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Lake Garda, Ursuline Motherhouse
Maple Mount, Ky
Photo by Carolyn Sue Cecil
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Greetings from the House of Laity!
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February 20, 2025
Dear Friends,
Every 3 months, you will receive a Newsletter from the House of Laity through the Office of Presiding Bishop that features news from our numerous and diverse communities of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion!
We invite you to send us news about events and celebrations from your community that we can share here. Everyone enjoys hearing what others in our ECC Family are doing and it's a joy to get ideas and learn from each other!
Always feel free to email us with your questions, thoughts or ideas!
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Claudia Kilby, John and Erin Duffy-Burke
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HOL STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair:
Claudia Kilby, Holy Angels, CA
claudia.kilby@gmail.com
Co-Chairs:
Erin Duffy-Burke, Dorothy Day House Church, St. Louis, MO
erinduffyburke@gmail.com
John Duffy-Burke, Dorothy Day House Church, St. Louis, MO
jburkebze08@gmail.com
Ben Renkus, All Saints ECC, Reading, PA
brenkus1502@gmail.com
Christine Garst, Emmaus, Olympia, WA
cbgarstecc@gmail.com
John O’Grady and Leo Champagne, St. Francis, Largo, FL
johnnleo@yahoo.com
Mary Lu Stenson, Rocky Mountain Region, Colorado
luloc@comcast.net
Paula Hayford, Charis ECC, Eden Prairie, MN
eoldoulaoshkosh@gmail.com
Therese Gabriel, Sts. Clare & Francis, St. Louis, MO
theresem40@gmail.com
Thomas Klein, Charis ECC, Eden Prairie, MN
tjklein13@me.com
Victoria Greene, Holy Angels, CA
gingygirl1427@gmail.com
Wendy Boyd, All Saints ECC, Reading, PA
allsoulsecc@gmail.com
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INVITATION
from
HOL Steering Committee!
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HOL Steering committee is open to all.
We would love laity representation from all Regions/Dioceses to be a part of this committee.
We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month via Zoom.
If interested, please contact our chair, Claudia Kilby
claudia.kilby@gmail.com
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If there is a change in any delegate information
in your ECC Community….
if someone NEW wants to join,
or
someone has an email address change,
or
someone has a new phone,
or
you have changed your mind about your favorite color,
please be sure and let us know
so we can keep our information current!
--Claudia, John and Erin--
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
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HOUSE OF LAITY DELEGATE ZOOM MEETING
MARCH 20, 2025
4 pm PT, 5 pm MT, 6 pm CT, 7 pm ET
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Dear Delegates of the House of Laity,
This newsletter story is an announcement and invitation to the upcoming
All Delegate Zoom Meeting
hosted by the House of Laity's Steering Committee
Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 4 pm PT, 5 pm MT, 6 pm CT, 7 pm ET
Location: Zoom Link
will be emailed to delegates
Please note: An official email announcement with the Zoom meeting link will be sent to our delegate list from the 2024 Synod.
Important: To ensure we have accurate contact information, please send the email addresses of any new delegates or delegates who were unable to attend our last synod to Claudia Kilby at
claudia.kilby@gmail.com
Proposed Agenda:
- Introduction of John Duffy Burke and Erin Duffy Burke as HOL's new Vice Chair(s)
- Discussion of proposed changes to the HOL by-laws, both generally and specifically regarding the Vice-Chair position.
- Budget Report
- Exciting news from the Office of the Presiding Bishop
- Open forum for questions regarding delegate responsibilities and other relevant topics.
We encourage all delegates to attend this important meeting as we will be discussing key matters concerning the House of Laity. Your participation and input are highly valued.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please don't hesitate to contact Claudia Kilby at
claudia.kilby@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you online!
Sincerely,
The House of Laity Steering Committee
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TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
Pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama
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THE ECC’S TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US
ON OUR
PILGRIMAGE TO MONTGOMERY ALABAMA
APRIL 8-11, 2025
WE WILL VISIT THE LEGACY SITES:
The Legacy Museum
Freedom Monument Sculpture Park
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Click on the link below to get the details about registration,
dates and travel:
https://conta.cc/4jgjAVM
Please note that the deadline is quickly approaching:
March 1, 2025!
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Feeding the Hungry
at
Guardian Angels Catholic Community
Tempe, Arizona
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Some years ago, one homeless person came to the church office door asking for food. What began with one sack lunch has grown to many sack lunches each month. Our pantry is open daily from 9-10am. | |
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The day this picture was taken there were volunteers from our host church and the nearby Latter Day Saints. On major holidays we have a sit down hot breakfast for whoever wants to join us.
