2012 USACV CONVOCATION- MYSTICAL UNION WITH CHRIST: BRIDAL MYSTICISM

EDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012 3-8pm Registration—Residence Hall (RH) Living Room 4:45 pm Welcome - Judith Stegman, President of USACV Evening Prayer — Chapel (RH) 5:30 pm Dinner 7:15 pm Opening Mass — Chapel (RH) Celebrant Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing 8:15 pm Welcome reception — Living Room (RH)

HURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 7:30 am Morning Prayer — Church 8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 am Bridal Mysticism as a Way of Life—Purification, Illumination, Mystical Union with Christ: Part I Presenter: Bishop Boyea (CR 106) 10:00 am Bridal Mysticism as a Way of Life: Part II Presenter: Bishop Boyea (CR 106) 11:00 am Holy Mass — (RH) Chapel 12:00 pm Lunch 1–2:45 pm Symposium Discussion:

The Way of Purification: Our practical, Lived Experience

3–5 pm Adoration, personal prayer, confession (RH) 5:00 pm Evening Prayer — Chapel (RH) 5:30 pm Dinner 7 – 9 pm Q&A w/Bishop Boyea; time for personal visiting 9:00 pm Night Prayer (Optional) — Chapel (RH)

RIDAY, JULY 20, 2012 MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

7:30 am Morning Prayer — Church 8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 am Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit Presenter: Mary Kay Lacke

10:00 am The Church as the Bride of Christ Presenter: Judith Stegman 11:00 am Holy Mass — Chapel (RH) 12:00 pm Lunch 1 – 2:45pm Symposium Discussion:

The Way of Illumination: Our Practical, Lived Experience

3–5 pm Adoration, personal prayer, confession (RH) 5:00 pm Evening Prayer — Chapel (RH) 5:30 pm Dinner 7 – 9 pm Kateri Fest! Social and Celebrate Bl. Kateri (RH LR) 9:00 pm Night Prayer (Optional) — Chapel (RH)

ATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012 7:30 am Morning Prayer — Chapel (RH) 8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 am Talk: TBD 10:00 am USACV Annual Association Meeting 11:00 am Holy Mass — (RH) Chapel 12:00 pm Lunch 1—5 pm Free time for excursion to Marytown & for prayer 5:00 pm Evening Prayer — Chapel (RH) 5:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Vigil Mass—Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 pm Social with refreshments. (LR) 9:00 pm Night Prayer (Optional) — Chapel (RH) UNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 7:30 am Morning Prayer — Chapel (RH) 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 9:00 am Discussion group/summary/final remarks 10:15—12 p.m. Pack and depart

(CR): Conference Room

(RH:) Residence Hall; (LR): Living Room (Residence Hall) *Schedule Subject to Change. Final Schedule at Registration.

I will be driving or renting a car.

PLEASE CHECK ALL APPROPRIATE BOXES:

SPECIAL NEEDS:

Please indicate below if you have any special needs we should consider in our planning.

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ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP DURING THE CONVOCATION? PLEASE CHECK.

I will be flying into Chicago O’Hare Airport

Arrival date: (day) _________: 07/______/2012

Airline: ________________ Flight # ________

Departure date: (day) _______: 07/_____/2012

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YES: I would like Wednesday SHUTTLE

SERVICE from Chicago O’Hare to Mundelein.

The convocation fee of $450 includes all meals plus (4) nights of lodging in a single room that includes private baths with a shower.

The days of gathering are casual, yet we ask

that attire be business casual, and feminine to keep inline with the witness of our vocation; the beautiful brides of Christ that we are!

This is a especially important for virgins who will assist during the liturgies. Sacramental Dress should reflect our femininity, which includes, no shorts in the chapel.

There is an indoor pool on campus. Should you wish to take a swim, bring your swimsuit!

When making travel plans, plan to arrive on

Wednesday, July 18th between 1-4 p. Registration will take place in the living room

of the Conference Center Residence Hall. New to Mundelein? Check-in to find out the

time for a familiarization tour of campus. University of St Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary:

USML Conference Center 1000 East Maple Avenue

Mundelein, IL 60060-1174 847.566.7971 WWW.USML.EDU

The registration form offers details for the airport shuttle that the USACV will arrange.

NORTH SHORE LIMO 847-816-7474

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Transportation: I will have a vehicle and will help

drive others, especially to Marytown on Saturday.

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

Reader for Holy Mass/Liturgy of the Hours

Cantor Musician—instrument: ________

Personal assistance to others with special needs.

Miscellaneous errands as they arise.

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PLAN TO ARRIVE AT O'HARE BETWEEN 1:00 AND 4:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 18.

PLAN YOUR DEPARTURE FLIGHT BETWEEN 1:00 AND 3 PM ON SUNDAY, JULY 22. FOR GROUP SHUTTLE SERVICE RATES

DEPARTURE MUST BE AFTER 1 PM ON SUNDAY.

YES: I would like Sunday SHUTTLE SERVICE

from Mundelein to Chicago O’Hare.

SEND REGISTRATION & PAYMENTS TO:

USACV—Registration

300 W Ottawa Street

Lansing, MI 48933

If you have questions, please contact: Anne Gishpert, Convocation Coordinator

719.546.1616 or AGISHPERT@ST-THERESE-SCHOOL.ORG (Anne is available outside of teaching hours!)

Details and information available on-line: WWW.CONSECRATEDVIRGINS.ORG

The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Episcopal Moderator of the USACV and Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, will join consecrated virgins for the third time this year. Bishop Boyea has a love for history,

which he is looking forward to share with the consecrated virgins, specifically on the history of the Carmelite Saints and their understandings of bridal mysticism. f teaching hours!)

Mystical Union with Christ: Bridal Mysticism, will be the theme for the 2012 Convocation of United States Consecrated Virgins. The convo-cation will be held Wednesday through Sunday: July 18—22, 2012, at the Mundelein Retreat and Conference Center at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.

We warmly invite all consecrated virgins, both from the United States and from other countries. With regard to those who are candidates for consecration—the invitation is extended to any virgin who has attended a previous Information Conference and who has formally been accepted by the Bishop of her diocese as s candidate to receive the Consecration of a Virgin Living in the World.

The days together include two presentations by Bishop Boyea on the three stages of the soul in a virgin called to a spousal relationship with Christ: purification, illumination and mystical union, and the ways she can foster openness to mystical union with her Divine Spouse. Judith Stegman and Mary Kay Lacke will give presentations on the Church as the Bride of Christ and Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit. In addition, we will hold afternoon sympo-sium-style discussions on our own practical experi-ence of the two ways of purification and illumina-tion. The days will be hinged around our times of prayer together: Morning Prayer, Holy Mass, and Evening Prayer. As well, the schedule provides time for personal prayer, recreation, and conversa-tion among the consecrated virgins at the gathering.

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July 13, 2012 (Registration by June 25)

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USACV CONVOCATION FEE $450: Includes: all meals & (4) nights lodging

OPTIONAL DONATION AMOUNT: Please consider a donation to help

those who cannot afford to pay.

SHUTTLE SERVICE EXPENSE: $50 ROUND TRIP, $25 ONE WAY.

Initial if you’d like to take advantage of the shuttle. (Plus tip for driver)

“To hope that any other

will please me does

wrong to my Spouse.

I will be His—who first

chose me for Himself.”

Saint Agnes,

Virgin-Martyr

Date of Consecration

DAILY COMMUTER FEE : $50/day (Thu, Fri, Sat)

$30/day (Wed, Sun) Includes Meals. List day(s) attending.

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email/phone of diocesan contact.