Director’s Diary
Since I last communicated with you in
this column, LITES has literally gone from coast to coast in the U.S.A. The
last several months have been occupied with various activities in promoting
the Life in the Eucharist movement in our country.
How exciting it has been to be able to bring LITES I from Fresno, California
to New York City. In January we presented the seminar to more than 100 people
from eight parishes in the northern part of the diocese of Fresno. As a followup,
we trained 9 new LITES I team members in Fresno at the beginning of April. There
are a few additional team members that will be trained and added to these nine
so that the work of eucharistic evangelization can be taken up by this newest
LITES I team in the U.S.A. We are very proud of their enthusiasm and dedication
and will take some time in this issue of HI LITE to introduce our newest collaborators
to you.
Fresno prepared the traveling team who gave the seminar for New York City and
St. Jean Baptiste Parish. The four of us, Nancy MacRoberts, Bubba and Patty
Pizzitola and myself, gave both seminars and learned that it is quite possible
for a team of four to do the complete seminar. At St. Jean’s there were
38 participants who made the seminar. Their response was enthusiastic and are
already looking forward to experiencing LITES II during Lent of 2002.
Learning from this experience, we realize that any four highly motivated LITE
team members could also give similar seminars. Therefore, a training day to
expand this experience of traveling teams took place in Houston on April 21,
2001. There were 19 LITES members, mostly from Houston, who participated in
the daylong sharing to prepare others to share in this new ministry of bringing
the Good News of the Eucharist to places in our country that have not yet heard
about LITES. We will have another session in the near future, so if you are
interested, let us know.
Our ministry is so necessary in our Church today. We are beginning to advertize
our programs in national Catholic publications to keep making available what
we have to offer, and to enrich our Church with the gift of the Eucharist. Enjoy
this issue of HI LITE, and if you have something to share with us, don’t
hesitate to send it in.
Fr. Thomas A. Wiese, sss
Director of the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing
Houston, Texas
St. Paschal’s LITE Team Conducts Parish Mission
The St. Paschal Baylon (Highland Heights, Ohio) LITE team took a new direction
in Eucharistic evangelization by planning and conducting a four night Lenten
Mission at their home parish on March 5-8, 2001. The theme of the Mission was
“Eucharist…at the Center of our Lives.” The mission was attended
by from 350 to more than 400 people each night and by most accounts was received
quite enthusiastically.
Discussions by the LITE team at St. Paschal Baylon began last year regarding
alternate ways to extend appreciation for the Eucharist beyond the conventional
LITE seminars. The concept of a parish mission was discussed with the parish’s
pastor, Fr. Mike Arkins, and he enthusiastically encouraged the team to begin
planning the event. The theme for the mission was taken from the St. Paschal
Baylon Parish mission statement which declares that as a Parish, “we strive
to place the Eucharist at the center of our lives.”
The LITE team decided to pattern the parish mission after several chapters from
the MANNA publication which is put out by the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing
in Houston. The first thing to do was to select the articles from MANNA that
would be used as the basis of the four nights. The selection process involved
discussions with Fr. Arkins and the LITE team and the final selections were
made. Four sub-teams consisting of LITE members were selected to work on each
of the four nights and an overall coordinating committee was also selected to
manage the process. The authors of the MANNA articles selected (Fr. Thomas Wiese,
Fr. Bill Fickel and Fr. Anthony Schueller) were contacted and they agreed to
participate. From the outset, it was decided to involve as many parish ministries
as possible in the mission in order to make it a truly parish community event.
Extensive plans to advertise the mission to the parish and beyond were also
formulated. The St. Paschal Baylon music director, Mr. Jim Carr, agreed to write
words and music for a mission theme song. Jim’s creation, entitled “Eucharist”
was undoubtedly inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is uplifting and easy to sing.
It could be added to the already popular music of the LITE ministries
The theme of the first night of the mission was “Eucharist and Gathering:
a Place at the Table.” Fr. Thomas Wiese, director of the Center for Eucharistic
Evangelizing, spoke from his personal experience of
Eucharist as a gift freely given. In keeping with the theme of Eucharist and
table sharing, Annie and Natalie Kachurek of the parish shared their reflections
of Eucharist and three generations of sharing around the family table. At the
conclusion of the session, small loaves of bread were blessed by Fr. Tom and
distributed to all in attendance.
On Tuesday evening, the Mission theme was “Eucharist and Healing.”
