New England Province » community http://cmnewengland.org Congregation of the Mission Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Celebrating fraternity in our Greenpoint communities on Maundy Thursday, the Priests’ Day http://cmnewengland.org/2024/03/celebrating-fraternity-in-our-greenpoint-communities-on-maundy-thursday-the-priests-day/ http://cmnewengland.org/2024/03/celebrating-fraternity-in-our-greenpoint-communities-on-maundy-thursday-the-priests-day/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:00:16 +0000 http://cmnewengland.org/?p=3689

The festive lunch celebrating Priests’ Day was a [...]]]> Image 2[Newsletter No. 3/24] It was a blessed and joyous occasion to come together with our fellow priests from Greenpoint parishes on Maundy Thursday. The joint midday prayer at the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius was a beautiful reminder of our unity and brotherhood in our calling. 

The festive lunch celebrating Priests’ Day was a heartwarming gesture. The Superior of the House, Father Eugene Kotlinski, shared his kind words, Easter wishes, and blessings with us. Then greetings, wishes, and the Blessing from Superior General Father Tomaž Mavrič were conveyed by Father Rafal Kopystynski, Assistant General, who came from Rome to participate in the liturgies of Holy Week and to help the priests fulfill their liturgical and sacramental duties at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish.
This story was first published in the Provincial's Newsletter March 2024
edition which you can find in our Library along with all previous Newsletters.

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]]> http://cmnewengland.org/2024/03/celebrating-fraternity-in-our-greenpoint-communities-on-maundy-thursday-the-priests-day/feed/ 0 2010 annual retreat for the Confreres http://cmnewengland.org/2010/10/2010-annual-retreat-for-the-confreres/ http://cmnewengland.org/2010/10/2010-annual-retreat-for-the-confreres/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:12:58 +0000 http://cmnewengland.org/?p=979 Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission emphasize the importance of regular spiritual exercises for Priests of the Mission. Thus, each year, every member of the community has to take part in five days retreat. This year 19 of the Confreres of New England Province came in to the Provincial Residence in [...]]]> Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission emphasize the importance of regular spiritual exercises for Priests of the Mission. Thus, each year, every member of the community has to take part in five days retreat. This year 19 of the Confreres of New England Province came in to the Provincial Residence in Manchester, Connecticut, for days of reflection, dedication and sharing. Others have had their annual retreat in other time and places. The retreat started on Monday, October 4 in the late afternoon and the common lunch on Friday, October 8 concluded it. It was directed by Father Victor Hoagland, C.P. from St.Michael’s community in Union City, New Jersey .

Father Hoagland is a distinguished preacher of parish missions and retreats for priests, religious and laity throughout the United States; also a director of Passionist Press, which publishes material pertaining to the Passionists and their ministry. He is principal contributor to BREAD ON WATER popular website on Catholic spirituality, blogs himself at VICTOR’S PLACE blog. He is also present on his YOUTUBE channel.

Retreat schedule included:

MONDAY

  • 1700 – Arrival,
  • 1745 – Evening prayers and Opening Conference
  • - Dinner followed

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY

  • 0800 – Breakfast
  • 0900 – Morning prayers and Conference
  • 1145 – Eucharist
  • 1230 – Lunch
  • 1330 – Silence, time for personal reflection and meditation. On Thursday, time for Confession.
  • 1630 – Conference
  • 1745 – Evening prayer
  • 1800 – Dinner

FRIDAY

  • 0800 – Breakfast
  • 0900 – Morning prayers and closing Conference
  • 1145 – Eucharist
  • 1230 – Lunch and departure

Fr. Greg Semeniuk CM, from Eastern Province, accompanied our community in first day of the retreat. This was the extraordinary time for community life and sharing, so important when regularly Confreres are so involved in their pastoral ministries and responsibilities. Everybody enjoyed the time greatly.

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