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NAABOD News
January 2012

Dear Oblate Directors and Associate Directors,

Happy New Year!  And, a most blessed Christmas Season to each of you.  As you know, as of January 1st, the North American Association of Benedictine Oblate Directors is under new leadership.

New NAABOD Administrative Team: 

          President:  Bonita Gacnik, OSB
          Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, SD

          Vice President:  Fr. Paschal Morlino, OSB
          St. Vincent Archabbey. Latrobe, PA

          Executive Secretary/Treasurer:  Priscilla Cohen, OSB
           Sacred Heart Monastery, Cullman, AL


A heart-felt THANK YOU to Sr. Antoinette Purcell of Beech Grove, IN, Our Lady of Grace Monastery, for her exemplary leadership these past several years.  She leaves us with some mighty BIG shoes to fill.  I ask that you please keep the new leadership in your prayers that we may continue to strengthen the organization.

You will notice that some small modifications have been made to the NAABOD Website.  A new link has been added to include Previous Newsletters.  Also, the NAABOD History page has been updated to reflect our Biennial Meeting from last summer at St. Meinrad's Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN.  Another new link at the bottom of the list of links is Monasteries with Oblates.  This new page is a map of North America and Mexico and shows the geographic location of Benedictine Monasteries that have oblate groups.  This page was implemented by Kristen Wisniewski.  Thank you, WIZ!

I am currently working to determine the site, dates, and theme of our 2013 Biennial Meeting. 

It is time to renew your NAABOD Membership.  Please fill out the Membership Form and send this along with your $50 membership fee to:

Sr. Priscilla Cohen, OSB
Sacred Heart Monastery
916 Convent Road  NE
Cullman, AL  35005

Please make your check payable to NAABOD.  Thank you!

Some news that did not make it into the previous newsletter:

  • Fr. James Murray, Oblate Director of St. Bede Abbey in Peru, IL passed away recently.  Please hold him, the community, and their oblates in prayer.  Br. Nathaniel Grossman replaces him as Oblate Director.
     

  • 46 of the 67 ballots that were mailed to NAABOD member monasteries were returned.  The ballots asked monasteries to vote on the issue of extending an invitation to bring two oblates from each member monastery to our 2013 Biennial Meeting. 

36 checked "I am in favor of NAABOD allowing each Director to invite two oblates to the 2013 meeting."

5 checked "I prefer that the 2013 NAABOD meeting be for Directors of Oblates only. 

5 abstained.

  • American Benedictine Academy
     Seek Peace &Pursue It: Monasticism in the Midst of Global Upheaval
    August 2 - 5, 2012
    St. Scholastica College and Monastery, Duluth, MN
    Registration Opens Spring 2012 

Blessings & Peace,

Sr. Bonita Gacnik,
NAABOD President

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Contributions for this newsletter and web site are welcome.  Please send these to:

Bonita Gacnik, OSB
1005 West 8th Street
  Yankton, SD  57078

FAX:  605-668-1487

 

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