Mission Statement:
"ECHO (Encountering Christ in Others) of Cape Cod is a Catholic, community-based experience initiated by a weekend retreat, focused on the living presence of Jesus Christ encountered in others and self. The ECHO program is directed toward the awakening, and the developing of a response to, the three basic areas of Identity (Who am I?), Integrity (Where am I?), and Vocation (Where am I going?) as they are emerging in the lives of teenagers."

CELEBRATING 35 Years of ECHO: Many thanks to all who have given so generously to our fund raising appeal to commemorate this event. A special thanks to the St. Vincent de Paul Society from Mount Carmel Parish in New Bedford who donated $100 to ECHO. (Fr. Jack Oliveira, Pastor was on the first ever ECHO.)
Remember to mark your calendars for May 13thto help us celebrate 35 years of Echo on Cape Cod.

ECHO 237: What a gift Keith Caldwell, team and candidates were with their sharing at the closing. It was a lively, joyful, Spirit filled weekend.
Thanks to Kourtney McNamara and Mike Hebenstreit and mentor Anne Ginnetty for an awesome job coordinating the palanca room.

ECHO 238 will begin on Friday, Jan.14th and the closing will be held at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville on Sunday Jan.16th at 7 p.m. Plan to support the team and candidates with your palanca. Once again we remind you that palanca means prayer and sacrifice, the lifting of our hearts and minds to Jesus asking Him to touch the hearts
of the candidates and fill them with His Spirit. The Palanca Room is located in the Recreation Building on Main Street, Centerville and is open from 6:30 to 9p.m. Friday, and Saturday from 10a.m. - 8p.m. The Palanca Room is not open on Sunday. Please make sure all Palanca is there by 7p.m. Saturday so it can be sorted. Palanca may not be delivered by sponsors or family to Craigville.
The Palanca Room for this weekend will be run by Shannon Cunningham, Tania Pacheco and mentor Amanda Soares. Please support them with your prayers and presence.

The theme for ECHO 238 is “This is the journey not the destination” (Mother Teresa) The theme song is “Heaven” by Los Lonely Boys.
Please plan to join the young women of ECHO 238 as they celebrate the gift of Jesus in their lives.

Save me from this prison, Lord help me get away
Cause only you can save me now from this misery
Cause I’ve been lost in my own place
And I’m gettin’ weary. How far is heaven
And I know I need to change my way of livin’
How far is heaven, Lord can you tell me
I’ve been locked up way too long
In this crazy world, how far is heaven
I just keep on prayin’ Lord
Just keep on livin’; how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just got to know how far, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me

ECHO 237: Rectora: Ellen Driscoll, Inside Ass’t: Susie Brown, Outside Ass’t: Debbie Dow, Spiritual Directors: Fr. Tim Goldrick, Fr. Jack Harrington, Deacon John Simonis, Ideals: Alex Devlin, Paschal Mystery: Fr. Tim Goldrick Witness to Paschal Mystery: Rebecca Davies Penance: Fr. Jack Harrington, Witness to Penance: Ashley Hufnagel, Community of Love: Donna Clark, Piety: Alex Smith, Choosing a Christian Life: Heidi Burchell, Signs and Communications: Deacon John Simonis, Marriage: Kathleen and Jake Jesperson, Christ the Man, Christ in Man: Peg Hannigan, People of God in the World: Mary Jane Blaquiere, Confidence in Christ: Maggie Oickle, Christian in Action: Emily Wright, Fourth Day: Ellen Driscoll

Candidates: Barnstable Marissa Jones, Lauren Hill, Genevieve Moore, Kara McDonald, Kristen Hebenstreit, Nicole Laliberte, Kathleen Smyth-Hammond,Hilary Munsell, Shea Maloney, Vanessa Parrella, Kaycee Snowden Bourne: Alyssa Norton, Katelyn Collins Sandwich: Laura Gonser, Caitlin Lawson, Lindsey O’Brien, Ann Marie Ferraiolo

Crosses for ECHO 238 have been donated by the Goveia family in memory of Dick Paradise and Rita Goveia. Many thanks to Steve for again donating the crosses for this years ECHO.

Youth Board: will meet on Sunday January 9th to plan for the weekend at the Recreation Building on Main St. Centerville from 3 – 5 p.m. Please invite anyone in school who has been on ECHO to come and join us. As you know many hands make light work.

ECHO 239: Rector: Tim Acton, Inside Ass’t. . Dana Marcotte Outside Ass’t, Ed Lariviere Spiritual Directors: Frs. Tom Frechette, Jim Fahey , Team: Pat McNamara, Keith Stranger, John Cabral, Paul Ginnetty, Kyle Cwynar, Pat Clark, Keith & Janice Caldwell, Doug Rodrigues, Mike LeBrun, Matt Jones, Mike Hebenstreit

Prayers: Ellen Driscoll and Tim Acton and their teams preparing for Echo weekends, for candidates, for our armed forces, for the homeless,for victims of the devasting tsunami and all who have gone home to the Father and for peace in this troubled world.

Remember: Tuesday is ECHO Prayer day.

Bumper Stickers: vinyl static cling “Echo of Cape Cod” car window stickers are available in the palanca room and at reunions $2. They make great palanca to send to team and candidates.

Reunions: Tuesday at 7p.m. at Christ the King; Thursday 7:30p.m. at Our Lady of Victory.

COMMUNITY NEWS:
..Congratulations to new Grandma Bobbi Paradise who welcomed grandson Aiden Robert Burgess into the world on Dec. 7th weighing in at 7lbs.13oz. What a glorious Christmas present. Best wishes to parents Cara and Josh.
..Apologies to clergy for the omission of “Rev.” in the address of your newsletter. We have adjusted the label program and hopefully this is corrected.
..Attention to all: If you have a P.O. Box # please make sure we have it as some newsletters are being returned.
Wanted: shoe boxes and glass jars with lids for making emergency palanca. Bring to reunions or get to Heidi Burchell.

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