|
Equipes Notre Dame Teams |
Animating teams are invited to send reports, photos and papers from gatherings.
Please note that permission will be required to publish personal photos to the website.
Swanwick 2010
Let Us Journey Together
Bishop John Hine, Chair of the Bishops' Conference Committee for Marriage and Family Life, was the keynote speaker at the recent weekend Gathering of the Transatlantic Super-Region of Equipes Notre Dame, otherwise known as Teams of Our Lady. Equipes Notre Dame is an International Catholic Organisation for Christian Married Couples, which was founded in France in 1947, and has since spread throughout the world. Individual Teams of 4 to 6 couples with a chaplain, meet monthly in each other’s houses for a simple meal, prayer, meditation and study. There are currently 120 Teams in Great Britain.
The Transatlantic Super-Region covers a number of English-speaking countries including Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Malawi as well as Great Britain. On the weekend of October 8th to 10th, 76 couples and 9 chaplains met in the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, for the second Super-Regional Gathering, together with guests from USA and Australia. 7 couples came from Trinidad, and 2 from South Africa, but sadly the Malawi representatives were refused entry Visas. A lively programme was also provided for 23 children who accompanied their parents to the event.
The programme over the weekend included reflective liturgies, talks and workshops. On Sunday, Canon John Udris, from Northampton Cathedral spoke of St Therese of Liseux and her way of prayer, and how this could impact on our own prayer life.
The weekend closed with a joyful Mass after which Paul and Helena McCloskey handed over responsibility for the Super-Region to Antony and Janet Denman.
|
|