March:April 2017 FCM Newsletter 2

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vice president.....dan pellegrin Northeast Regional Gathering - May 19-21, 2017 SPIRITUALITY...Come to the Water A Source of Renewal, Justice & Healing Location: Eddy Farm Retreat & Conference Center - - Eddy Farm Road, Sparrow Bush, NY 12780 Webpage: www.eddyfarm.com Event Open to All… We’re ready for you – wherever you’re from! Within our organization we need each other: for mutual support and inspiration, to relax and pray together, to discover new gifts that enrich and deepen our faith life. These await you at the Eddy Farm on the bank of the Delaware River in Sparrow Bush, New York: a 2-hour drive from New York City, 3 hours from Philadelphia, and 4 hours from Boston. The dates are Friday, May 19 to Sunday, May 21 and members can come for any part of that weekend if such is their need. Our theme is: “Spirituality: Come To The Waters – The Source of Renewal, Justice and Healing.” Look forward to worthwhile presentations, including sessions on contemplative prayer and meditation. For all the details, please see the separate article in this Newsletter. And remember: all FCM members are welcome. Zoom Is Coming!... I am committed to making Google’s Zoom https://zoom.us a part of our membership experience in the Northeast and FCM is supporting this effort. The need became acutely clear when one member wrote she would be unable to attend a local gathering in Maine in February: “Sorry, but I’ll be on my way to Florida!” I will be in touch with each of you about this face-to-face video meeting service and how we can implement it. 20 Cont'd next page.
Northeast Con't Newsletter - March/April 2017 VOL. 51 NO. 2 Kudos to Those Newly Commissioned… A warm welcome to this inspiring group commissioned at February’s Circle meeting. You make us proud to be a part of FCM! Katelynn Dalton: A chaplain in Boston, her commissioning materials noted her service began very early in life: she was the child on the playground at school who sought out the lonely and hurt to provide presence and friendship to them. She came to FCM because she finds us to be “a community of ministers where I can be my authentic self both as an individual and a minister.” FCM’s Ron Hindelang wrote of her: “She is an exquisite chaplain and provider of spiritual care. She will be a fitting member of FCM, serving God’s people wherever she is called.” Eileen Hogan: Eileen is a Sister of Mercy who comes to us after serving for 15 years as codirector of the All-Africa Conference: Sister to Sister. She also was the first Catholic Woman Correctional Chaplain in the United States. A friend wrote of her: “For over 20 years Eileen has championed the rights of prisoners and advocated on a national level for systemic change within the criminal justice system.” Another spoke of her efforts during the 1970’s at the North Truro Air Force Station on Cape Cod (though he was unsure what the Air Force would have thought of Eileen’s involvement in the Peace Movement!) A third person spoke of her work in Africa: “I saw first-hand Eileen’s marvelous ability to cross borders, to energize other people, to stand in solidarity across continents, to learn that it is possible to weep together and laugh together, and share one another’s burdens, even in a ‘foreign land.’ I heard more than once an African woman say to her, ‘You are just like us.’” Julia Polter: A pastor for the past 12 years of a 250-household progressive church in Brookline, MA, Julia comes to us from Germany, where she served as pastor for several years and received her theological training. She anticipated the teaching of Richard Rohr when she wrote: “My ministry is grounded in the experience of God’s presence in all of creation. The divine is not separate from the earthly world but reveals itself in wisdom, beauty and love. It continuously emanates light into the material world and all living beings. I believe that there is a divine task given to every human being to become co-creators of the world as it evolves according to God’s imagination.” Susan Schessler: Susan has lived a life of ministry for over 50 years. She is a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, and is their Administrator for the Eastern Region. An FCM reference wrote: “I fully endorse Susan as a commissioned member of FCM, enabling her to officiate at weddings and to serve the People of God in whatever capacity God presents to her in the Spirit of truth and inclusivity so valued by all of us who belong to the Federation.” A second reference encouraged the Circle “to commission Susan and recognize her gifts of ministry she has shared with the people of God over the past fifty years.” Gerald Washko: Jerry was ordained a priest in the Scranton, PA diocese in 1970. He completed his advanced studies in Rome, married in 1985, received laicization in 1990, and has four adult children. It is a tribute to him that he continues to offer ministry on the local level in his parish, being a member of the pastoral Council and Chair of the Life and Justice Ministry, among other parish roles. One reference who has known Jerry for 34 years was particularly instructive: “Having worked with hundreds of married priests over the last 40 years, Jerry stands out. Some men were insecure, angry, very angry, imperial and handicapped in the ability to love and live with another human being. He is quite the opposite.... What has always impressed me is his deep humility and expression of love and concern for others just by his presence. People would often ask without knowing the answer, ‘Were you a priest?’” 21
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