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More from Jay and Candy on their Diaconate journey December 1, 2012. It was our week to prepare and conduct the prayer service. It is amazing how much work you can put into an activity that is going to last a short 15 minutes! As we said in a previous Blog, our service was titled “The Gift of Prayer”. Prior to the service, we e-mailed all of our classmates and instructors and asked them to consider something that they would …
If you are interested in becoming a Deacon Couple, you are invited to attend an Information Day presented by the Office of Diaconate Formation. Here you can meet the formation staff and learn more about the formation program. Sunday, January 20, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. John Chrysostom Parish, 546 E. Florence Ave, Inglewood, 90301 Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe, 5801 Kanan Rd. Westlake Village, 91362 On November 17, 2012, we attended our latest diaconate …
Hi all, As we continue our journey, things are coming together. Our abilities to understand the materials and participate in the discussion is getting better. We will be leading the prayer service on December 3rd with a working title of “The Gift of Prayer” focusing on the first Sunday of Advent. Below is our summary of Saturday’s class. Comments are always welcome! On October 20, 2012, we attended our latest class, happy to see our classmates again. The morning was spent …
Last week we discussed the preparation that occurred prior to the beginning of the Second Vatican Council. This week we are going to take a look at some of the reasons why it was believed that there was a need to reform or revise the way the Catholic Church worshipped. To do this we are going back in time to the Protestant Reformation and shortly thereafter. The Protestant Reformation began in the mid 1500s. Shortly after that, the Catholic church …
50 years ago this month, Pope John XXIII presided over the opening of the Second Vatican Council, perhaps better known as Vatican II. The effects of this council are still being felt, nowhere more strongly than in our liturgy. Over the next few weeks we are going to look at the changes that are part of the legacy of Vatican II, how these changes came to be and how they have affected our celebration of – not only the Eucharistic …
Hi All, As we continue our journey, things are coming together. Our ability to understand the materials and participate in the discussion is getting better. We will be leading the prayer service on December 3rd with a working title of “The Gift of Prayer” focusing on the first Sunday of Advent. Below is our summary of Saturday’s class. Comments are always welcome! On October 20, 2012, we attended our latest class. We were happy to see our classmates again. The …
On October 6, 2012, Candy and Jay Krueger attended their latest class. They were happy to see their classmates. Even though it has only been two weeks since they had last been together, it seemed much longer. The morning was spent in Spiritual Direction. Since we had a retreat two weeks ago, it had been a month since we had met with our Spiritual Directors. It was for this reason that the morning Spiritual Direction session seemed to take more …
Candy and Jay Krueger attended their third session for the Archdiocese Diaconate Aspirancy year. This session was a day long retreat and included all 103 couples who are a part of the five-year program. This was also the first time there were both English and Spanish classes for all five years. The session opened with all classes praying the Liturgy of the Hours together. The Liturgy of the Hours was celebrated in English and Spanish, offering all those in attendance …
On October 2nd Fr. James Heft, S.M., PhD presented Vatican II Trajectories and Hermeneutics Click here to watch presentation Blessed Pope John XXIII opened the 21st Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church in October of 1962, commonly called Vatican II. It certainly is the most significant event of the Catholic Church in modern times. We will celebrate, remember, and come to deeper understandings of this significant Council by having guest speakers about Vatican II. Fr. Jim will begin this celebration …