In
attendance: Mary Williams, Linda Dollins, Joan Thompson,
Kathy Mendoza, Elena Andrews, and Chris Hagen.
Patti Smith was not able to attend
Purpose
of Meeting: To assess where we are with event planning
and creating a possible schedule of events for the rest of 2020 and possibly
2021.
We began the Zoom meeting with 10 minutes of Centering Prayer.
Scheduled
events for 2021: United in Prayer Day, March 21st. (Note: Because COSD couldn’t host this year
due to the pandemic,--our two chapters alternate hosting--we need to decide who
will host in 2021.) Prince of Peace
Retreat October 15-17.
Possible
events this fall on Zoom. Mary said that Patti Smith had
taken the Welcoming Prayer Training and had shown an interest in presenting
this fall. Mary will be taking the
Lectio Divina Presenter training this weekend and will probably need to present
to receive certification.
Modeling Opportunity: Mary Magdalene Church is offering a presentation by Dr. Oliva Espin on John of the Cross on Zoom August 22nd and 29th for two hours each time. Some of us are going, in part, to see if that format is something we can use. Here is the Eventbrite link to register for the event.
CONSD
Presenters:
Elena has
reservations about doing a retreat in November on Zoom. The nature of her retreats incorporates a
physical space and necessitates a certain amount of prayerful and reflective
time for participants to experience the essence of the morning.
Chris has
considered using a Zoom format for the presentation he has created: “Transformation
of Consciousness: Becoming the Word of God.”
One concern is that he would like to be able to show his slides and also
be seen at the same time rather than switching back and forth. Mary said that Vincent Pizzuto’s “Apocalypse
Now” switched between slides and Fr. Vincent’s talk as the slides were shown.
Chris also
talked about possibly using former half-day retreat material again such as
“Spiritual Gifts” and “The Prodigal Son.”
Forms would be required for the Spiritual Gifts retreat, and Joan
suggested that they could be sent to registered participants and printed out
before the retreat.
Ideas for
Events:
Joan
suggested that we have an event offering for Advent. Linda mentioned using Alana Levandowski’s
“Behold I Make All Things New” then realizing that Zoom doesn’t transmit music
well. We also considered showing YouTube
videos which do allow for music.
Linda
suggested finding out more about Peter Traben Haas as a potential speaker
either in a Zoom format or live. He is a
pastor at The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin Texas.
Mary
reminded us that Rev. Susan Latimer who has been trained under and worked with
Cynthia Bourgeault is a possible presenter from our area (Hemet). She has presented using chanting and other
contemplative forms.
Chris
suggested that the prayer groups be contacted to find out what the members’
need for events is.
Actions:
Kathy said that she would find out more about the possibility of Peter
Traben Haas presenting. Linda, with
Mary’s help, will work on contacting the prayer groups for input. Linda will also work on sending out
(Mailchimp) another list of Virtual/Zoom opportunities available through C.O.,
Mary Magdalene Church, and Fr. Vincent Pizzuto. Chris suggested that Mary
contact Pamela Bergman and Mary Best for advice on hosting Zoom events and
webinars for our local contemplative communities.
We agreed to meet early in September if needed.
~ Linda Dollins
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