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Another Phase of Formation is Completed A significant phase of training for the community was ended when Randy and Therese Cirner returned to The Word of God on June 12, 1982, after almost 3 years of service to the community. The reception held in their honor the week prior to their departure was a testimony to the significant way that God had used them in the life of the community. Five Year Anniversary As of August 21, 1982 Servants of God's Love was made up of 134 adults (48 married couples, 20 single women, and 18 single men) and 79 children under 18 years of age. Of these, 67, or exactly half of the community had made a public commitment. The Sword of the Spirit is Established On November 19, 1982, the body of coordinators - Fr. Mike, Tom Kneier, and Keith Fournier - traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to witness the inauguration of The Sword of the Spirit and to speak for the community's commitment to this new international, ecumenical, missionary body. Name Change As a reflection of this new identity and mission, the leaders proposed to change the community's name to Servants of Christ the King. This was ratified by the members at the Community Gathering on December 19, 1982, during which they reaffirmed their underway and public commitments, now to the covenant statement of The Sword of the Spirit. A New Coordinator In August of 1983, Paco Gavrilides began serving as the missionary head coordinator of the community, and in the subsequent years has overseen its development into a fully formed branch of The Sword of the Spirit. Districts Are Formed As numbers grew, it became desirable to divide into smaller units called districts. The first two districts were formed in February 1984, and the first district gatherings were held two months later on April 29. The OVCA is Born The community's ecumenical outreach began with a monthly men's breakfast at the Millsop Center in Weirton, WV, in early 1980. When its success produced more programs and regular events, all the activities were organized under the umbrealla title of the Ohio Valley Christian Association in August of 1984. Keith Fournier was its first director. Ten year Anniversary After ten years as a Christian Community, Servants of Christ the King is now about 640 strong: some 370 adults and 270 children - a people in the service of God.
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DANIEL JOSEPH FERGUSON Born: January 30, 1967 Died: December 26, 1984
ANN CLARE KISSINGER Born: February 11, 1986 Died: March 14, 1986
'T,REGINA ELEANOR HERRMANN Born: December 15,1941 Died: March 15, 1986 TIMOTHY JAMES CIRNER Born: October 4, 1970 Died: October 4, 1986
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Jim Beckman
Mike Beeman
Jennifer
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Susan Bivona
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Kevin Cahill
Peggy Chmura
Charles Clements
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Kevin Flynn
Keith & Laurine Fournier, Kristen, Keith, Ann & Mary Ellen
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Karen Gross
Eileen Hanley
Andrew
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George Houston
Annette
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Colleen Johnson
Maggie Jones
Cynthia
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Karen Lambert
Claire Lampe
Fonda lash
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Joanne Ledyard
Elsie Luke
Genine Martinez
David Mattingly
Anne McKenna
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Fr. Angelus
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Paul Pinto
Bruce Piper
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we enter into this covenant with Him as a people, we understand that this does not deny the relationship we may have with a church body. Nor does it necessarily ITEanfor everyone a lifetiITE corrnitrrent to being part of The SWordof the Spirit. We can foresee that changing circumstances in a person's life may make active involveITEnt in The SWord of the Spirit no longer possible, although such a change wou.Ld be undertaken only with serious prayer and counsel.
It is with deep joy and gratitude, realizing the overwhelming goodness of Q:x:l in giving us this opportunity, that we enter into the covenant the Lord is making with us and express our acceptance of it publicly as individuals and as a people.
