Vol. 14, No. 4, November, 2009
Community News & Upcoming Events
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Parish Missions
Minnesota was the area for the Oct 7 - 30, 2009 Parish Missions. The 5 following parishes were visited and given "Healing Life's Hurts" by Sisters Brigid and Jan:
| October 7 and 8 | Tri-Parish, St. Charles, St. Charles, MN |
| October 19 and 20 | St. Mark, Shakopee, MN |
| October 22 and 23 | Pax Christi, Rochester, MN |
| October 26 and 27 | St. Bridget/St. Bernard, Stewartville, MN |
| October 29 and 30 | Resurrection, Rochester, MN |
Testimonies to the Lord’s healing love during the Missions:
- This Mission has been a spiritual outing with my family. I am glad we came. (St. Charles, MN)
- It helped our marriage, actually talking about ourselves rather than jus the grandchildren. (Shakopee, MN)
- It gave me goals for my life: morning prayer, be thankdful, read the Bible more. (Rochester, MN)
Abroad
Gdynia, Poland
The flight from Denver to Warsaw on July 24 got Sisters Angeline and Jan to Warsaw mid-afternoon on July 25. The final destination of Gdynia Poland was arrived at after a 6 hour train trip, around 10:00 p.m. July 25. August 8 was the return date to Denver.
We learned the assistant priest, Mr. Marek, was very sick with cancer. The Sisters along with a team of Companions, prayed daily with Father.
Annual Follow-Up Leadership Training and Retreat.
This year 44 people were present for the Training from August 1-5. There was a 3 day Healing Training given, as well as a 2 day retreat on Learning to Listen.
ACTS II Board of Directors Meeting.
July 27-29 the fruit of the year was shared for the evangelization training, small groups, outreach; formation within the Association was also talked about by the Formation Team.
Some Outings and Association Dinner Celebration.
Sopot (a resort on the Baltic Sea) is a favorite place to visit, just to walk and talk. 'Kansas Cit', a vacation house of one of the Association Members, hosted the annual BBQ.