Fr. Wiese’s instruction centered on the Gospel stories of Jesus healing
the physical and spiritual illnesses of his time. Louise Borgione delivered
a moving witness of Eucharistic healing during some dark moments of her life.
In an inspiring reconciliation ceremony, participants came to the church sanctuary
where eight priests from the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament heard confessions
and administered absolution in a communal format. Each participant received
a small nail to remind them of the price Jesus paid for our freedom. It was
truly a night of great healing.“Eucharist and the Weak and Poor” was
the theme of Wednesday’s mission presentations. Fr. William Fickel spoke
of our responsibility to care for the poor in imitation of the life of Christ.
Fr. Bill introduced representatives from ten local and international ministries
to the poor who described their ministry. Participants were invited to come
forward and make contributions to the charities of their choice. Participants
had been prepared the previous two nights with regard to what the various ministries
needed. Those attending the mission were very generous in their contributions.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed with time for silent prayer and
benediction.
The LITE team certainly felt the Holy Spirit take hold of the planning and the
flow of the four nights. Volunteers of all ages and talents were inspired to
come forward.
The mission was brought to its conclusion on Thursday evening with a celebration
of the Eucharist. Fr. Anthony Schueller, provincial superior of the Congregation
of the Blessed Sacrament, challenged the over 400 participants to continue the
work begun by Christ. Each participant was asked to formulate a commitment to
do something positive this Lent, and jot it down in their mission booklet. At
the end of Mass, each person came to the sanctuary to verbalize his/her commitment
to one of the three mission directors. They were then given a lighted candle
to symbolize the light that we are called to bring into the world. Following
the Eucharist, a social with refreshments was provided by the members of the
LITE team.
Frequent positive comments from participants centered around the extensive involvement
of laity in the mission as well as the inclusion of so many other parochial
ministries. The “professionalism” exhibited by all participants, young
and old, was also frequently cited. The LITE team certainly felt the Holy Spirit
take hold of the planning and the flow of the four nights. Volunteers of all
ages and talents were inspired to come forward. For those involved in the planning,
and those participating, it was an event that truly contributing to making the
“Eucharist the Center of Our Lives.”
Frank Zalar
St. Paschal Baylon LITE Team
Mini-Teams Off and Running
A new chapter in the LITE movement was opened last January, when the first
ad-hoc mini-team formed and traveled to Fresno California to present the LITE
I seminar to members of six different parishes of the diocese. The bishop himself
was the one who occasioned the invitation to have LITES come into his diocese.
The mini-team consisted of Fr. Thomas Wiese, Nancy MacRoberts, Patty and Bubba
Pizzitola.
Hosted by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and their pastor Monsignor Ray Dreiling,
the seminar opened on Thursday, January 10th. with 125 exuberant participants.
Blessed with the “cream of the crop,” our job as a newly formed mini-team
was made a little easier. Clearly, these participants had been around the block
a few times and knew the ins and outs of small and large group sharing and facilitating.
In fact, during the first session we asked for five small groups out of sixteen
to come forward and share from their small group and representatives from all
sixteen groups rushed to the front. No one was denied. It was a tremendous witness
to our faith.
Our greatest challenge was taking the puzzle and miraculously doubling it to
accommodate all the participants. It was like the reenactment of the loaves
and fish. We took 60 puzzle pieces and made 125 pieces in a matter of few minutes
and everyone was blessed.
The seminar was so well received that Fr. Tom and Nancy have already returned
and begun the training process and discussion is underway for another seminar
in the southern part of the Fresno Diocese in Bakersfield. It looks like LITES
has lit another flame and will continue to burn brightly in central California.
Patty & Bubba Pizzitola
Houston, TX
Founder’s Forum
I am grateful for this opportunity to share with you where
I have been and what I will be doing to continue the international development
of the LITE movement. Let’s begin with where I’ve been: Vietnam, Canada,
Spain and France.
Vietnam! In November and December of last year, I had the joy and privilege
to give two LITE-I seminars and the Team Training program in Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon). The fruits of this labor have resulted in the formation of our first
LITE team in Vietnam. The composition of this team is quite unique as it is
made up of 5 SSS religious, 5 Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, 5 laywomen
from Servitium Christi, and 5 laymen from our SSS parish in Khiet Tam. I am
pleased to report that this team has already given their first seminar during
the Lenten season.
