Proclaim the Promise!
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Reflection from the Artist
The 2021 RECongress theme “Proclaim the Promise!” speaks of hope during these challenging times. As people we find ourselves isolated from our community. It is our faith however, that allows us to unite in movement while rising above our challenges. In the design of this theme individual rectangles of warm colors seem to move in tandem to unite in the shape of a trumpet, the instrument of proclamation. Adding a second trumpet, the combined shapes now suggested “wings”. Bird-like it became the Big Wind, Holy Spirit ... our “Advocate” who was given to us to calm our fear of being left alone. All things are possible through the Holy Spirit and there in lies the Hope! An image of celebration, spirituality, warmth and joy invites us to the RECongress 2021!
-Val MacRae
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Director's Reflection
Dear participants,
With great joy we welcome all of you to the 2021 virtual Religious Education Congress!
What a wonderful and historic way to celebrate our 50th anniversary of Youth Day and our 65th year of Adult Days!
This year, the theme of the Religious Education Congress, Proclaim the Promise!, is a radical invitation to believe that our lives and our world are sustained by God’s promise. Now more than ever, we need hope and a vision for our future.
Thankfully, our hearts are created to believe and live in God’s promise, “I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you and with every living creature” (Genesis 9:8). It requires a lot of faith to believe that God never breaks this covenant despite the challenges we might be experiencing. We could be thinking that we need to wait for a better time, an ideal me, more social and political stability, or more faith to proclaim God’s unconditional love. Jesus reminds us that “this is the time of fulfillment” (Mark 1:15).
I invite you to explore and live this daring invitation to Proclaim the Promise! Our world is in much need of a future filled with hope!
Sr. Rosalia Meza, VDMF
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