acts and Policies.
gave a report on the work of the PC over the last three years.What can the friars do for the OCDS?
Ask each house how the friars collaborate with the OCDS group in their area in relation to helping share Carmelite spirituality. Each house reported after a coffee break. Marylake assists two communities in Little Rock and Jackson. They meet at our monastery twice a year. Seculars help with upkeep of our facilities in Dallas. Seculars in San Antonio are now meeting in the basilica undercroft. Oklahoma City invites more interaction of OCDS with friars, since they meet at our Nuns, and have a Villa Teresa Sister as their assistant. New Orleans assists two groups: one who meets at the seminary and the other at our nuns in Covington.
How are the students formed about OCDS? CA-AZ province requires their students to attend the Regional Congress and one OCDS meeting each year.
Eat with us! The new OCDS Provincial Council met before the chapter in Castroville. They are shown here having their last Mass with outgoing delegate, Fr. John Michael. Celebration of OCDS 50th jubilee in San Antonio organized a reception, no friars even came across the street to attend this. It was negatively received by the ocds. Similar thing when we visited the General in Dallas.
Do not water down the demands of our OCDS vocation.
What can the OCDS do for the friars? Please alert us to when a profession or ordination is going to take place. If it’s public, some might be able to attend. At the very least, if we know early enough, we can put an announcement into the Flos Carmeli, our newsletter, so OCDS can hold the friar in prayer and maybe send a card. The session adjourned at 12:25 pm and the OCDS joined the friars in the refectory for some delicious enchiladas made by Ralph’s sister Alicia. In the afternoon we continued working on the Acts and Policies. Labels: chapter 08
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