NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BENEDICTINE OBLATE DIRECTORS
NAABOD Newsletter
April 2012
PART I
The blessings of the Easter Season continue and these many blessings parallel
the season of spring. What a grace-filled time of year! New
life is bursting forth everywhere.
I am writing to each of you because
we are almost half way through the New Year J and you have not yet paid
your NAABOD dues. You were a NAABOD member in 2011 and I invite
you to continue your membership in 2012.
As you know, our website is located
at: www.naabod.org You may access this site at any time.
The resources at this site are always available to you.
Next week, I will be driving out to
Bismarck, ND to begin planning our 2013 NAABOD Conference.
2013 Biennial
Meeting
Annunciation Monastery
University of Mary
July 12 - 17, 2013
Please mark your
calendars and plan to attend. The Sisters of Annunciation Monastery
and the University of Mary will host our next gathering. If you would
like to remain a member of NAABOD but cannot afford the $50 membership fee, please let me know and we will arrange for a
membership grant for your community.
Here is the membership
form: http://www.naabod.org/naabod-member-form.html
Membership
Dues Invoice
Monastery
Membership in
North American
Association of Benedictine Oblate Directors
Membership
in the Association is open to all monasteries following the Rule of St.
Benedict that have oblates or are considering inviting oblate members.
Monastery membership includes Oblate Director(s) of a monastery officially
appointed by the monastic leadership and Professed monastics or oblates
officially appointed as Associate Directors by the monastic leadership.
Dues: $50
for ONE YEAR
January 2012 to January 2013
We appreciate
your prompt response.
Please make
check payable to NAABOD
FROM
Name: ______________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________
Community Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Phone: _________________ FAX __________________
Email address: ______________________________________________
Add on separate page name, address, phone,
email address and FAX of Associate Directors that are included in your
monastery membership.
Mail this invoice with a check to:
Sr. Priscilla
Cohen, OSB
Sacred Heart Monastery
916 Convent Road NE
Cullman, AL 35055
Make a copy of this for your own records.
Please feel free
to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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PART II – April 15th
Greetings Oblate
Directors,
Alleluia!
Christ is Risen! We are in the second week
of the Easter Season. I trust that your Holy Week was a time prayer
and reflection for each of us and that the Easter Season is a time of
rejoicing (at least spiritually). This time of year is surely blessed
with rich and beautiful liturgies.
Our current NAABOD
membership is up to 47. Please check out our NAABOD membership web
page (http://www.naabod.org/naabod-member1.html) to make sure that your community name is listed. If it is not,
please send me an email and I will take care of it.
I encourage each
of you to consider meeting with the monasteries of your region to discuss
matters of interest in your respective oblate chapters (deaneries, etc.).
It is nice to share our activities, our concerns, and our vision regarding
our respective oblate groups. As you plan your gathering, please
refer to the map http://www.naabod.org/map.htm
for the monasteries located
near you.
Please continue
to send me (bgacnik@mtmc.edu) oblate news and ongoing formation information.
A heartfelt thank
you to Sr. Patricia Schap of Annunciation Monastery
in Bismarck, ND and the University of Mary. Our next NAABOD Conference/Meetings
will be on July 12-17 on the campus of the University of Mary. We
will have our first planning meeting this spring in May.
A gentle reminder
to directors to keep a list of oblates affiliated with your monastery
who have died since our NAABOD Conference/Meeting
at St. Meinrad’s, July 1-6, 2011.
I have attached
the Huber and the Fitzpatrick talks from the NAABOD meeting last summer.
And, I have also attached notes taken by Ruth Engs for each presentation.
Continued blessings
on your special ministry to our oblates and to Benedictine Spirituality
among the laity.
Blessings &
Peace,
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Contributions
for this newsletter and web site are welcome. Please send them to:
Bonita Gacnik, OSB
1005 West 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078
FAX: 605-668-1487
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