{"id":10859,"date":"2026-02-16T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:25:59","slug":"bicentennial-global-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/2026\/02\/16\/bicentennial-global-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicentennial Global Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Waikanae Cenacle Community welcomed the beginning of our Bicentenary
Year around our table with prayer, sharing and food.<\/p>

We remembered stories of the arrival of Mothers Elizabeth White and Barbara
O\u2019Brien on the 6 th of May 1953 in Auckland from New York, to begin the foundation of
the Cenacle Sisters in Aotearoa NZ.<\/p>

We remembered our own Cenacle stories both in Aotearoa and around the Cenacle
world.<\/p>

We remembered with hearts full of gratitude, the first Cenacle Community in
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In England, the communities of London and Liverpool met via videoconference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The 1st, sharing with the Cenacle Family<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On Sunday afternoon, February 1st, Cenacle Sisters, Auxiliaries and Associates gathered on Zoom to celebrate the opening of the Bicentenary of Our Cenacle Congregation. Sister Pam Falkowski began the Celebration by warmly welcoming all who had gathered for the Celebration. Following her heartfelt welcome, Sister Susan Arcaro introduced the rhythm of the Celebration so that everyone could be comfortable during the Celebration. <\/p>

The psalm at the beginning of the Celebration invited everyone to praise our good God who has done marvellous things for us since the founding of our Congregation up to this present moment. This psalm of praise was followed by a video which invited us to embark on a virtual pilgrimage to Lalouvesc from the warmth of our own homes. After the video we were asked to recount our memories and the graces we had received, whether through personal visits to Lalouvesc in the past or virtually through the video we had just viewed. The sharing of heartfelt stories and gratitude for God\u2019s boundless goodness\u2014both in the life of our Congregation and in our own lives\u2014became a prayerful expression rising from the hearts of everyone present. <\/p>

The Celebration concluded with the Bicentennial Prayer and blessing from Fr. Stephen Terme as it was expressed in his letter to Mother Therese in December 1832.<\/p>

Indeed, the time we spent together celebrating the goodness of God was truly to be treasured. It brought to life the wisdom of Mother Th\u00e9r\u00e8se which reminds us that neither time nor distance separates us from one another. <\/p>

Throughout the past two centuries, we have remained steadfastly united as members of our cherished Congregation. This sense of unity has been a guiding force, linking us together across generations and geographies. Today, as we celebrate the Bicentenary, we recognise that this spirit of togetherness continues to flourish, connecting us not only with those who came before, but also with all who share in our journey now. Our shared history, faith, and commitment sustain the bonds that make our congregation a true family, enduring through time. <\/p>

\u201cWhether we are in the north or in the south, there is no distance for hearts…\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The 2nd, intimate celebration at the Village (Chicago)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On February 2, the little Cenacle community at \u201cThe Village\u201d in Chicago gathered together to celebrate the opening of our Bicentenary year with a special liturgy. We felt very blessed to have our dear friend, Fr. Jim Gschwend, SJ, as our presider. <\/p>

Fr. Jim is a long-time friend of the Cenacle with a great devotion and love for Mother Th\u00e9r\u00e8se. Some may remember Fr. Jim when he visited his cousin, Sister Mary Dennison, r.c., or when he travelled with us to Lyon and Lalouvesc for the transfer of Mother Th\u00e9r\u00e8se’s body. <\/p>

Our Bicentenary opening celebration continued after the liturgy with refreshments, storytelling, and laughter. It is true, we are pilgrim people, richly blessed by our Good God. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our Bicentennial year was launched on February 1st around the world in our communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicentenary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10859"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10883,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10859\/revisions\/10883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}