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INTEREST IN CFM - Last month, the CFM office received inquiries from Pennsylvania, Michigan, ACT and Colorado. Mentors are following up. Newsletter Lay Movements Use OJA Method August 2018 to Transform Society On July 6-8, 2018, at Mount St. “Be doers of the word and not Joseph College, in Cincinnati, hearers only.” James 1:22 OH, National Board members John and Lauri Przybysz and Brian and Mary Ann Thelen Embracing the represented CFM at a Mission: conference of all the movements that have their New Program 2018 roots in the teaching of Click for the Table of Cardinal Joseph Cardijn. Scholars and leaders Contents: Embracing the from the US, Australia, Africa, South America were Mission, has eight meeting there. Past Presidents, Paul and Jane Leingang also topics designed to enliven our attended. CFM-USA was a Silver Sponsor of the personal encounter with Jesus conference. Christ, support our families’ faith journey, strengthen our Cardijn's method of looking around at the social commitment to the Gospel, reality, reaching conclusions about what the Gospel and deepen the spiritual life of our CFM groups. has to say about it, and then putting those Embracing the Mission is a natural follow-through conclusions into practice has informed the thought of for groups who used Loving the Family God Gives Pope Francis since his years in Latin America. and Us or Meeting Jesus this year. we see echoes of Observe, Judge, Act in “Laudato Si’, on the Care for Our Common Home,” as well as in the methods of the recent Synods on the Family. CFM IN ACTION SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA - New leaders ARE The Thelens and Przybyszs presented a workshop stepping up at St. Ann's Parish CFM. Annette and experience of a CFM meeting, using one of the Rey Altamirano, Emily and Julio Ayala, and Sara chapters from our new book, Embracing the Mission, Szkola and Jon Budzik will begin to coordinate the which features the teaching of Cardinal Cardijn. groups this month. Cathy and Mike Glazzy are Lauri presented a paper on how CFM continues the retiring as leaders, after many years of energetic work of Cardinal Cardijn today. Read the paper here. service and inspiration. The Glazzys are also past All the talks were recorded and the conference National Board members. proceedings will be published this fall. The other Cardijn-inspired Jocist* movements like National Conference Postponed Young Christian Workers and Young Christian CFM had planned to host a Family Conference Students (college and high school chapters) have in Virginia in Summer 2019. Unfortunately, the faded in the US, but continue to be active in other parish site had a change in plans and was not countries, particularly Australia, South America, and able to host the event. Thank you to all who Africa. (*The term "jocist" comes from the French offered to help and supported the planning initials of the Young Christian Workers, JOC.) efforts. Please stay tuned for news of the Conference plans as they develop. For more information about the Cardijn movements, his teachings, and the case for his canonization, visit http://www.josephcardijn.com/ CHRISTIAN FAMILY MOVEMENT-USA www.cfm.org Send news to: [email protected] Share Your Act Thank you, Bishop Rassas! Your Actions are an essential part of the Movement. Bishop George Rassas Please tell what you do to put your faith in action. joined the board members for Your story may be featured on our website or in a their Summer meeting, as he future news feature. Pictures help tell the story. has been doing since 2013. Visit “Share Your Act” here & tell your story. Bishop Rassas is retiring this year as Auxiliary Bishop of Family Resource: Taming Time Chicago. At the meeting, CFM presented Bishop Susan Vogt, Catholic family life Rassas with the Hillenbrand minister, says, "Are you too busy? Award, recognition for Most of us are, especially if we're exemplary CFM chaplains. dual career, raising a family, The award is named for helping with grand kids or all 3. Chicago native son, Msgr. Reynold Hillenbrand, Check out Taming Time for ideas the first National Chaplain of the Christian Family on how to cope." Movement in 1949 serving for 23 years. Susan is author of Marriage The Christian Family Movement has presented the Moments and Parenting Pointers that CFM members Hillenbrand Award four other times. can choose to receive by email. Past recipients are: • Msgr. Michael Lenihan, Redondo Beach, CA READ CFM’s Blog for Family Spirituality • Fr. Sam Palmer, Des Moines, IA. insights, and find many more resources for • Fr. Tom Rzepiela, Arlington Heights, IL successful groups at http://www.cfm.org/ • Fr. Don Conroy, Indiana, PA LIKE CFM's Facebook page to receive weekly Polo Shirts Gospel reflections and inspiration. for Your Group: Organizing CFM for Future Growth Click here to The CFM National Board of Directors met in Order online. Winterset, Iowa, which is home to Rick and Sandy Hoenig, National Treasurers. All enjoyed the Wear and share friendly hospitality of the town. Before getting down the news of CFM. to business of planning for CFM's future programming and recruitment, board members from All colors and California, Nebraska, Michigan, Virginia, sizes. Kids', too. Pennsylvania, and Illinois visited boarded a bus tour the Bridges of Madison County and John Wayne's birthplace and museum, and County Fair. "The laity will have to come to a comprehension that At the meeting, new Board Members Greg Herr our blessed Lord was not crucified in a cathedral and Karen Lee Thorp and Deacon Jerry and between two candles but in the world, on a road way, Ronnie Brennan were commissioned for their two- in a town garbage heap, at the crossroads where there year terms of service. were three languages written upon the Cross…. He placed Himself at the very center of the world, in the Do You Shop on Amazon? midst of smut, thieves, soldiers and gamblers. He was Please take a moment to select there to extend pardon to them. This is the vocation "Christian Family Movement" as of the laity: to go out into the world and make Christ your charity of known." - Venerable Fulton J. Sheen choice. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-6217705 CHRISTIAN FAMILY MOVEMENT-USA www.cfm.org Send news to: [email protected] .