Canada! In late January of this year, I went to Montreal to conduct the Team
Training program for LITE-I. This was a challenging experience for me as it
was the first time that I had given the training in French. I was greatly assisted
by Fr. Gerard Busque, SSS, who along with Fr. Rene Poitier, SSS, joined eight
lay people to comprise our first LITE team in Canada. Also participating in
the training program were Fr. Rolland Dionne, SSS, the provincial superior of
our Canadian province, and Fr. Florent Bourgeault, SSS who together have been
using the Manna series as a eucharistic enrichment program for a group of lay
people in Quebec. The Montreal team is continuing its preparation to offer their
first seminar in the fall of this year.
Spain! The month of March found me in Madrid where I facilitated in
Spanish the LITE-II seminar. The participants consisted of ten SSS religious
and fifteen lay people who had all previously made the LITE-I seminar. The response
of this group to LITE-II was exceedingly positive and it was a joy for me to
observe the quality of the collaboration that exists between our SSS religious
and their lay partners.
From Madrid, I went to Zaragosa to attend as a participant a LITE-1 seminar
given by two members of our Bilbao LITE team and Fr. Periko Nunez, SSS. A unique
feature of this seminar was the fact that more than half the participants were
under thirty years of age. Needless to say, this was a “high energy”
seminar and the small group sharings were not only enjoyable but quit inspirational
as well. My time in Spain also allowed me to work with Beatriz Sanchez and Fr.
Periko to further the preparations for the IV International LITE Congress that
will take place in Madrid, June 28-30, 2002. The promotional materials for the
Congress will become available in July of this year.
France! From Madrid I flew to Paris in order to co-facilitate with
Fr. Charles Christophi, SSS a meeting of our French LITE teams (Paris, Rouen,
and Grenoble). The two day meeting, also attended by two Spanish SSS (Periko
Nunez and Jose Augustin Odriozola), focused on the following topics: the LITE-I
seminar itself, Team training, Collaboration, and the future of the LITE mission
in France/Switzerland. As a result of this meeting, I will be returning to France
next year to offer the Team Training program and to give LITE-II. While in France,
I was also able to meet with our LITE team in Rouen where I gave an evening
conference to the members of the eucharistic fraternity. In Grenoble, I led
a two-day retreat using sections of the Eucharist and Contemplative Communion
program. In all three places, I was most warmly received and the hospitality
of our SSS religious and our LITE team members will long be remembered. Merci
a tous!
As this message is getting quite long, I’ll conclude by briefly bringing
you up to date on what I’ll be doing in the near future. In April and May,
I will be in San Carlos, Brazil at the request of its bishop, Dom Joviano de
Lima Junior, SSS. I will offer 4 LITE-I seminars and train 4 lay LITE teams.
In June, I will be facilitating along with Fr. Hans Van Schijndel, SSS, the
Vicar General of the Congregation, and Ms. Shirley Linde, the first International
meeting of SSS national directors of LITE and lay LITE leaders. This meeting
will take place in Dublin, Ireland, June 16-20, 2001. In July, I head to Australia.
In Melbourne, I will offer LITE-II and train a second LITE team for that area.
In Sydney, I will give LITE-I and the team-training program. My hope is to be
able to leave Australia with three lay LITE teams up and running.
The Lord continues to shower his blessings on our ministry of Eucharistic Evangelizing.
I thank you for your prayers for me and for all who are partners in our global
mission of proclaiming the good news of the Eucharist.
Rev. Robert P. Rousseau, sss
Founder — LITE, Chicago, IL — USA
Meet the Fresno, California LITE Team!
Welcome to the newest United States LITE
team! From left to right are Christina Alvarez, Mary and John Hansen, Elizabeth
Ginther, Jeanette Couch, Cid De La Funete, Anne Treese, Loretta Mohr, Jessie
Alvarez, and Father Thomas Wiese, SSS.
Who’s Who on the Fresno Team
Always answering the phone with a smile at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
is Christina Alvarez. Christina is the church office receptionist. She and her
husband have two boys, four girls, and four grandchildren. Christina likes to
spend her leisure hours bowling and fishing. She once caught a 5 _ pound bass
in a California lake. She will be part of the Hospitality/Environment committee.
Jessie Avery, a member of St. Mary’s Parish in Fresno, California, also
serves as the Director of the RCIA program, works with the altar linens and
is a Eucharistic Minister. She was trained as a fashion designer and is married
to Chester. Jessie was a very quick study of the training articles. During the
discernment session, Jessie chose to be on the Transformation team.
