October 5, 17th Sunday after Pentecost
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 9:17AM COA Catechists to Attend International Meeting of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Catechists Georgie McAdams, Emily Woolery, Amy Riker, and Tracy Gaestel will travel to Phoenix Arizona on today 1 to attend an international retreat for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. They will join 600 catechists from 22 countries in a time of worship, learning, and fellowship. The theme of the retreat is THE NEW CHILD AND THE NEW ADULT.
Seventeen years ago in 1997, Fr. Bob attended the first international Catechists retreat which was held in Assisi, Italy. He got to spend a lot of time with Sofia Cavalletti, the originator of the Catechesis as well as the then new Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Frank Griswold. Several catechists from the diocese of Los Angeles participated, and after the time in Assisi, Fr. Bob and the other catechists went to Rome to see the original atriums and meet the other founders.
In this retreat our catechists will be hearing a keynote address by Rebekah Rojcewicz who studied with Sofia Cavalletti and translated much of her work into English. Other presentations will include, “CGS Origins and the Rome Atrium, The Theology of Childhood, and the purpose of the International body for CGS known as the Consiglio. There will also be break out sessions, communal prayer sessions and worship, as well as plenary meetings. There will also be a model atrium on display and the our catechists can attend a national meeting of the American Association of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
The original retreat in 1997 was spring board for COA to be leader both nationally and internationally in the Catechesis movement following on our giving the Pentecost Presentation to Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey along with our parish children and visitors from around the Diocese of Los Angeles on the Eve of Pentecost in 1996.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for our own catechists to make connections with other catechists from all over the world and to get a sense that what happens in our atriums at COA Sunday by Sunday, is part of something much larger whose impact is beyond our knowing. Our catechists will know that the work they do is of vital importance.
We owe a great deal of gratitude to our parishioner Dot Hammond, who made a gift to fund our catechists attending this international meeting. Thanks so much Dot!
News and Pictures from our Catechists
We’ll be getting a daily report of our Catechists activities at the International Retreat along with photos. An email will be send out each day while they are gone so we can keep up with what they are doing.
The Atriums will be closed Sunday October 5
Our catechists don’t return home until Sunday afternoon. So there will be no atrium time this Sunday. Children are welcome to be in church.
Food For Thought: Video Version
Sundays, 9:00 a.m. Science & Religion DVD
Due to Parish Evensong and Dinner last Sunday, many people were not present during the morning liturgies and also several people were away. So this Sunday we will repeat the Science and Religion lecture we saw last week where it explored the nature of God’s involvement with the natural world. There was a lot to it, and so a repeat will reinforce what was learned by those who attended, and give other people a chance to explore this important issue as well.
Another Science and Religion Video
Lucy Jones was invited to give a talk on science and faith at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. Her talk was videoed and is on You Tube. What she had to say was very interesting. The link to the You Tube Video is here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSUHxVtNq9g
Our Final Celebration for our 125th Year.
Evensong and Parish Dinner
Thank you to everyone who attended our Evensong and Parish Dinner. We all had a wonderful time. The liturgy was glorious, the toasts to the Church were fun, and the dinner delicious. Thanks all those who made this possible. Evensong: Jim Stanley, the Choir, Barbara Trevino, and Nicole Baker and the Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, our Wardens Jim Greuttner and Kris Hillary for the toasts, and Carolyn Styler, David Waller, Jim Gruettner, April Bond for organizing the dinner, and Jerry Campbell for the fabulous exhibit of our Restoration of the Church in 1999.
Tim Down took pictures of the event. You can see them here: http://ImageEvent.com/getdown/evensong.
Emmaus Road Will Not Meet this Monday due to the American Guild of Organists Event.
Coffee Hour Sign Up
The Sign up Sheet for Coffee Hour for September and October will be on coffee table this Sunday.
American Guild of Organists Dinner and Recital at Church of the Angels
Monday: October 6
The American Guild of Organists, Los Angeles Chapter, will have its opening meeting of the 2014-2015 season at the historic Church of the Angels in Pasadena on Monday, October 6. Wine reception at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m., and program at 8:00 p.m.
The program : will feature the recently restored 1889 Roosevelt organ in both solo works and in ensemble with soprano, strings, and positive organ. Organists Ed Murray and Curt Sather will perform. Of special note, works of Wilbur Held will be presented in celebration of his 100th birthday, and the composer will be in attendance. Other works by Mozart, Dvorak, Padre Davide da Bergamo, and others.
Admission to the program is free to the public.
Music with the Angels: Con Goia Concert
Sunday, October 12, 4:00 p.m.
Con Gioia, directed by Preethi de Silva, acclaimed expert on the performance of the keyboard music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) will present a concert of chamber music and solo keyboard and orchestral works by the composer from the 1760s in Berlin until his death in Hamburg in 1788. The title of this concert is Focus on Hamburg: Music for “Connoisseurs and Amateurs.”
Ticket Prices: General Admission: $25.00
Seniors $20.00
Students with ID $15.00
Annual Parish Retreat: October 17-19 Camp Thousand Pines, Crestline.
What are God's hopes for my life? What would God enjoy seeing me become? What kind of fulfillment would God like to see me experience? How can I come to know this?
These questions can be summed up under the heading of "vocation." Vocation literally means "call." While we might first hear this word in terms of God's will, God's command, God's direction, what if instead it was really about invitation? Instead of "I command you to do this, this is my will for you," it was, "I'd like to invite you to consider this path, see if you feel drawn to it, and if so, begin to walk on it"?
Who am I in the sight of God, and what does God hope for me and the life he has bestowed?
This will be the topic for this year's Annual Parish Retreat. Fr. Bob will make use of various parts of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola as guides for how we might reflect on these questions for ourselves and how we can begin to hear God's invitation and respond to it. The goal is for each of us to acquire a frame of reference from which we think about, understand, pray over, and then decide how to go about finding and fulfilling the end for which we are created
This will be our fourth year at this site. We’ve had wonderful times here. Participation can happen in several ways. One can stay the weekend at Camp Thousand Pines. This is especially good for families with children. There is lodging in nearby Crestline as well, and people can come on the site for the program and activities. Third, the Crestline is only an hour and a half away and people can easily drive up for the day on Saturday. The Retreat is especially good for new people to get to know parishioners better.
Allen Woolery has some pictures that people can see to get a sense of things. Check the link below.
Photos:
https://churchoftheangelsretreat.shutterfly.com/pictures/5