A word from our president:
There was nary a Mass this a.m. in Modesto for the priests are all on retreat. However, we had a beautiful Mass at the Doubletree thanks to our spiritual advisor, Father Lindsay, who took a break from San Damiano to be with us. I loved his message, too, to care for our teens many of whom are troubled and weighed down by the cares of our world. Jenny Kenoyer's message was an excellent one. Even we, on our own, can make a difference by letting others know that we are fed up with services to the needy, especially seniors, constantly under seige while monies for planned parenthood and abortions are running rampant. Jenny, now at 75 years of age, is making the most of what sounds like a wonderful and active life. She appears to be living it up by paying it forward. Many thanks to her for her time with us. Our club gave her a stipend which she said would immediately go to Catholic Charities. Our by-laws were adopted today and so now a term on the board is two years, we can change our meeting place to best serve our board members and we can elect new board members readily. Elections are next month and we still surely could use two more voices on the board. Please consider joining us for 9 board meetings and l0 general meetings per year. Board meetings are under an hour and you need spend little or no time serving in other capacities. I look at serving on the board as a way to give back, to serve God and to evangelize our Faith. What an opportunity! Call me if I can write your name on our ballot for June...my number is 527.0026 or 409.8197. If I don't answer, simply say, "I'm on, Sue; write down my name." Look forward to hearing from you! Our last meeting for this year is June 8 at 7:00 a.m. for Mass. Don't miss this one. Pete Morelli, Principal at St. Mary High School in Stockton and NFL referee, is our speaker and he will be addressing his faith journey in these interesting career choices. We're counting you in if you indeed are a member; otherwise, please call my number(s) and make a reservation. We are dark in July and August and meet again on September 14 when dues are due! God bless us everyone!
Sue Fenton
Mission Statement
As Catholic professional and business men and women, we are called to live as disciples of Jesus Christ not only on Sundays, but every day at home and at work. Our goal in the Catholic Professional and Business Club (CP&BC) an unincorporated association, shall be to continue our faith formation as Catholics so that we can bear witness in our daily lives by word and deed to the Good News of Jesus Christ. We gather to share with others who seek a more ethical business environment. These goals shall be attained by coming together monthly to hear from an informative and motivational speaker during the meeting. Each of us shall strive to integrate our ethical values as Catholics into our professional and business lives.
Next Meeting, Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Join us at 7:00am for Mass at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Modesto. Breakfast will be at 7:30am. $15 for members, $20 for non-members. For reservations please call 527-0026 or email Joan Hart at hart@cchsca.org. See the calendar page for upcoming speakers!
September 14, 2010
The Next meeting of the Catholic Professional and Business Club will feature Father Joseph Illo, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, Modesto. Father Joe has recently returned from a year’s sabbatical, studying in Rome. He will share with us many of his experiences during that year as well as a little about his studies. Please join us on Tuesday, September 14, at 7 a.m. to welcome Father Joe back to Modesto and the CPBC.
A word from Father Lindsay
We are about to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost and are reminded that those of us who are Christians are celebrating the proclamation to the world the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is a profoundly dramatic statement. Those of the Islamic and Jewish faiths speak as we do of one God and like them, we share a common biblical understanding of God. Christians on the other hand speak of Father, Son and Holy Spirit and it goes without saying that even within Christendom, there are disagreements about the way in which we speak about each person of the Blessed Trinity. When we know all the transitional rites - graduation, confirmation, weddings that visit us at this time of year signaling the arrival of summer and an intensified gathering of clans, we might want to remember that not a few can be contentious because someone's memory of family history differs from the memory of another esteemed or not so esteemed member of the family. There will be inevitable comparisons: "Just like his father or just like her mother. "You look more like your....every day!" The one I hated most was. "Oh how big you've gotten since the last time I saw you." Never "Oh how tall you've gotten since the last time I saw you." My favorite story in this regard was a former student (ninth grade) who was much taller as a Senior and when he saw me after a few years said with amazement: "Oh Fr. Lindsay, you shrunk." Jesus said the Holy Spirit would be sent to remind us of all that has happened. I suspect that the reason was to prod us to remember that memories are "sacred" because they proceed from love and it is not their accuracy that is most important, but that we honor the memory that we have of our shared life journey with one another.
Fr. Lindsay