Dear Friends,
Spes non confundit; Hope does not disappoint” – Pope Francis
On April 2 we will celebrate the Pilgrims of Hope, Jubilee Year, in a special way. Director for Ministry & Mission Advancement, for the North American Province of the Cenacle Sisters, Mark Piper, will lead a guided meditation for any persons interested in being pilgrims of hope.
We will also be hosting a live Zoom prayer gathering for the occasion on Wednesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. Central. To register for the prayer gathering, please fill out the registration below. This online program is free and open to all (free will offering of $5 to support the Sisters and their ministries is suggested). Registration will be open until midnight Tuesday, April 1. Those who are registered will receive the link to the gathering a few days before the program..
Please contact Mark Piper mpiper@cenaclesisters.org with any questions.
The prayer will last approximately 40 minutes. The Zoom will begin in silence, there will be an opening prayer, followed by the guided meditation. After the guided meditation, reflection questions shall be shared, and sharing will commence. The text of guided meditation will be provided *after* the program. This program may be recorded and so you are welcome to have your camera off. However, it is also suggested that those who partake in this program have their favorite breakfast or baked good with them, and a comfortable cup of coffee or tea too!
Blessings.
About the Facilitator:
Mark Evans Piper is the Director for Ministry and Mission Advancement for the Sisters of the Cenacle of the North American Province. Piper is a Mercy Associate, an alumnus of Amate House, and a former Young Voices contributor for the National Catholic Reporter. He graduated from Saint Xavier University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Pastoral Ministry; he obtained his Master of Science in Leadership & Policy Studies from DePaul University and has taken seminars from the McGrath Institute at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Dayton, Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (Administration in Ministry). His book, Interrupted Presence, was published by ACTA in 2021. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their two young children.
