Benedictine Oblates of Saint Meinrad Archabbey__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Greater Cincinnati Chapter
Co-Coordinators: Rosemary Conrad (513/641-2449) • Clyde & Pat Dorn (513/791-0988)
April 18, 2010
The April 25 meeting will be our last until the September. We are pleased to welcome back Fr. Joseph Cox, OSB, as our guest speaker for this meeting.Fr. Joseph’s topic is “Silence and Obedience.”
The Ohio Day of Recollection, which is in Dayton this year, will be held on May 15.Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB, is the presenter for the retreat.His topic is entitled, “O Lord Open My Lips: Conversation with our God and Savior, Friend and Brother.”
NOTE:There will be a Benedictine Book Swap at the Day of Recollection in Dayton.You are requested to bring books you would like to swap with other oblates.A table will be provided to share the literary treasures.
Fr. Vincent Tobin will also be the presenter for the Oblate Study Days at Saint Meinrad, which will be held June
14-17.The topic for this year’s Study Days is, “To Pray as Jesus Prayed:Psalms in the Liturgy of the Hours.”To register, call the Oblate Office at Saint Meinrad:812-357-6817.
AGENDA
April 25, 2010 2009/2010 Meeting Dates
I.Reading of Mission Statement 2009
II.Vespers September 27 (Fr. Meinrad Brune, OSB)
III.Lectio Divina *October 25 (Video Conference)
IV.Minutes of March 28, 2010 Meeting *November 22 (Monk from St. Meinrad)
V.Treasurer’s Report December 11-13 - Oblate Retreat at Saint Meinrad
VI.Old/New Business 2010
VII.Program: *January 24 (Video Conference)
Speaker: Fr. Joseph Cox, OSB*February 28 (Monk from St. Meinrad)
Topic: Monastice Practices March 19-21 - Oblate Retreat at Saint Meinrad "Silence and Obedience" *March 28 (Video Conference)
VIII. Adjournment & Closing Prayer *April 25 (Monk from St. Meinrad)
May 15 - Ohio Day of Reflection
*Meetings held at 2 p.m. in St. Gertrude Parish Center - Madeira Ohio
UPCOMING OBLATE EVENTS: Mark your calendars.
Day of Recollection in Dayton, Ohio—May 15, 2010 Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB, will present the topic, “O Lord Open My Lips: Conversation with our God and Savior, Friend and Brother.”.”
Oblate Study Days at Saint Meinrad—June 14-17, 2010
Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB, will conduct the Oblate Study Days in June on the topic of "To Pray as Jesus Prayed:
The Psalms in the Liturgy of the Hours.”
Please remember to bring non-perishable food items for the St. Vincent DePaul Society.With the downturn of the economy, they are especially needed
