2012 calendar

January 14 "Spirituality and Sustainability"
by Kyle Kramer
Mary Ellen Doran, Kristen Wisniewski, Don Brennan  
February 11

**Saving God's Green Earth
- Chapters 1 & 2

Fr. Albert Holtz, OSB 
March 10

Lenten Day of Reflection
++Extended day...
please bring bag lunch++

 
March 31 Chruch Cleaning for Easter Season (after 8:45 Mass)
April 22
(Sunday)
Joint Meeting of NJ Oblates at
St Mary's Abbey - Morristown, NJ
Megan McKenna
May 12

Embracing Creation with Reverence

Panel of St Benedict's Students
June 9 **Saving God's Green Earth
- Chapters 3 & 4
Fr. Albert Holtz, OSB
July 14 Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina Veronica D &
Br Max Buonocore, OSB
August 19 (Sunday) MONKFEST
September 8 **Saving God's Green Earth
- Chapters 5 & 6
Panel of Newark Oblates
October 13 Oblation Ceremonies (Mass) Abbot Melvin Valvano, OSB (meeting)
November 3 Annual Memorial Mass & Breakfast
*November Oblate Retreat  
December 8 Advent Theme
December 8 Chruch Cleaning for Christmas after Midday Prayer

All meetings are held at Newark Abbey unless otherwise noted. Meetings begin with community mass at 8:45AM. Meetings conclude with the praying of Midday Prayer with the community at 11:50AM.

* Retreat location will be announced at a later date

**Saving God's Green Earth - Each year the Oblates chose a book to be read prior and then discussed at meetings. The current book is: Saving God's Green Earth by Tri Robinson (ISBN: 0974882585)