December 14, 2013 Becky and Marianne make Definitive Promise!

On the Feast of St. John of the Cross, December 14, 2013, two of our members Becky Snook and Marianne Gonzales made Definitive Promise into the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. The rite was celebrated during the 8:30 AM Mass at St. Helen Catholic Church in Georgetown, TX. Fr. Jerome Early, OCDS celebrated the Mass. A reception followed afterwards.

December 2011

On December 10 2011, at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, the Triumph of the Cross Carmelite Community celebrated the first promise of Carole Lockamy and Kim Lawlis, the renewal of first promise of Cindy Johnson and the Definitive Promise of Steve Hardin. A reception followed afterwards at the St. Rita Activity Center.

In the photo from left to right, are Cindy Johnson, Carol Lockamy, Kim Lawlis and Steve Hardin.

May 2011: First Promise

On May 14 2011, one of our members, Lydia Pena (Lydia of Jesus), made her First Promise into the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. The rite was celebrated during the 8:30 AM Mass at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Georgetown, TX. Msgr. Louis Pavlicek, Pastor of St. Helen’s celebrated the Mass. A reception followed afterwards.

December 2010: First Promises

On December 11 2010, two of our members, Marianne Gonzales and Rebecca Snook, Made their First Promise into the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites:

"inspired by the Holy Spirit, in response to God's call, sincerely promise to the Superiors of the Order of the Teresian Carmel and to you, my brothers and sisters, to tend toward evangelical perfection in the spirit of the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, obedience, and of the Beatitudes, according to the Constitutions of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, for three years. I confidently entrust this, my Promise, to the Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Carmel."

The rite was celebrated during the 8:30 AM Mass at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Georgetown, TX. Msgr. Louis Pavlicek, Pastor of St. Helen’s celebrated the Mass. A reception followed afterwards at the Parish Activity Center.



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July 2010 Professions

On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16, 2010, four of our members, Ramona Zelasko, Diane Gray, Mary Miranda and Maron Burke, celebrated the Rite of Definite Promise into the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. The rite was celebrated during the 6 PM Mass at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Georgetown, TX. Fr. Will Straten, Associate Pastor of St. Helen’s celebrated the Mass and Fr. Howard Goertz and Msgr. Louis Pavlicek concelebrated. A reception followed afterwards at the priest’s residence.

2009 Professions

On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , July 16, 2009, the "Triumph of the Cross" Carmelite Study Group of Georgetown, Texas held the Rite of Definitive Promise during the 6:00 pm mass at St. Helen's Church of Georgetown ,Texas with their Spiritual Assistant Msgr. Louis Pavlicek as celebrant and a reception follow afterwards. The three members were Claire Bloodgood, Lansing Prescott and Carolyn (Birdie) Ehrenfeld.

The study group now has 22 members, There are now 9 Definitive profess, 5 that are at the end of their 3 years of formation of their first promise and are now eligible for Definitive profess. There are 3 on their first year formation going into their 3 years for Definitive and 3 that are clothed and are on their first year formation going into First Promise and 2 first year aspirants. The Georgetown Study Group has been together since the Year of 2001.

2008 Professions

On December 14, 2008, feast of St. John of the Cross, we celebrated 3 professions at St. Helen's Catholic Church during the 5 PM Mass. Steve and Cindy made their first promise and Lois made her final promise. Afterward, we went to the priest's residence for a celebration.