Fall/Winter 2001/02 Newsletter

The Spanish Corner

By Ilse Reissner

Extension Contemplativa Internacional celebrated the second bi-annual conference in Orlando on the weekend of July 20-22, 2001. The 30 participants were our Spanish contact persons, who traveled from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and a few cities in Florida. Fr. Thomas from Snowmass and Gail from Butler also came to join us for this memorable event. We were blessed by a talk by Fr. William Menninger about "The Cloud." Everybody was very grateful for the special gift of listening in person to Fr. Thomas explaining all about Contemplative Prayer and its background, and for Gail's input on the history of Contemplative Outreach from its beginning. To us it was a special treat to listen in person to everybody's struggles and progress in spite of many obstacles, and sometimes opposition in their hometowns. We closed with a Mass concelebrated by priests from Mexico, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and, of course, Fr. Thomas, with 100 members of our English-speaking groups in Central Florida also attending. It was great, in spite of a typical Florida downpour where we all got WET!

Formation Workshop in 2002: The English and Spanish coordinators will be offering a week of Formation for Service in Spanish AND English on the week of July 21-27 of 2002. We have had several people expressing interest. We ask that you contact Basha Perez at 407-869-0781, for English, and Ilse Reissner at 407-767-7567 or Carmen Sanchez at 305-661-6966, for Spanish.

Seven-Day Retreat in Miami: Carmen Sanchez and Mercedes Scopetta are the leaders for the seven-day retreat being offered in Miami the last week of October of this year.

In the Footsteps of St. Paul Pilgrimage in 2002: People are signing up and sending in their registrations for this beautiful trip through Greece, a cruise visiting the Greek Islands, and Turkey. The proceeds will help the Spanish Ministry of Contemplative Outreach. If you are interested in receiving a brochure, please call Ilse Reissner at 407-767-7567. A pre-extension to the Holy Land is also being offered.

Formation Workshop in 2002:
The English and Spanish coordinators will be offering a week of Formation for Service in Spanish and English on the week of July 21 - 27 of 2002. We have had several people expressing interest. We ask that you contact Basha Perez at 407-869-0781, for English, and Ilse Reissner at 407-767-7567 or Carmen Sanchez at 305-661-6966, for Spanish.

Seven-Day Retreat in Miami:
Carmen Sanchez and Mercedes Scopetta are the leaders for the seven-day retreat being offered in Miami the last week of October of this year.

In the Footsteps of St. Paul Pilgrimage in 2002:
People are signing up and sending in their registrations for this beautiful trip through Greece, a cruise visiting the Greek Islands, and Turkey. The proceeds will help the Spanish Ministry of Contemplative Outreach. If you are interested in receiving a brochure, please call Ilse Reissner at 407-767-7567. A pre-extension to the Holy Land is also being offered.

Other Newsletter Articles:
The Theological Foundations  | President's Letter 
Spanish Corner | Locked Up ... And Free | Reflection  
Imprisonment and Transformation | 2001 Updates 
The Central American Experience