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Submitted by: Carol Penno

Happy New Year to the Spiritual Development Chairpersons at Parish and Diocesan Levels.  It will be up to Diocesan Chairperson to ensure that  the Parish Spiritual Development Chairperson receive this communiqué so they can begin  implementing this most important work to ensure the  membership  get the best spiritual growth and encouragement they possibly can.  There are wonderful programs in place to help you do just that.  Thank you to the parish councils that submitted their reports to their diocesan counterpart in a timely manner.  It is through the annual reports that your work and ideas are shared and your good works acknowledged.   Terri Scott, National Spiritual Development Chairperson has sent her second communiqué. I will use excerpts from her report and to view it in its entirety visit the National webpage. It will be posted shortly. It is filled with inspiring ideas that can be used by every parish to enhance spiritual growth. 

Jubilee Year of St. Paul the Apostle: June 28, 2008, to June 29, 2009

The Ontario Provincial Spiritual Development Standing Committee has compiled a package on The Pauline Year. The file includes a comprehensive overview of the life and mission journeys of St.Paul, ways to celebrate the Pauline Year, hymns and prayers. In short, if there is anything you wish to know about St. Paul, it is there. Please check the website: http://www.cwl.on.ca/PaulineYear.html The Holy Spirit was  at work. » Read the rest of this entry »

Submitted by: Carol Penno

Welcome to all Diocesan Spiritual Development chairpersons and especially Betty Houle from Nelson Diocese and Theresa Janssen of the Victoria Diocese who are new like me. We look forward to working with Dorothy Hruby from Kamloop Dioceses, Jill Greenlees from Prince George Diocese and Jenny Shaw from Vancouver Diocese as well as the member who does the Spiritual Development work for Whitehorse Diocese.

Summer has passed so quickly and with the hint of fall in the air it is time to prepare a communiqué. How opportune that my National counterpart Terri Scott submitted her first communiqué today. Terri is also new to this position and we congratulate her on her election to the National Executive. My summer was busier than usual as I was fortunate to attend the National Convention in Winnipeg as an accredited provincial delegate and have the spiritual component to report on.  This report will be separate from this communiqué. We had a wedding August 30, our granddaughter from Sicamous  was married  in our church in Golden.  It was a busy time indeed but a very special time as well.  Nothing else has changed in my life,  just another year older.

The very first item to comment on is that of reporting your deceased members.  Please fill out the latest form dated 2008 to report your deceased members, and print darkly to make it easier to read, and send it to me. Please be sure the mailing address is correct and council code entered. National needs this information to stop the mailing of The Canadian League Magazine. Another please note: Only the names that I have received will be forwarded to National for the National Book of Life so be certain that I get them. » Read the rest of this entry »