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Dear Cenacle Friends,
News about Cenacle Estate Sale
There will be an estate sale of items in the retreat house. The estate sale will be open to the public and will take place near the end of September. The exact dates of the estate sale are not yet available.
The estate sale will be conducted by a professional estate salesperson Judith Martin and her team from Wheaton.
More information about the sales will be available in September on the following website. Click here: www.perfectthing.netThere is a DVD created by Sr. Joyce Kemp and Lambert Smith for $15.00. You can purchase it by clicking here View & Order Prayer Cards it is listed under categories. It has the history of the Warrenville Cenacle from 1938 to 2008.God led us to this place and through his grace, allowed us to dwell here providing spiritual direction for 70 years, and although the Warrenville Cenacle Retreat House and Spirituality Center has closed, the Cenacle mission survives within the Warrenville community through our Prayer Enrollment Office and spiritual direction for Sr. Joyce Kemp.
Each of us has been drawn to the Cenacle, not just for its buildings and chapels, but because there is something deeper we are seeking, something spiritual, not physical.
The kingdom of God is within us, and we are the temple where God dwells. We are called to carry the experiences we have from the Warrenville Cenacle into the world, to bear witness to Jesus Christ wherever we go.
The Cenacle began in LaLouvesc France by our foundress, St. Therese Couderc. From LaLouvesc the Cenacle spread to other cities in France, to Belgium and Italy, and ultimately around the world. Through the Lord's guidance, we grew in numbers and were able to establish numerous Cenacles. Our mission is needed more today than ever. Yet we are diminishing in numbers and are closing one retreat house after another.
Jesus said, "Unless the seed goes into the ground and dies, it cannot bear fruit".
The Body of Christ and its life is the responsibility of everyone in it, not just the priests, monks, and sisters who have dedicated their lives to God. This is an open moment, a door to a new and brighter future, where ALL of us are called to raise somebody from the dead!
- From spiritual deadness.
- From a loss of soul.
- From a life without meaning.
As you join with us in prayer for all those enrolled at the Cenacle, reflect upon the one way in which you can meet this challenge.