"[The] Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words."
"Their delight is in the law of the Lord."
"Love one another as I have loved you."
"Abide in me as I abide in you."
In attendance: Mary, Chris, Diane, Jan, Kathy M, Nichola, Vicki, Parth, Linda
9:30am—Opening
Prayer and 10 minutes of Centering Prayer
REPORTS
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Facilitator Enrichment: Mary, Nichola, Parth, Chris
When
might we schedule a Zoom meeting for facilitators to share ideas &
materials about shepherding prayer group members who have never attended an
Intro Program. Sometime in May?
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Parth:
May doesn’t work. Mid-June or later is
better for her.
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Mary:
Maybe in July or August? Or suggested we discuss this later in our meeting (see
Events below). Does CO have a training video for this topic? Suggested the
Facilitator Enrichment Team research this potential.
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Nichola:
We have the psychology and the theology arms of what we do within CP. We need
to offer people something blended between the two.
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Mary:
There are videos on CONSD’s Youtube channel. And if you are signed in to CO as
a volunteer, there is a page that includes training videos we’ve used before
in our facilitator gatherings. You may need to ask CO what’s needed to sign in
on their website as a volunteer. Mary will try to remember how it’s done and
let us know.
● Parth: She’s had new people who she meets with personally to orient them to CP, but more videos and knowledge contained within the Intro workshop would be helpful to have to share with such folks.
"The Lord is my shepherd... "
"Jesus...said to them, 'Peace be with you.' "
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Lectio Template 208: "[The] Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words." (Romans 8)
Lectio Template 207: "Their delight is in the law of the Lord." (Psalm 1)
Lectio Template 206: "Love one another as I have loved you." (John 15)
Lectio Template 205: "Abide in me as I abide in you." (John 15)
Lectio Template 204: "The Lord is my shepherd ..." (Psalm 23)
Lectio Template 203: "Jesus...said to them, 'Peace be with you.' " (Luke 24)
Lectio Template 202: "God is light and in him there is no darkness at all." (1 John 1)
Lectio Template 201: "Remain here, and keep awake." (Mark 14)
Lectio Template 200: "[Jesus] ... became obedient to the point of death." (Ph. 2)
"God is light and in him there is no darkness at all."
"Remain here, and keep awake."
"[Jesus] humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death..."
"...but if [the grain] dies, it bears much fruit."
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son..."
"Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"
"Those who lose their life for my sake...will save it."
"Show me your ways, O Lord."
"This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him!"
"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength..."
"He commands even the unclean spirits..."
Present: Chris Hagen, Deborah Lewallen, Diane Oldfield, Elena Andrews, Joan Thompson, Kathy Mendoza, Linda Dollins, Mary Williams, and Nichola Riggle.
Mary opened the meeting at 9:30 followed by a 10-minute
period of Centering Prayer. As is our
tradition for the first meeting of the new year, Mary slowly read our Vision and Mission Statements from our CONSD “Be Still” blog and then gave us time for
shared reflection.
"God is my strong rock and my refuge."
"Lord, [you] are acquainted with all my ways."
"[The wise men] knelt down and paid him homage."