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Truth & Reconciliation Commission
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ECC Anti-Racism Statement
(recorded at YMCA during Synod 2024)
ECC Anti-Racism Statement_ 2024 Holy Synod - 1728797602223.mp4
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The ECC Truth & Reconciliation Commission is planning a Communion-wide Pilgrimage in the Spring of 2025 to visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL. Our hope is to have at least a couple of representatives attend from each region or diocese of the ECC. If you are interested, please contact us for more information:
B Phelps: bernella_m@hotmail.com,
or
John Phelps: jbillyphelps@gmail.com
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Parade of Parishes Videos
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Mighty Helpers
A Powerhouse of Volunteers
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Can we give a standing ovation to this amazing Technology Team who worked countless hours before, during and after Synod to keep us connected and on track!?! They are all amazing and wonderful!!
We are so grateful to them and their dedication and care in all they did for Synod 2024!
Jerry Shearer, All Souls ECC, Reading, PA
Tom Moos, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, Colorado
Mallory Rusch, Sts. Clare & Francis ECC, St. Louis, MO
Mandy Recker, Charis Community ECC, Eden Prairie, MN
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An extra special shout-out to Tom Moos for all of his time and dedication and hard work after Synod, editing and cleaning up the recordings (all posted here with each individual speaker) and getting them posted on our You-Tube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@ECCSynod
We are forever grateful to you, Tom!
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There are not enough words of gratitude to express to Kelly de Haas (from Light of Christ ECC, Longmont, CO) for all she did for us as she worked her magic in coordinating transportation and rides for all of our ECC family who flew into Denver International Airport and needed to get to Y.M.C.A. at Estes Park.
Her amazing husband, Steve de Haas, was her No. 1 Support and No. 1 Van Driver (Josephine) to get people up the mountain!
Thank you, Kelly and Steve!!!
A round of applause for all of these amazing volunteers who so generously gave rides to our ECC friends from the airport to Light of Christ and Estes Park:
LOC: Scott and Pam Hora lent their van to Rachel O'Neill so she could do several trips to airport and to Estes!
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Thank you, Rosa Buffone (Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Newton, MA) and Paula Hayford for spearheading the Registration Committee and for all the hours you spent keeping track of people registering, then passing that information on to the Office of Presiding Bishop for finance tracking (Mary Vonderheide) and Name Tags (Carolyn Sue Cecil).
A big shout out for the volunteers who worked the Registration Table at Synod:
Victoria Green, Holy Angels, Santa Ana, CA
Linda Joyce, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Diana Rohffsen, Charis Community ECC, Eden Prairie, MN
Christine Garst, Emmaus ECC, Olympia, WA
Mary Lou Devlin, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Linda Joyce, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Mary Vonderheide, OPB, St. Louis, MO
Bonnie Pino Fraser, Church of the Holy Family, Aurora, CO
We could not have done this without ALL of you!!!
THANK YOU!!!
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Thank you to the Michael Nicosia for leading the Liturgy Team to bring us beautiful prayers and music throughout the weekend! Thank you for the work on the Liturgy, the beautiful Liturgy Guide, for the closing song, for the closing prayer service and for those countless hours and details that you were called upon to take care of. Most especially, thank you for the heart and love you bring to the Ecumenical Catholic Communion.
THANK YOU to the Liturgy Team
for the gift of time and talent and love
so freely shared with our family
in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion!
Michael Nicosia, St. Paul Catholic Community, Denver, CO
Michael Seger, Benedictines of Holy Wisdom
Irene Yap, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Janell Flaig, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Mary Kay Fairbanks, St. Claire, Spokane, WA
Frank Quintana, Rocky Mountain Region / Westminster, CO
Peter Azinwin Tentow, Charis, Eden Prairie, MN / Our Lady Advocate of Africa ECC Community, Cameroon
THANK YOU to the Liturgical Items Team
for tending to those many “little” details
to make our Liturgy extra special and complete!
Maureen DeAoun, Church of the Beloved, Northglenn, CO
Dennis Giblin, Church of the Beloved, Northglenn, CO
Carol Persons, Mary of Magdala, Ft Collins, CO
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Thank you, Maggie Gann (Sts. Clare & Francis ECC, St. Louis, MO) for heading up the Music team, for sharing your beautiful voice and talents in preparing and helping with the amazing music for our All-Communion Mass!
THANK YOU to the Wonderful Music Team,
For your planning and
Sharing of time and talents
to make our Liturgy so beautiful and prayerful!
Maggie Gann, Sts. Claire and Francis, St. Louis, MO
Nancy Newton, Charis, Eden Prairie, MN / Mission, KS
Kate Lehman, St. Teresa of Ávila, Phoenix, AZ
Janell Flaig, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Michael Nicosia, St. Paul Catholic Community, Denver, CO
Irene Yap, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Len Schreiner, Rocky Mountain Region/Rowe, NM
THANK YOU to all of our
wonderful MUSICIANS AND SINGERS
who led us is song and prayer
for our Sunday Liturgy!
