Upcoming and Recent EventsYou're invited.....Lenten Morning Retreat
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The St Therese LCC celebrates the fifth anniversary of
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Celebrating its 71st Official Founding Anniversary |
HISTORY
March 1949 - a small group of lay Catholics, pursuant to and in response to a special call for a deeper spiritual meaning and more profound understanding of their faith in the years following World War II, gathered at Whitefriars Hall in the Brookland area of Washington with Father Marcellus Scheurer, O.Carm., to establish a community of Lay Carmelites. April 9, 1950 - The most Reverend Killian Lynch, Prior General of the Carmelite Order, issued the document of canonical erection for a Third Order chapter. A distinct chapter was established at Whitefriars Hall and given the name of St. Thérèse Chapter, Third Order Secular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.” Since 1966 - the name Saint Thérèse Chapter, Third Order Secular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been changed to what is now known for its official name, the SAINT THÉRÈSE LAY CARMELITE COMMUNITY. CARMELITE CHARISM The Saint Thérèse Lay Carmelite Community (STLCC) chooses to live the Carmelite charism of prayer, community and service in the following way: Prayer
Nilda D. Godwin STLCC Formation Director 03/05/2021 |