USA, Catherine Johnson. Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign members gathered recently at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to honor our Blessed Mother at a special “Honor Mary, Our Queen, Our Mother” celebration.
After attending the parish’s First Saturday Mass, the Rosary was prayed, a re-commissioning service was held, and pilgrim MTA’s were crowned. Following the ceremony, members viewed a DVD during which Archbishop Timothy Dolan praised the Schoenstatt Movement and its members and a presentation on Schoenstatt followed. While discussing the impact of receiving the pilgrim MTA into their homes, one of the coordinators revealed that there are two non-Catholics who receive the Pilgrim Mother and who pray the Rosary. After the discussion, members enjoyed a pot luck lunch.
Upcoming events
National Movement Director Father Gerold Langsch will be in Birmingham the end of June to film a 15-part series at EWTN in German on Schoenstatt. He will also be on EWTN Live with Father Mitch Pacwa on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Tickets are available for anyone wishing to attend.
A retreat is planned at St. Bernard’s Abbey from October 28-30, 2011. Father Gerold Langsch will be the Retreat Master.
For information on any of the above, contact Alabama State Coordinator Cathy Johnson at pilgrimmta@att.net.
What a great article Cathy, thanks for the update on Alabama’s Pilgrim MTA works, keep up the great job for Our MTA!!