Cirilo De La Fuente, better known as “Cid”, has chosen to be a member
of the Abiding Presence team. He has been married for eight years and with his
wife has one child and a second on the way. Cid captured our hearts with his
ready smile and “Fr. Bob” hair cut. He works with the youth, teaches
in the RCIA program and serves as Eucharistic Minister. Spending time with family
is Cid’s favorite pastime.
Elizabeth Ginther immediately volunteered to be the new LITE team administrator!
She brings to the team her experience as manager for the federal government.
Elizabeth has been married to Donald for thirty-two years They have two children
and two grandchildren. Elizabeth enjoys painting, sewing, and reading and says
Janet Oak is her favorite author. In addition to her role as Administrator,
she will be part of the Nourishment team.
John and Mary Hansen are two reasons for the success of the LITE program in
the Fresno Diocese. John is a new Catholic who does “anything Father asks
him to do” and loves serving as a Eucharistic Minister. During the Lenten
season, John served homemade vegetable soup on Friday evenings to members of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. Fantastic cinnamon rolls are another of his
specialties. Is it any surprise that John wants to be part of the Hospitality
and Environment committee? John loves golfing and says he tries very hard to
stay out of Mary’s way. This is readily understood when Mary’s responsibilities
are known. Mary is the Parish Administrator for their parish as well as the
coordinator for their lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. Mary was awarded the
Papal award, “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice”. She is also an avid Star
Trek fan and admits she doesn’t wear her Trekkie pin and the papal medal
at the same time. The Hansens have been married for thirty-four years and have
three children. Mary’s favorite pastimes include arts and crafts, needle
point, and crocheting. Maybe one day Mary can be persuaded to write her personal
witnessing for HI LITES. For now, she will be on the Liberation team.
Loretta Mohr serves as a secular Franciscan and receives great benefits from
being not only a Eucharistic Minister but also taking the Eucharist to those
homebound members of her community. She is a retired vocational nurse. Loretta
grew up on a farm in Iowa and moved to California in 1952. She has three children
and five grandchildren. She delights in spending time with her friends. Loretta
has a great personal witness to share at the LITE seminar but has not yet decided
where she will fit in.
Anne Treese was born in the Philippines. Now a widow, she enjoys spending time with her daughter. Being a Eucharistic Minister and serving the Lord are listed as Anne’s favorite things to do. She also likes to travel and share her experiences. She is a very active member of a special prayer group. Anne is a social worker and has chosen to be on the Reconciliation Team.
Monsignor Ray Dreiling is pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Clovis,
California, a suburb of Fresno. Monsignor Dreiling was responsible for issuing
the invitation to the CEE to have the LITE seminar brought to his diocese. He
truly enjoyed the program and was most encouraging to the team. His continued
support will help bring the seminar to the rest of the diocese. The CEE would
like to thank Monsignor for his enthusiasm and hospitality during the “traveling
team” from Houston’s stay.
Traveling Team Training Weekend . . . Through New Birth and Faith!
The experience of giving two successful Life In The Eucharist seminars in distant
locales, has shown that groups of four trained team members can present a meaningful,
complete seminar. Flexibility is one of the most important qualities of a team
member. Each person must be willing to present any aspect of a LITE seminar
from the introduction to the opening prayer, from leading the songs to directing
the closing prayer services, from telling the stories to giving the teachings.
To train interested LITE team members, the CEE offered a weekend experience
April 20-21, 2001 to learn how this can be done.
On a beautiful spring weekend in Houston, another step was taken in the story
of the LITE movement! On Friday evening, eighteen enthusiastic LITE team members
from Atlanta, Georgia; Cleveland, Ohio; Vista, California; and Houston, Texas
gathered for an evening of good food and fellowship. This festive time was spent
getting to know each other. On Saturday morning, after Mass, the group was divided
into pairs for interviews. They used the information they had discovered about
each other to introduce their partner to the group as a whole. Bubba Pizzitola
then led the discussion on the three possible seminar designs or schedules available
to parishes. Next, Patty Pizzitola described the actual design used in Fresno,
California and at St. Jean’s in New York City. After a delicious picnic
lunch, Fr. Tom Wiese, SSS asked the participants to discuss their talents, limitations
and availability. Several people made specific requests concerning presentations
while others said they would be willing to anything that is needed. Their answers
will be used to help form the best possible combinations of members to give
successful seminars. Nancy MacRoberts discussed the actual planning process
from the first contact to the actual presentation of the seminar.