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In order to respond to what Q:x:l is doing among us, in order to be that people He is calling us to be, we desire to give our whole lives to Him, to follow His Son, Jesus, and to live rrore and rrore in the Holy Spirit. We desire to love and serve Him in lives of daily prayer and service; to praise and worShip Him always; to ever seek His face; to believe what He speaks to us and to be obedient to the truth of His Word and the guidance of His Spirit; to offer hospitality to those whomHe sends us; to widen our hearts to receive those He adds to our number; and to carry out the mission throughout the worLd that He is entrusting to us. !>Jx,veall, we desire to be a people who always grow, by His great rrercy , in the fervor of that first love He has given us, He who is our .all. We desire to consecrate our lives to Him not simply as individuals but as rrernbers of a people, rrernbers of The SWordof the Spirit. We know that in order for us to be truly a people of one mind and heart in our response to the Lord, we must serve and care for our brothers and sisters in The SWordof the Spirit, and we must understand and pccept those things which make our life as one body possible. We know that we must ITEet together with the carmunity when the ccmnunity rreet.s , Wemust respect and support the pattern and order of our life together. Wemust support the life of the carmunity with our material and financial resources. All this is simply to take responsibility for those the Lord has given us; to be a new family, rrernbers of the same body, brothers and sisters working together in the mission He is entrusting to us as a people. Wedesire to put our lives He may lead. into His hands completely, and follow Him as a people wherever
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. . . the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11
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It is not ourselves we preach but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants/or Jesus' sake. 2 Corinthians 4:5
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. . . there are those who have themselves renounced marriage for the sake of the Kingdom of God. Matthew 19: 12
THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, T.O.R. Front: Frs. Michael Scanlan, Bob Hilz, Sam Tiesi, and Br. Ray Recznik. Center: Frs. David Tickerhoof, Angelus Migliore, Augustine Donegan, Br. Jose Del Toro, and Fr. Dan Pattee. Back: Frs. Jim Angert, Dan Sinisi, Finbarr Flanagan, and John Osterhout. THE SISTERS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER Front: Sr. Patrice Cigallio, Sr. Angeline Hensen, and Deborah Seguin. Back: Katherine Caldwell, Judith Knapp, Mary Anne Smith, and Ann Gill.
THE FRATERNITY OF PRIESTS Front: Fr. Brian Jeffries, and Fr. Finbarr Flanagan. Back: Fr. Conor Murphy O.M.1. and Fr. Bob Rousseau.
THE SISTERHOOD OF CHRIST THE KING Gayle Becker and Mary Kay Lacke
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1988 Graduates
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Gayle Becker
Jim Beckman
Michael
Beeman
Beigel
Jennifer
Belt
Billie
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Susan Bivona
Julie
Brown
Linda Burns
Jennifer
Chaverini
Don & Margaret Coen. Mary Beth. Brenda. Darin & David
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Diane Corneau
Mary Cote
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Daniel Cross
Michael
Michael
Dausch
Fr. Augustine
Donegan
Duff
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Ken Dupre
Jim Edmiston
Patty Ellis
Roger & Ruth Ellis, Beth, Adam, Matthew, Brian & Anne
Mark Erste
Cynthia Ethington
Joseph
Julie Ferguson
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Lisa Ferguson
Stephen
Dave & Terri Fernandes, han & Stephanie & Tony Pasquale
Kevin Flynn
Jane Gieselman
Nelson
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Karen Gross
Andrew
Deann Helm
Agnes Herrick
John Herrmann
Hickey
Coleen Hogan
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Rob Hrezo
Colleen Johnson
Margaret
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Steve Kroeger
Michael
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Kuzma
Marc Larrivee
Fonda Lash
Mark Lay
Joanne Ledyard
Martin & Wendy Leifeld, Jessica, Rose, John Paul & Daniel
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Randy Malick
Terry
Thomas Nicholas.
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Joan Meagher
Fr. Angelus
Migliore
Ed Modzelewski
Mark,
Lisa Nicolosi
Phillip
Pergi
Tracy Pergi
Una Phelan
Paul Pinto
Marty
Pitstick
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Ann Recznik
Br. Raymond
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Rich & JoAnn Rossi. Becky. Brian. Beth. John & Michael
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Martina
Schmelzer
Susan Schmid
Shawn Scott
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Sr. Dorothy
Sienko
Sterling
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Judy Talaber
Theodore
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Tiesl
Ross Tomasella
Jim Valois
Mark Vaudrain
Laura Walker
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Gregory Joseph.
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Carol Naptes
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