The Global Beacon Community of prayer. (Lay Movements XVI).Many of the new lay movements in the Church are prayer communities. Because of the importance of these prayer communities we are introducing one here as an example, and would be pleased to introduce others, especially those in more than one province, whether or not they also have an active apostolate a·pos·to·late n. 1. The office, duties, or mission of an apostle. 2. An association of individuals for the dissemination of a religion or doctrine. . The Global Beacon Community was founded in Toronto in 1978 by Professor John McRae, father of six children, as a Catholic movement based on the teachings of the Magisterium mag·is·te·ri·um n. Roman Catholic Church The authority to teach religious doctrine. [Latin, the office of a teacher or other person in authority, from magister, master; see , with a mission of prayer and evangelization e·van·gel·ize v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es v.tr. 1. To preach the gospel to. 2. To convert to Christianity. v.intr. To preach the gospel. , and a special interest in Christ's wish that "they may all be one." The group meets each Thursday evening. It also, in 1989, started Mother of Mercy farm at Palmer Rapids, ON, near Bancroft and Barry's Bay, as a retreat centre; a meeting place for groups such as Marriage Encounter or Pro-Life; a camping experience for young people, families, and the disadvantaged. It has two chapels, classrooms, dormitories, a sports field, and a pond for fishing in the summer and skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. in the winter, a volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. court, a camping area, and a facility for an outdoor Mass. It carries on the work of prayer and evangelization and Church unity, serves the local community and Church, and provides healing, fun, and recreation. In particular it provides an annual retreat weekend for the Feast of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). . Sev eral priests are involved in its work. Further information can be obtained from Professor McRae at 119 Ashbourne Dr., Toronto, ON, M9B 4H9, telephone 416 - 233 - 9284. |
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