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Saturday, 05 May 2012 18:50 Mary Jo Mersmann

Those attending the 2012 international conference will find a list of helpful information in this document for making plans for your journey to the NACAR Conference.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 May 2012 18:53

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:04 Mary Jo Mersmann

Thank you to the following for your generous sponsorships for the 2012 NACAR Conference

We have received generous General Sponsorship from CARMA (Conference of Associates and Religious Midwest Area ~ serving Iowa, Southwest Wisconsin, Western Illinois and Nebraska), Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, IL, Midwest Kindred Spirits, and the Tri-State Conference of Associate Leadership. The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, have made a donation to sponsor a morning break and Saint Xavier University, Chicago, and Techny Towers Conference and Retreat Center have helped out with a donation for our keynote speaker. We also received a donation for the conference from The Congrégation de Notre-Dame and The Sisters of Notre Dame of Covington, Kentucky.

Be a Sponsor for the Conference

Would you, your Congregation or your Regional group be interested in helping NACAR by being a sponsor for the Conference?

Below are a few possibilities. If you or your group would like to be a sponsor, contact Mary Jo at 253-256-2227 or through our website.

Wine for Saturday banquet - from $500 to $3050
Morning or afternoon break - $1000
Partial sponsorship of opening reception - $1000
Contribution to Saturday night banquet - $500
Sponsorship of Speaker - from $500 to $2500

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Last Updated on Saturday, 12 May 2012 17:06

NACAR Web Meditation ~ Easter ~ 2012

Wednesday, 04 April 2012 20:29 Judith Ann Gomila

Easter Heart A pediatric nurse, before listening to the children's chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up in amazement. But she never got a response to equal that of six-year-old Molly's.

She tucked the sleek stethoscope in her ears and placed the smooth disk over her heart. "Listen," she said, "What do you suppose that is?" Molly drew her eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the drum beat of the strange lub-dub, lub-dub deep within her chest. Then her freckled face broke out in a marvelous, gap tooth smile. "Is that Jesus?"

This Easter season, having just celebrated the Holiest of Weeks with its beautiful images and faith rituals: waving palms, recalling institution of the Eucharist, washing feet, Way of the Cross, kissing the crucifix, lighting new fire, blessing the water, Baptisms, renewing the promises, and more...we embrace Paschal Mystery. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…" John 3:16

Easter faith offers us the experiences of Magdalene in the garden, the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and the apostles out fishing. Make time this Easter Season to listen, figuratively speaking, to the rhythm of your own heartbeat. With springtime freshness, sing out Alleluia in praise and thanksgiving for the miracle of Easter Resurrection and be prepared to see and hear Jesus everywhere in a living, personal presence.

HAPPY EASTER SEASON!

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 20:37

May Greetings from the NACAR Board President!

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 00:00 Joseph Connell

Joe Connell Dear Members,

Conference 2012: A journey of Blessings is one month away! It's hard to believe! For over 18 months, we have been very focused on producing what we intend will be a really worthwhile and excellent conference experience for you.

Maybe like you, it has been my experience that any worthwhile conference I have experienced in the past includes attending the scheduled program sessions and getting something out of them. It also has been my experience that a really worthwhile and excellent conference usually results from experiences occurring between the sessions and during unscheduled times – meeting colleagues and developing new ones; listening, learning and sharing with others; and expanding my perspectives and horizons.

I hope that "expanding perspectives and horizons" around our associate-religious relationships will be the experience for all of us in our journey together.

On behalf of my board colleagues and staff, may the expectations we have set for a really great conference experience for you be realized! In the meantime, we look forward to meeting you in a month and learning from the blessings you bring to NACAR. Please travel safe!

Sincerely,

Joseph Connell, PhD

President

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April News from the NACAR Board President!

Tuesday, 03 April 2012 19:48 Joseph Connell

Dear Members,

Joe Connell On behalf of your board of directors, thanks to all who have registered for this year's NACAR Conference 2012: A Journey of Blessings. We are rapidly approaching a full house. As your recently elected president of NACAR, I am looking forward to meeting you and sharing conference events we have planned.

The board of directors recently met in Chicago to assure ourselves that the recent top-to-bottom, multi-million dollar remodeling of the Hyatt Deerfield hotel is ready for our June 1-3, 2012 conference. Indeed the hotel is and its hospitable staff as well. The place is beautiful! We also met for other NACAR business meeting such as finalizing four workshops planned to occur within the next 18 months. For example, the first one is just around the corner! Companions on the Journey: A Scripture Based Workshop will be held September 14-16 in New Orleans in the city's historic French Quarter. Workshop facilitators are Peg Madigan and Ann Gotfryd who are Associates of the Congregation de Notre Dame of Montreal. Peg is a NACAR board member. A brochure and registration form are available on our website.

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