EXTENDED HANDS
Feb 2012 A newsletter for the Cabrini Ministry Training
community
Editor: Lisa Dennison,
Ministerial Support Coordinator, 206-760-0583 ext. 1
CLASS OF 2012 GRADUATION
NEARS!!
In less than 2 months, 31
people will complete their training with Cabrini
Ministry (13 in Cabrini Español, 18 in the Seattle English
class). We will celebrate their graduation with a special
liturgy on Monday, April 16 at 7 pm in the Cathedral
with a dessert reception afterwards in the social hall.
We will also celebrate active ministers who plan to renew
their commitment to Cabrini Ministry for another year.
Fr. Michael Ryan, pastor at St. James Cathedral, will again
preside at our graduation liturgy. We encourage you to
invite those close to you to attend this wonderful event.
Please help us welcome these newly trained ministers into
our community. See below for details and how you can help!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S
CORNER
Lenten Blessings to each of
you. As we purposefully reflect and deepen our relationship
to God during this Lenten Season, may we take time to
reflect and give thanks to those who enrich our lives; may
we pray for those who are experiencing pain, suffering,
grief, and illness; and may we accept each day given to us
as a gift. In this time of great reflection I would like you
to prayerfully consider joining the CMT community this year
in a variety of ways to help us celebrate twenty
years of service:
Graduation
7pm April 16 St. James Cathedral
Have a Heart Dinner
5pm April 20 St. Joseph Parish
Summer Reunion Picnic in
the Park TBA
Continuing Education
– we will host a series of presentations- stay tuned for
details.
We are also encouraging
parishes to have mini celebrations for those all Cabrini
Ministry graduates from that particular parish.
Finally, we have been updating
from one data base to a new one. While we can go back and
track upon individual requests what your giving might have
been for this last year, we will not be sending out the
regular notices, I apologize for any inconvenience that this
might cause you. If you would like to request a donation
slip from us, please contact me directly at
mary.wetsch-johnson@cabriniministry.org . I want to
thank you for your patience during this transition. May the
Lord of Easter guide your Lenten pilgrimage.
Blessings for the journey,
Mary Wetsch-Johnson
REST IN PEACE
Please pray for soul of
Cabrini graduate, Marion Peterson, who died unexpectedly on
Feb. 12. Her funeral is Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11am at St.
Benedict parish.
COMING UP IN CONTINUING
EDUCATION-
April 16-Graduation
Liturgy at St. James at 7pm.
This is a
very special liturgy to celebrate Cabrini Ministry
Training’s twentieth year- please join the festivities!
All
veteran ministers are encouraged to come and receive a
special blessing. We would also ask the veteran ministers
to please bring dessert and snack items for our reception
following the graduation mass to honor the graduates.
If you can help with set-up, serving or clean-up, we would
really appreciate your help. Email Lisa Dennison at
lisa2karl@aol.com. See you at this great annual
evening of worship and celebration!
A series of great speakers
and presentations is being planned for our 20th
year anniversary! We will have Brian DesRoches, Patty
Repikoff, and more- final dates and times will be announced
shortly!
"Life's most persistent
and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"-
Martin Luther King Jr.
‘HAVE A HEART’
FUNDRAISING DINNER
Save the DATE!
Cabrini Ministry Training is happy to announce that plans
are underway for our annual “Have A Heart” Fundraising
dinner. This year it will be on a Friday night and you will
receive an invitation in the near future. Mark the date on
your calendars, we look forward to seeing YOU there!
When: Friday, April 20, 2012
Where: St. Joseph Parish, 732
18th Ave E, Seattle
“I am so thankful that I have received such a
treasured gift from God in becoming a Cabrini Minister and I
know I have been blessed in many, many ways, and may God
guide all the new comers to be inspired and grow in the
Cabrini Ministry!” —Grateful CMT Graduate
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES
ADDED!!
We have some very good news
for those interested in attending Cabrini Ministry Training
next fall. Once again, in an effort to have a more orderly
and effective recruiting drive, the Board has authorized a
10% tuition discount for early registration
if: 1) the application process is completed by the student
and the parish and has been received by Cabrini no later
than June 30, 2012. 2) the discount will apply to the
student and parish portions of the tuition. If you know
someone who is interested in attending the training, please
get their name and phone number to Lisa Dennison
206-760-0583 x4 or email at
Lisad@cabriniministry.org.
PRAYER REQUESTS
As a prayerful and
compassionate community, we give and receive strength from
each other. Please pray for the following people: (To offer
a prayer request for our next newsletter please call Lisa at
760-0583, ext.1)
THIS PRAYER REQUEST IS from
Elsa Besnevosky who
asks for prayers of healing for her daughters Ivanna
who suffers from depression and is recovering from surgery,
and also for her brother Luis Antonio.
THIS PRAYER REQUEST IS from
Mary Anne Reynolds
who asks prayers for her brother Willie Kleffner, who is had
a second stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma. This
time the donor cells are from her other brother Jim, so
prayers for both of them, and for Mary Anne who is
care-giver as Willie recovers.
THIS PRAYER REQUEST IS for
board member, John Reid,
whose mother-in-law
Marge Kelly, recently passed away.
THIS PRAYER REQUEST IS for
board member, Fr. John Madigan- whose mother is
quite ill.