The question and answer session seemed to give the members more confidence in
how the traveling teams will actually function. The new members will be sent
the first time with one person who has already had the experience. Following
the wrap-up and closing prayer by Fr. Tom, the group prepared for the celebration
of Eucharist. The weekend closed with a celebration barbeque at the MacRoberts’.
Why Do I Want to be a Traveling LITE Team Member?
Each LITE team member that applied for the training for “traveling team”
membership was asked to spell out the reasons why they thought that they would
like to engage in such a ministry.
We found that the application submitted by Noreen Wright of the Corpus Christi
LITE Team I in Houston, TX was superbly done and wanted to share it with you.
First and foremost, I want to be a traveling LITE team member because in my
heart I know that God called me by name to first be a LITE team member; and
in so doing, instilled in me the motto “Have faith, will travel.”
The LITE ministry is in my blood. The power of His calling over ten years ago
was so strong that I often questioned it, and at times wanted to run away from
it. Yet, I was powerless to quit, powerless to run away from it. For years my
favorite line was, “I can’t live with it, yet I can’t live without
it.” So strong was and is His hold on me to this ministry. It is as though
I don’t really have a choice.
Truly, the ultimate answer to WHY be a traveling LITE team member is: Let me
count the whys. 1) To Nourish others with a taste of falling in love. 2) To
show others the compassion of a Reconciling God. 3) To explore with others how
that reconciliation Transforms our daily lives. 4) To exclaim how the Celebration
of the Eucharist allows us to enter into a personal and intimate relationship
with His Abiding Presence through Contemplation. 5) To help others realize how
the Celebration of the Eucharist and the Contemplation of the Eucharist Liberates
us from the chains that bind us to a freedom that allows us to act out of love
with strength and courage. 6) To continue to strengthen and solidify Collaboration
between religious and laity [in particular the SSS and the LITE teams]. 7) To
promote visibility to St. Peter Julian Eymard, Eymardian Eucharistic spirituality,
and the Blessed Sacrament Congregation (which equates to friends of the SSS,
donations, and potential religious vocations).
As for my qualifications, I would like to point out my commitment and dedication
to this ministry. In over ten years I have not missed any seminars, and I have
only missed two meetings. In addition, I assisted Nancy MacRoberts, Administrator
of Houston LITE Team I, in organizing the first International Life in the Eucharist
Congress in 1994. As a member of Houston LITE Team I, I have assisted in all
aspects of preparation prior to a seminar.
I pride myself in being a team player and/or support person and actually prefer
that role; yet I am capable of stepping up to the plate in a leadership role
when called upon to do so. I am able to recognize and appreciate the fact that
team members have certain gifts that qualify them for specific assignments.
Yet, should the need arise to step in to cover for someone else, I will certainly
give 100 percent to do the best job possible. My patience and understanding
abounds. I have the ability to multi-task as well as be flexible to last minute
change. I am capable of expressing honesty and tactfulness when collaborating
with team members in order to produce an excellent seminar, as well as uphold
the integrity of the LITE seminar. I expect no less from my fellow team members.
And finally, my job allows me to take long weekends.
News from ATLANTA
A Vital Hub of Eucharistic Growth
In an effort to increase attendance at each L.I.T.E. seminar, and to reach
a wider and more diverse audience, the four teams in Atlanta have taken a new
approach to giving seminars.
At a meeting in March the existing teams decided to band together, forming a
unified Archdiocesan Life in the Eucharist team to give regional seminars throughout
the Archdiocese, instead of at a parish level. It was also agreed by most team
members that to do this we would have to adapt the seminar to a one day format
to make it more convenient and desirable for people, who would be coming from
a larger geographic area, to attend.
The hope is that by working as a single team that we can better direct our resources
and talents in making the seminars more visible and available, hopefully gaining
a wider acceptance in the Archdiocese.
Members from the East, South, North, and Metro teams were concerned about the
effort each group was spending trying to schedule seminars in the individual
parishes, and having enough team members available to do the seminars. We felt
that it would be better to do four seminars a year at central locations throughout
the Archdiocese, using all the available current and former team members who
would be available and willing to participate. It was also felt that we may
recover some former team members who did not have the time for the commitment
required as part of a smaller team.