Keyboard, Rosanna Bateman, Mary of Magdala, Ft Collins, CO
Guitar: Bill Smith, Mary of Magdala, Ft Collins, CO
Flute: Mary Vogel, Mary of Magdala, Ft Collins, CO
Rev Ricky Manalo, Composer and Songwriter
Dale Van Zant, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Kate Lehman, St Teresa of Avila, Phoenix, AZ
Irene Yap, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Katherine Pagoaga, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Helen Majzler, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
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Thank you, John Duffy-Burke, (Dorothy Day House Church, St. Louis, MO) for once again coordinating and gathering together our Parade of Parishes! We are so blessed to have you as part of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion!
Thank you, John!
(See the link above to view our Parade of Parishes)
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They manage to escape the camera for the most part but these two men were some of the many “behind the scenes” people who kept all of us going with their quiet help and support (carrying, packing, lugging, laughing!) for anything we needed all through the weekend!
THANK YOU
to
Mark Stenson and Steve de Haas
(both from Light of Christ ECC, Longmont, CO)!!
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Standing Ovation for our Queen of Hospitality, Mary Lu Stenson from Light of Christ ECC, Longmont, CO. Not only did she head up the Hospitality Committee, she made several trips to and from YMCA before the event, to scout out possible problems (which she promptly got resolved), and she spent countless hours creating the “Welcome Bags” full of goodies for our ECC family when they arrived. As a retired nurse, she also provided so much information about preparing for traveling to the higher altitude, what to bring and what to wear. “HYDRATE” was her mantra and it was a good one!
She was also there all through Synod to provide nursing care (which was needed) with the great love and devotion that comes from her heart.
She was an amazing volunteer, totally dedicated to making this Synod the best it could possibly be. She definitely went far beyond the “call of duty” because that is what kind of person she is.
A shout-out to her co-chair, David Cloyd, (Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO) who provided the amazing Sunday Continental Breakfast, with enough food to feed an army!
Thank you to
all the Hospitality Volunteers
for all you did
to make Synod 2024 a more pleasant experience for all!
Mary Lu Stenson, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
David Cloyd, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Irene Yap, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Katherine Pagoaga, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Mark Stenson, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Anne Beaven, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Jean Christen, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Musician: Fr. Len Schreiner
ECC Finance: Mary Vonderheide
OPB: Carolyn Sue Cecil
Welcome Committee at Light of Christ,
Resting Point for Airport Travelers
Before heading up to Estes Park
Diane Schell, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Ellen Cooper, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Donita Evans, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Mary Franch, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Patty German, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Fr. Teri Harroun, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Barb Olander, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
For making our signs:
Kennah Brackett, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
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Tiny but mighty, Irene Yap, from Light of Christ ECC, Longmont, Colorado managed to coordinate rides for everyone needing assistance to get from building to building at the YMCA Campus during Synod.
This beautiful lady was a powerhouse of support and dedication and we are deeply grateful for her!!
THANK YOU to the Kind Souls
Who lent a hand in getting people from
One Brown Building to Another Brown Building
Throughout the Weekend!
Irene Yap, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
Rick Rogers, Light of Christ, Longmont, CO
David Cloyd, Mary of Magdala, Fort Collins, CO
Dennis Giblin, Church of the Beloved, Northglenn, CO
We know there were people who simply jumped in and helped, whose names we did not get...
To each of you:
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
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See that guy – front and almost center? His name is Jerry Shearer from All Souls ECC, Reading PA and he is with his wonderful friends, Fr. Henry Pruski, Wendy Boyd, and Ben Renkus.
He gets the “Roving Photographer Award” because HE is an amazing photographer! Most of the photos you are seeing in this Newsletter are because he is a wonderful and generous man who spent so much time snapping photos and sharing them on Facebook because the rest of us were busy doing other things. Thank you, Jerry, for giving me permission to use these, for all the photos you posted on Face Book and for the priceless gift of your time and talent all through Synod!
THANK YOU, Jerry!!!
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A special shout-out and THANK YOU to my new dear friend, Fr. Mike Crotty, who got up before God every morning and hiked out and got some glorious sunrise photos, which he shared with me, thus making me his newest and biggest fan! And yes, some of his amazing photos have appeared in our Synod Newsletters already!
Thank you for sharing
your gift of photography with us,
Fr. Mike!
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And these four sat in the “back of the bus”
ready to jump forward with any help needed!
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For any Volunteer and Helper that I failed to mention, please write me and let me know! I want to be sure every single person who gave of their time, talent and treasure to help make Synod 2024 happen is recognized, applauded, hugged and thanked.
Carolyn Sue Cecil
admin@ecumenicalcatholics.net
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We look forward to seeing everyone again
at Synod 2026!!
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