Canonical Erection Ceremony January 4, 2014

Diane Gray, President - Marianne Gonzales, Councilor - Birdie Ehrenfeld, Councilor
Fr. Bonaventure, O.C.D.S., Provincial Delegate

  

Canonical Erection Ceremony and Celebration

January 4, 2014

We celebrated a very special occasion, we are a Community!!

Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, O.C.D.S., provincial delegate, officiated at our ceremony. Members from several other communities, San Antonio, Austin and Waco attended this special event to celebrate with us!! Also present were the Franciscans and Divine Mercy Group. Ten years have passed since our first meeting!! 

 

 

Triumph of the Cross Secular Carmelite Community Group Photo January 2014

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.

First Silent Retreat as an OCDS Community! - March 7-9, 2014

During the weekend of March 7 through March 9, our Secular Carmelite Community held it's annual Silent Retreat at Cedarbrake Retreat Center in Belton, TX.  It was our first silent retreat as a Canonical Community!

Father Stephen Sanchez, OCD, Superior at the Mount Carmel Center in Dallas, presented "The Life of Teresa:  Conflict, Mercy, and Transformation" at our conference, focusing on Chapters 1 through 22 of the Autobiography of St. Teresa de Jesus.

It was a beautiful, very spiritual experience!

July 2012

On July 16, 2012, our community celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by attending Mass at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Georgetown, TX. Afterwards, we met for lunch at a local restaurant.

Silent Retreat 2012

The Triumph of the Cross Study Group Silent Retreat was held April 20-22, 2012 at Cedarbreak Retreat Center in Belton, TX.  Our presenter at the retreat was our community's spiritual assistant Fr. Jerome Earley, OCD

The video from the presentations from retreat can be found here.

March 2012

On March 3, 2012, our community organized a road trip to Carmelite sites in San Antonio.  We toured the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower and visited the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of San Antonio.

February 2012

On February 11, 2012, our spiritual assistant Fr. Jerome Earley, OCD, visited our community and gave us a wonderful introduction to our 2012 study of St. Teresa of Avila’s Book of Her Foundations.




In the photo above from left to right, are formation director Maron Burke, president Diane Gray, spiritual assistant Fr. Jerome Earley, OCD, and councilors Birdie Ehrenfeld and Marianne Gonzales.

January 2012

At our January Meeting, President Diane Gray introduced the presenter for our day of reflection -  Father Robert Becker, Pastor of St. Helen's Catholic Church. Father's topic was 30/30 - 30 minutes of prayer for 30 days for sending out healing love to an individual.



We also want to offer a warm welcome to our new aspirants to our community: Lee Burns, Hugo Estrada, Veronica Estrada, Sandra Leal and Anne Verstraete

2012 Meeting Schedule

8:00 8:30 Morning Prayer and Meditation

8:30-9:00 Mass

9:00-9:45 Fellowship and Breakfast

9:45-10:30 Formation Groups

10:30-10:45 Break and Fellowship

10:45-11:30 On-going Formation

11:30-11:45 Angelus and Prayers

11:45-12:30 Formation group - Questions and Answers/Lectio Divina, Definitive Group - Discussion

12:30-12:45 Business Meeting

12:45-1:00 Clean Up