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• Noel Toomey, OP, Speaker
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Soup Supper at 4:30 followed by Presentation

St. Augustine Parish
68035 S. Main
Richmond, MI 48062-1393

The staff at the Dominican Center for Religious was invited to do presentation on the six Wednesdays of Lent. The topics, a brief description of the content and some information about the presenter follows:

March 8, 2006 Reconciliation with Oneself

Most of us know that we should forgive those who hurt us. But how can we forgive others when we find it so difficult to forgive ourselves? If we can offer ourselves unconditional forgiveness, as God is always offering us, we can offer that same unconditional forgiveness to others.

Presenter: Nancy Mason Bordley works full time as Pastoral Associate at St. John Fisher, Auburn Hills, and part-time as Music Minister, St. Vincent Ferrer, Madison Heights. She has worked in Religious Education for over 25 years and has facilitated numerous retreats. Nancy’s ministry also includes spiritual direction, RCIA and adult faith formation.

March 15, 2006 Eucharist and Reconciliation

"This is my Body. This my Blood given for you" We will explore the relationship between the Incarnation, Eucharist and Reconciliation. Some of the material will be adapted from Ronald Rolheiser’s book The Holy Longing.

Presenter: Charlotte Hoefer,OP, an Adrian Dominican Sister, ministers as a spiritual director, retreat director and facilitator of adult faith formation workshops. She also is a teacher in the Internship in Spiritual Direction Program at the Dominican Center for Religious Development in Detroit.

March 22, 2006 Reconciliation and Family

Scripture: "If your child...asks for a fish, will you give a snake?" Matthew 7:9-10.

We will talk about forgiveness in the family concentrating on the three movements of forgiveness using Biblical stories of Zacheus, the Lost Sheep, and the Prodigal Son. These three movements of forgiveness will be examined through family life. Lastly, these movements will be examined as our own acceptance of God's forgiveness. You see, we know better than to give our children a snake, but we think God will give us a snake.

Presenter: Mary Fedders is a wife, a mother and a grandmother. She has taught high school and college English. Mary has worked in the Archdiocese of Detroit as a Pastoral Minister and a Director of Religious Formation. She currently ministers as a Hospital Chaplain and a Spiritual Director.

March 29 Does Reconciliation Mean Both Forgiving and Forgetting?

Forgiveness involves who we are (self), who God is and how we are with others. Why is forgiveness so hard? Does forgiveness mean...forgive and forget? When there is no forgiveness...who carries the burden or the baggage?

Presenter: Rosemarie Kieffer, OP, an Adrian Dominican Sister, spent many years in the ministry of religious education and served as a pastoral associate for 19 years in a city parish without a full-time priest. Currently Rosemarie is the Director of the Dominican Center for Religious Development, teaches in the Internship in Spiritual Direction and is a Spiritual Director.

She is also a member of the weekend retreat team at St. Paul's Retreat Center in Detroit.

April 5, 2006 Reconciliation with Earth: God’s Spirit in Creation

We will explore the need for Reconciliation with Earth by looking at creation through the lens of God’s love and our teaching of the purpose for creation.

Presenter: Sister Joanne Peters, OP, is currently a member of the retreat team of Capuchin Retreat Center, Washington, MI, where she is a spiritual director, preaches and directs retreats. Joanne was a member of the formation team of the Assumption Sisters of Eldoret, Kenya, East Africa, and vocation director in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. She was a teacher, a community organizer and also was director of Weber Retreat and Conference Center in Adrian.

April 12 The Passion as Reconciliation

The Sacred Triduum, into which we enter this week, is one seamless celebrationof God's reconciling love in Jesus. In our time together we will explore how this is so. Our hope is to enrich our participation and enhance our gratitude to our merciful, reconciling God.

Presenter: Carol Johannes, OP, an Adrian Dominican Sister, ministered as a spiritual director and instructor in Pastoral Theology for the Internship in Spiritual Direction at the Dominican Center for Religious Development. She served as instructor in the Initial Formation Program of the Adrian Dominican Sisters and held leadership positions in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Carol has given retreats, workshops and lectures on spirituality throughout the U.S., the Dominican Republic, the Philippines and Peru. She continues in her ministry of spiritual direction in the Detroit area and Adrian, MI.

Please contact Dolly Bertassi at 586-727-5215 to register or to request additional information.