A core committee was formed of Joe Altschuler and Emmanuela Medina,of the East
team, George Hand from South team, Marcia Edwards from Metro, and Dottie O’Connor,
Coordinator of L.I.T.E. teams for the Atlanta Archdiocese to work on planning
how these seminars could best be effected. At a meeting in April, the committee
looked at the possible locations for the seminars that would make it easy for
people throughout the Archdiocese to attend. Each committee member also submitted
their suggestion for a one day format. At this time, each member is querying
their team members about who would like to participate on this level, and what
they would like to contribute to this effort. Another meeting is scheduled for
May, at which time we will talk about how to select presenters for the seminars,
and job assignments. The first Archdiocesan seminar is scheduled for October
13, 2001, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, which is in metro Atlanta.
At the same March meeting, the teams also discussed their interest in L.I.T.E.
II, and the possibility of having Fr. Tom come Atlanta to do the seminar and
receive training so that we could actually include the seminar in what we could
offer. We were blessed to be able to schedule Fr. Tom and Nancy MacRoberts to
come to Atlanta in August to do the L.I.T.E. II seminar as an enrichment for
team members. We will also promote it throughout the Archdiocese and have it
open to anyone who wants to attend. At this time it is also planned to have
Fr. Tom back in November to provide training for L.I.T.E. II, so that Atlanta
will have at least one team trained to do the seminar as a follow up for those
who have already attended L.I.T.E. I .
A committee is also in formation, headed up by Evilio Garcia-Carreras, to prepare
L.I.T.E.S. for presentation in Spanish. He, and his team will review the Spanish
material provided by the CEE, and adapt and polish it for use for Spanish speaking
team members and participants.It is hoped that this material will be available
for use so that the regional seminars may be combined groups of English-and
Spanish speaking communities.
What we keep discovering is that the beauty of this program is that it allows
itself to be re-invented and adapted to the audience it needs to serve, and
to us as the servants of God as well.
Marcia Edwards
Atlanta, GA
. . . . NEWS HIGHLIGHTS . . . .
One Day Programs on Eucharist — Two one-day programs on the
Eucharist are now available through the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing.
During this year, Fr. Tom Wiese, sss, director, will be offering these to LITE
teams and other groups in the U.S.A. If you would like to schedule something
for your team, please contact Fr. Tom at the C.E.E. in Houston.
International LITE Meeting in Dublin — CEE directors and representatives
from each country where LITE is present will meet in June, 2001 in Dublin, Ireland
with Fr. Hans van Schijndel, international LITE coordinator for the Congregation
of the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Tom Wiese, sss and Nancy MacRoberts will be attending
to represent the U.S.A.
Pilgrimage to France — There are still places available for the pilgrimage
to France “In the Footsteps of St. Peter Julian Eymard”, October 8-20,
2001 led by Fr. Thomas Wiese, sss and Fr. Norman Pelletier, sss. Call the CEE
for the complete brochure. Cost of the tour is only $2,699.00. Seats are limited,
so please contact the CEE as soon as possible.
Workshop on Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament
The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament will be sponsoring a five day workshop
(September 17-21, 2001) in Houston, TX on “Prayer before the Eucharist”.
Three well known experts will be the presenters: Fr. Edward Foley, OFM, Cap
from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Fr. Kenan Osborne, OFM from Franciscan
School of Theology in Berkeley, California and Sr. Anne Carville. In addition
to members of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, associates and friends
who are interested in the workshop will be invited to attend. It will be held
at Holy Name Retreat House in Houston, TX. There will be a charge for the
sessions. You should have already received the explanatory brochure about this
important and interesting workshop. It is our hope that at least one member
of each team might be able to attend the workshop. The C.E.E. will try to help
you do this by finding housing with Houston team members so that you do not
have to pay the cost of housing at the retreat house where the sessions will
be held. This means that the entire workshop would only cost you $100. It is
surely worth your while. Contact the C.E.E. for more information about this
excellent opportunity for growth in your knowledge about the Eucharist and especially
Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Mark your calendar now if you plan to attend.
Team Training for Lites II — Team Training for LITES II (The Old Testament Background for Understanding the Eucharist) will be given at the Provincial Headquarters of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, 5384 Wilson Mills Road in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday night and all day Saturday, July 27th and 28th. As with the training for traveling teams, all participants will be asked to pay their own transportation to/from Cleveland, OH, however, room and board in Cleveland for those from out of town will be taken care of by the C.E.E. If you would like to register for this team training, or know members of your LITE team that would be interested in becoming team members for LITES II, please pass the word around. One requirement is that the person has already attended the LITES II seminar.
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Rev. Thomas A. Wiese, SSS, Director
Mrs. Nancy MacRoberts, Administrator
Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing
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