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This Week in CACINA From: Bp. Tony Green | revtonygreen@gmail.com

Monday, Apr 19, 6:29 AM

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Good Morning, Friends In this email you will find the following A Reflection from Fr. Larry Hansen Study of Icons with Bp.-elect Monica Kennedy Religions for Peace - National Interfaith Prayer Service for Repentance and Reflection CACINA General Assembly 2021 Lectio Divina by Fr. Victor Ray Movie Screening - "13th" Praying and Sharing Every Tuesday at 6:30pm Rosary Group Every Sunday at 7:30pm Pilgrimage to the Holy Land We invite you to forward this email on to others.

Finding Our Way Through the Valleys and Hills --Rev. Larry Hansen, BCC, CT (Ret.) In the middle of the night on January 31st, I got up to do what old men do in the middle of the night. I had socks on, but unfortunately, they weren't the non-slip kind, and I slipped, and fell, suffering fairly-serious injuries to my back and ribs.

I spent a week in the hospital and have spent the last couple of months transitioning from convalescence to recovery.

During this period, I've had a lot of time to reflect as I lay on my back and stared out the window. I began to realize that my life had changed markedly.

The doctors and therapists have warned me not to strain my back in any way and to avoid all heavy lifting in the future. The good part is that I have a ready excuse when people ask me to help them move. The tough part for me is that I will no longer be able to do respite care for hospice patients. I won't be able to help people with their activities of daily life, nor will I be able to assist nurses and CNA's with any physical patient work.

So in a sense, I'm in a new country in my life and I need a new map. Reflecting on this, I remembered the words of the late psychiatrist and author Dr. Scott Peck, who wrote that one of the problems that we have when moving to a new country in our life, we try to hold on to our old map. This makes about as much sense as trying to travel from the German-French border to Berlin with a map of France in your hand. In my own case, I've had to accept and embrace that I'm in a new country in my life, and I can only hurt myself by attempting to use my

old map.

As a hospice and hospital Chaplain, I've walked with many people over the years as they had to embrace new realities and walk in new countries. Now, I have the opportunity to apply those wise words that I formerly used with others to myself. As I have made the transition from care provider to care receiver, I've been fortunate to have good guides on the journey. I've learned at a personal level that we who have the privilege of offering care to others are not taking care of them, but rather one of us who's a little farther up the mountain and whose view may be a little better, as my late father would say.

Thomas Merton once wrote that a priest learns humility in the school of labor and of sorrow. I would append that to include all of us on the journey of life. As one of my physician colleagues who is a devout Muslim used to remark, "Allah gives everyone life, but sometimes with the more life comes the more pain: this is the way." I don't understand this as a "downer;" rather, I see it as a great wisdom teaching. That's certainly been true for me.

As we progress through this Easter season, let us all remember that our rejoicing is the product of our walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Lent into a new season of our lives.

ICONS ALL AROUND - a workshop designed by Mother Monica Kennedy,

Pastor, St. Charles of Brazil Dates: Friday, May 7th - May 14th - May 21st * 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84196681909? pwd=bUVJYm1xNWlra05UQTNZK0IrUDRaQT09 Meeting ID: 841 9668 1909 Passcode: 694973 This workshop will focus on the contrast between traditional church Icons and those that offer a more modern, personal perspective.

We will view and discuss traditional Icons along with Icons personally contributed by group members. We will explore why certain Icons attract and hold special significance for us.

We will ask the questions: What is it that I see in this Icon that holds my interest? What is the difference between praying with an Icon and simply viewing one?

Time for group prayer will be a valuable part of this series.

Please direct any questions or for further information, contact Alice Jo Weaver at alicejo.weaver@yahoo.com All are welcome!

National Interfaith Prayer Service for Repentance and Reflection

Thursday, May 6, 2021, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook Zoom registration is required but complimentary. Please click here to register.

Our GA Business Session will be: Monday, May 17, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST. Our hope is that everyone will make every effort to participate in this our Annual Business meeting. Please share this information with others from your parish who may wish to attend. Pre-registration will be required to attend.

There is a lot of that needs to take place before the meeting for us to make the most use of our limited time together and this email has a lot of upcoming

deadlines.

MEETING AGENDA Call to Order

2 min

Opening Prayer

5 min

Agenda Review -

3 min

Welcome - Bishop Tony Santore 10 min Welcome - Patti Ernst

5 min

Approve Annual Reports

10 min

Ratify New Budget for 2021

30 min

BREAK

10 min

National Charity Presentations

15 min

National Charity Vote

10 min

HOD Election for President

10 min

BREAK

10 min

Parish Highlights (3 min ea)

50 min

Closing Prayer

5 min

Close Meeting

1 min

Registration Required, Deadline – May 7 IMPORTANT REGISTRATION NOTE - Parish/Missions, Religious Orders and Dioceses need to identify who their voting members for the meeting will be prior to registering as you will need to identify your voting status for the business meeting on the registration form. Please communicate this to the voting members ASAP so they can register accordingly.

Parish/Missions - 1-3 votes depending on size (ask Fr. Joe Reynolds if you are

unsure) Religious Orders - 1 vote each order Clergy Diocese - 2 votes each diocese If you have a question on how many lay votes your parish/mission receives ask Fr. Joe Reynolds or me.

You MUST register at this link to participate, it is the only way you will receive the Zoom login information.

Non-voting participants are always welcome.

LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM HERE After you have registered you will receive the Zoom login information.

Lectio Divina - Written by Fr. Victor Ray For the week of April 25th, 2021 Click HERE to access the Lectio Divina:

In keeping with the CACINA mission statement that includes "fighting for social justice to end racial disparities" - we are offering a screening of another film that looks at our country's history of racial inequality.

Click HERE to register for the screening to be aired on Wednesday, April 28th 7:00pm (Length is 1 hour 40 minutes) Click on the image below to see a preview.

Join us for a time of Praying and Sharing Every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm - via Zoom

Click this Zoom link to join the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/94588058594? pwd=VzlMcHRPc01iNlNsRXZ0WmhGK2lWQT09

Join Our Rosary Group Sundays at 7:30pm via Zoom Click HERE to join.

Holy Land Pilgrimage 11 people are on-board to travel to the Holy Land Leaving February 14th - 2022 Contact Bishop Tony Green if you are interested in going on the pilgrimage. revtonygreen@gmail.com or 518-928-7069

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