A CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC COVENANT COMMUNITY
General Community Gathering Schedule
Community Gathering tomorrow, September 12th!
3PM at the Community Center
The Next Gathering is September 26th
People of Joy/COTL 47th Anniversary GCG
followed by a Dessert Reception!
47th Anniversary Reception. Please sign up by Thursday at 10 AM. Thank you!!!
Vegetable platter
Fruit platter
Dessert
SEE YOU THERE!
October Gatherings:
October 10th & 31st
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Letter from Az Branch Coordinator John Hoyt!
(The following is from George Johnston)
My brother-in-law Patrick has just passed. Heaven has gained a good man that put up a heroic fight for 18+ years with brain cancer. He lived life to the fullest and fought the good fight. Please keep his family in prayer during this difficult time.
George Johnston
George Johnston
(The following is from Cathe McCormick's sister Barbara)
Hey everyone. Such great news. Catherine has finally tested negative on her Covid test. This means she can have one visitor per day 10-6. Our cousin has been to see her; the best practice would be to call first to see if anyone has been there or if our family has requested to come that day. Please remember that she still has difficulty breathing, her voice is very rough from the ventilator, and she still cannot swallow and is on a feeding tube.
But, the better news is the nurse this morning said she is scheduled to transfer (possibly today) to a Rehab facility. I do not know which one yet; the hospital will call me when a bed is open in one of her three choices. I don't think there were any in the San Tan Valley area, just Mesa that can accommodate her needs. I will text you all when I know where she is headed. I want to thank you all again for your care and kindness, your thoughts and prayers, and your support through this horrendous journey.
But, the better news is the nurse this morning said she is scheduled to transfer (possibly today) to a Rehab facility. I do not know which one yet; the hospital will call me when a bed is open in one of her three choices. I don't think there were any in the San Tan Valley area, just Mesa that can accommodate her needs. I will text you all when I know where she is headed. I want to thank you all again for your care and kindness, your thoughts and prayers, and your support through this horrendous journey.
The Fellowship of Consecrated Women of City of the Lord (The Sisterhood) invites you to join us in giving thanks for the gift of Consecrated Life!
September 8th marked 36 years of Consecrated Life in City of the Lord.
At our Recommitment Ceremony on September 6th, the following women rededicated themselves to the Lord, to one another, and their call to intercession for City of the Lord: The Sisterhood, 36 years: Mary Lou Kockelman, Judith Freeman, Marnie McCoy, Maxine Malini;
The Consecrated Widows: Mary Ann Clark, 27 years; Mary Ann Gibbs, 20 years; Emma Gilsdorf, 16 years;
Consecrated Single Woman, Monterey Branch: Gerrie Ridgway, 9 years.
Our closing prayer is always that it be God's will "to bring us to this day next year -- increased in strength, in wisdom, and virtue."
Amen! May this be true of all of us in City of the Lord.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
A mass will be celebrated for you and your families, living and deceased, in-laws and adopted for healing and healing the family tree and deliverance by the Claretian priests associated with Fr Hampsch on this Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Let us rejoice in the power of Christ and in His Precious Blood lavishly offered for us and the whole world.
Maxine Malini
A mass will be celebrated for you and your families, living and deceased, in-laws and adopted for healing and healing the family tree and deliverance by the Claretian priests associated with Fr Hampsch on this Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Let us rejoice in the power of Christ and in His Precious Blood lavishly offered for us and the whole world.
Maxine Malini
2021 AZ Branch
MEN'S RETREAT
OCTOBER 22-24TH
EL NATHAN RETREAT CENTER, FLAGSTAFF
Discounted rate through September 18th!
Price increase starts September 19th
Eucharistic Adoration at City of the Lord Cenacle
Our next weekly Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour is Tuesday, September 21st! This is open to all City of the Lord members and guests.
(NOTE! ONLY the women will meet for adoration this coming Tuesday, September 14th, for a women's night. Due to A/C problems in the Cenacle the meeting and Adoration will be in the Dining Room )
Bishop Olmsted's recent Apostolic Exhortation Venerermur Cernui exhorts our Diocese to enter more deeply into the transformative power of the Holy Eucharist. We are privileged at COTL to have permission from our Bishop to reserve the Holy Eucharist in our Cenacle Eucharistic Chapel.
The Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour will begin at 7:30 PM and end at 8:30 PM. We have a few teams put together that will rotate weekly in overseeing the exposition and repose of the Eucharist. The format for the hour will be mostly silent adoration following the "Burning Bush" model.
The Burning Bush Initiative is a response to Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical, Novo Millenio Ineunte, “to invite the whole Church to make this act of faith which expresses itself in a renewed commitment to prayer.” Its basic elements are:
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- A return to the Upper Room, in contemplation of the Eucharistic mystery
- Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament through worship and praise in song
- Waiting in silent reflection to be open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to offer petitions
- Intercession in the power of the Holy Spirit, in English and in tongues, with focus on renewal of the Church, unity of Christians, renewal of Society, encompassing the call to the new evangelization and conversion of all sinners, as well as special intentions
- Giving thanks in faith that the perfect prayers to the Father for these intentions were brought before the throne of God through this gift of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26-27)
- Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament with an appropriate song of thanksgiving
This hour will not be a "prayer meeting" style per se, with prophetic words, sharings etc. Instead, this time will be more focused on contemplation, intercession, and adoration.
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Pray for Our Branch Senior Leadership Team:
Coordinators:
Jeff Looker, Senior Coordinator
John Hoyt, Coordinator
Geoff Shell, Coordinator
Tom Pivonka, Provisional Coordinator
Steve Beguhl, Provisional Coordinator
Deacon Dave Knebelsberger, Provisional Coordinator
Senior Women Leaders:
Jenelle Van Brunt, Presiding SWL
Sandy Shell, SWL
Marj Abele, Provisional SWL
Cathe Menefee, Provisional SWL
Pam Looker, Provisional SWL