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806-797-9608 Keynote Addresses
"Embodying Holy Mystery"
by Barbara E. Reid, OP
Experiencing Mystery and Cultural Transformation:
A Reflection on the Twilight of Traditional Institutions
by
Maricarmen Bracamontes, OSB
Presidential Address
"Mystery Unfolding: Necessary Witness"
by Mary Hughes, OP
Excerpts from the Response of Carol Keehan, DC
Recipient of the 2011 LCWR Outstanding Leadership Award
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LCWR 2011 Assembly Resolution
Strengthen Bonds Among Women Religious Globally
As we continue to listen attentively to the experiences of women religious throughout the world and to share their stories, the members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will identify ways to strengthen our mutual support in living out the Gospel mission.
Participants arrive at the assembly
Auxiliary bishop of Orange Cirilo Flores welcomes the participants
Approximately 650 people participate in the assembly
Jan Novotka (left) leads the assembly in prayer and ritual
Keynoter Barbara E. Reid, OP with LCWR president Mary Hughes, OP
Participants gather in circles of contemplation to communally discern where God may be leading US women religious
Keynoter Maricarmen Bracamontes, OSB
LCWR presidents Pat Farrell, OSF; Mary Hughes, OP; and Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA share their reflections on the year
Three local women immigrants address the assembly on the plight of immigrants in the United States today
Through ritual Mary Hughes, OP is blessed by the assembly before she delivers her presidential address
The Garden Grove cable TV network interviews Mary Hughes, OP following her address
LCWR past president Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA thanks Mary Hughes, OP for her service as president
LCWR member Theresa Sandok, OSM leads a session on strategic operational planning for LCWR
Nancy Schreck, OSF facilitates a session where Marcia Allen, CSJ and Marie McCarthy, SP share insights that arose from the contemplative sessions throughout the assembly
The assembly blesses in a transfer of leadership the 2011-2012 officers: Mary Hughes, OP, past president; Pat Farrell, OSF, president; and Florence Deacon, OSF, president-elect
Mary Hughes, OP congratulates Carol Keehan, DC, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association after she received the 2011 LCWR Outstanding Leadership Award
LCWR board meets for three days in Costa Mesa, California immediately following the assembly