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Occasionally a mobile health care unit will come by to help anyone who asks. The pantry is run by volunteers from our church, our host church and other nearby churches.
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Other ways we help is hosting about 40 homeless folks for a night. This is thru a local organization called I-Help Tempe. We provide a hot dinner, light breakfast and a sack lunch. Here is a photo of our volunteers serving dinner. | |
Celebrating Five Year Anniversary
at
Holy Angels Independent Catholic Church North Tustin, California
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Holy Angels Independent Catholic Church celebrated their fifth anniversary this January with a community luncheon.
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Ned Bradley recounted the church's history, from its humble beginnings of backyard masses to adapting to online worship during the pandemic, and finally finding a home in a Santa Ana chapel. This milestone beginning saw the ordination of Deacon Mike Mitchell and Priest Tammy Fuqua.
The church is grateful for the dedicated ministry of Fr. Robert Chung and Fr. Jacob Munhoz, who have generously served the growing congregation.
Holy Angels draws members from the local area and even welcomes out-of-state participants through Facebook.
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Susan and Mother Tammy toasting | |
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The community raises a toast to continuing God's mission and serving all they encounter.
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Lourdes, Father Robert, and Deacon Mike | |
Mother Tammy, Victoria, Randy and Lenette | |
Our servers, Angelina and Nicholas, with their Mom, Lenette
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"A Walk To End Hate and Intolerance"
by
Helen Majzler,
Light of Christ ECC, Longmont, Colorado
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Helen Majzler was featured in the January/February 2025 edition of Extraordinary Catholics with her article "A Walk To End Hate and Exclusion," which her ECC Community, Light of Christ, in Longmont, Colorado, sponsored on Good Friday, March 29, 2024.
You can read the article on page 9, by clicking here.
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2024 Jan-Dec Financial Summary | |
Because the House of Laity is responsible for the budget for the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, we are sharing the 2024 January-December financial statement for your information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your Regional HOL delegate. (See list above). | |
Click HERE to see the full report. | |
Finance Tithe & Reporting Forms Due Now! | |
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If you have been waiting for a snowy day to send your Finance Pledge Forms back in – today is your day! You can email them to Mary Vonderheide at:
finance@ecumenicalcahtolics.net
If you can’t find your email (sent February 5), just send a quick note to Carolyn Sue (admin@ecumenicalcatholics.net) and she can resend you the report and forms.
We are so grateful to everyone for your dedication and faithful stewardship!
Stay warm!
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Christine Garst
ECC Treasurer
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Leo Champagne
John O'Grady
ECC Finance Co-Chairs
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Synod 2026……Calling for Volunteers! | |
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You DO have it on your calendar, right??
October 2026!
If you are interested in volunteering,
or
know someone who would be willing to serve,
to help with planning,
to share ideas,
and help coordinate this wonderful event,
don’t be shy!
Your gifts and talents are just what we need!!
Email your HOL rep or Claudia NOW!!!
(See the box above for everyone’s email address)
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Ecumenical Catholic Communion (with this as the cover page, the altar and ribbons from our Sunday Liturgy as Synod 2024) is our new “private group” Face Book page where only ECC members will be able to join, view and post.
You can search on FB to find this new group by typing "Ecumenical Catholic Communion" in the "search bar" and looking for the one with this photo.
Or
click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1757980855035329
When you find this page, you can click on the link to ask to join the group. Once you are in the group, you can invite your other ECC friends to join by sending them an invitation.
As with most private groups on FB, there will be some questions to answer to ensure that you are an ECC member:
1. To which Ecumenical Catholic Communion community
do you belong?
2. What is the name of your Pastor?
Everyone who joins will be required to agree to the group rules:
1. Be kind and courteous. We are all in this together to create a Welcoming environment. Let’s treat everyone with respect. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
2. No promotions or spam. Give more than you take in this group. Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant links aren’t allow.
3. No hate speech or bullying. Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind is not allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.
4. Respect everyone’s privacy. Being part of this group requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make groups great but may also be sensitive and private. What is shared in this group should stay in the group.
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We look forward to having yet another way to enhance communication within our communion. Posts will include ECC newsletters as well as news and newsletters from all ECC Communities!
Educational, social justice and current events as related to our gospel values and topics of interest to the entire communion, shared respectfully, will be welcomed.
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Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Photo by Carolyn Sue Cecil
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