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LCG Groups
The availability of local LCG groups allow LCG members to receive additional
support and experience community among fellow members. Local groups meet
regularly for prayer, discussion, formation, and other activities that build
community.
The existing local LCG groups are listed by location (city/area) and contain
information about the group and contact persons.
We encourage the formation of additional local LCG groups. Assistance with
forming a new group will be provided. Contact LCG at LCG503@aol.com.
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Louisville, KY |
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The Louisville LCG group began meeting in 1990. From
six to eight members typically attend their monthly meetings. They
have twenty-five persons on a email list who are informed of their
meetings.
The group usually meets on the third Monday evening
of the month at The Merton Center on the campus of Bellarmine
University in Louisville. Activities include group quiet prayer and
discussions of a wide variety of contemplative issues and practices.
The contact is:
Jon Siegrist
jon.siegrist@dsm.com
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Cincinnati, OH |
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The community
was formed in 1988 and along with the Louisville group was one the
original groups to begin meeting regularly. We currently have
fifteen members; three from the Dayton area and two from Northern
Kentucky. Most recently the group has been welcomed by the
Franciscan Poor Clares to conduct our days of prayer at their
Monastery of St. Clare located in Springfield Township north of
Cincinnati.
In 2006 we are
beginning a monthly schedule of gatherings that include four days of
prayer (March 11, May 6, October 14, and December 9) at the
Monastery of St. Clare. We will have community days on the second
Saturday morning of the months of April, June, and August that will
include group discussion on ongoing formation topics and group
prayer. In February and November we will have social gatherings
that will include supper or brunch. We will join fellow Lay
Cistercians for gatherings at the Abbey of Gethsemani in January,
July, and in September for the annual LCG retreat.
The community
will also begin a group study and discussion of the Exordium: A
Program of Reflection and Study on the Values of the
CistercianReform.. We have setup a group website for the purpose
of this study.
For
further information about our Cincinnati area Lay Cistercian
community, you may contact either Eve VanSickle at
eve7208@juno.com or Mike
Johnson at
LCG503@aol.com.
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Indianapolis, IN |
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The Indianapolis Lay Cistercian community has
recently formed. Our group began meeting in November 2005. At the
present time, the group consists of two members plus two candidates
in formation. We are meeting monthly for now at 7:00AM on a Tuesday
morning at a local Starbucks.
Indiana has only a few LCG members and we are attempting to organize
ourselves as a state grouping as well as a local Indianapolis
community We hope to have a state mailing in the next few weeks and
perhaps attract more LCG members to our Indianapolis community. As
more members are added, we will have to change our meeting location.
Since we are so new, we have been discussing our thoughts about
Cistercian spirituality and what has brought us to this change in
our lives. We are sharing ideas on what we are reading and
experiencing.
For information about our community contact Carol Andrejasich at
carol.andy@prodigy.net or Charla Banner at
Charla81048@aol.com.
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Midland, MI |
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The Midland Michigan LCG; is a group which began
with 3 people in mid 1990’s and became an official LCG community in
June of 2001, we continue to be blessed with growth. We meet monthly
for prayer, centering, sharing and development in the Cistercian
way. It is in the sharing of our lives and how we each live our Plan
of Life in ‘our world’ that we encourage and learn from one another
and grow in the Cistercian Way. We study various
books or Cistercian documents together, in order to grow in our
knowledge of the Cistercian way. We have studied the Exordium,
“Monastic Practices” as well as other books and documents on
Centering Prayer, Lectio and other Cistercian tools.
We also share our lives deeply with one another at
our meetings at various member homes, community work projects and as
we get together two or three times a year for a social evening with
our spouses.
The current facilitator is Bob Siegel,
bobdee8@chartermi.net
or he can be reached by mail at 1714 Sayre St., Midland, Mi.
48640, or phone 989-835-7419. We are always interested in new
members and or forming other groups in Michigan.
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Columbus, OH |
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Don Buckingham,
dbucking@columbus.rr.com and
Mary Guilbert
aboundo@earthlink.net are co-facilitators for the Columbus LCG group. Gatherings are held
the second Saturday of each month from 11am to 1pm The group was formed in
November, 2004. They meet for prayer, sharing and discussion of
various spiritual writings. We have time for sharing, centering
prayer, exploring the cistercians charism and time to eat! The
group gathers from 9 to 16 folks at each gathering.
We meet at Mary Guilbert's home
(7739 Burkey Dr., Reynoldsburg, OH) She can be reached at
614-577-0687 CLICK HERE
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Memphis, TN |
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Gray Matthews,
matthews@memphis.edu is the coordinator for this new LCG
community. He can be reached at 901-678-3191. They also have members
in Nashville, Sevierville, Cordova as well as in Memphis.
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Kingston LCG, Kingston Ontario |
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There are four members of the Canada community.
Diane Law is the contact person. She can be reached at
KingstonLCGA@hotmail.com
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Northeast Community |
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Jane Endriss is currently the facilitator for the
Northeast Community. Our community is composed of a group of members
who live at quite a distance from one another in northeastern USA.
We have monthly meetings via teleconference, and are currently using
computer web pages for online discussion, exchange of resources, and
exchange of ideas. We are a new group, and growing. We hope to also
have semi-annual retreats. She can be reached at
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Chicago, IL |
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Bob Johnson is the facilitator for the Chicago
Community. He can be reached at
rvjatty@ameritech.net |
Contact information:
E-mail: info@laycisterciansofgethsemani.org
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