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."

YOU ARE INVITED : to celebrate 35 years of ECHO on Cape Cod on May 13th at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Church . We hope that many “Old Timers” and recent candidates and team will all make a special effort to attend.

We constantly meet friends from long ago who sing the praises of ECHO and comment on the difference it has made in their lives.

With over 7,000 attendees over these many years, think of the impact ECHO has had on the Church on Cape Cod . Many are serving on Parish Councils, on Cursillo, Emmaus, and REC teams; many as Religious Ed teachers; many as Deacons; the ministries are many and varied but they all are living the message, “Christ is Counting on You.”

There will be refreshments in the Parish Center at the conclusion and we hope you will join us. Make sure you sign the Guest Book and remember to check one of the four albums listing the complete teams from every weekend. (After 35 years there are too many lists to post around the room.) If you know the year of your ECHO you will be able to locate your weekend. Names of all Rectors and Rectoras will also be posted.

An invitation has been extended to music ministry members from the past to join in the celebration. Contact Kris Hill at lavaland@digitalquill.com

Our Youth Board is planning a true celebration.

A Special thanks to Sharon Acton for her excellent article on ECHO in the April 21 st issue of The Anchor.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! To all our ECHO friends who so generously responded to our fund raising appeal of last summer. Thanks to your caring and support ECHO remained solvent for this year. Many sent appreciative notes of support and encouragement. From the ECHO BOARD, many thanks! God Bless!

Congratulations on E-Mail Signup: We have almost 500 on our list now. Thanks to all who replied to the invitation. All names of team and candidates and team for the past two years have been submitted to Yahoo. If you wish to receive ECHO e-mail and have not heard from Yahoo, please send your name and e-mail address to Mary Fuller at

WELCOME: to all ECHO 241 team and candidates. Thank you for your wonderful sharing and enthusiasm. May the gift of ECHO in your lives lead you to follow Jesus and bring His love to all you meet.

HATS OFF : to Caitlyn Rood, Pat McNamara, and Jessica Juleson who did a super job coordinating the Palanca Room for ECHO 241.

Youth Board : have scheduled a meeting for May 1 st at 2p.m. at the Recreation Building on Main Street in Centerville to discern for next years members and to plan for the 35 th Liturgy.

Prayers: for the soul of Pope John Paul II; for our new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, for Deacon Joe Stanley (lung Cancer), Angie Williams (cystic fibrosis), Baby Ella (seizures), Kyle Hegg’s uncle and family, Dawn and Brian Gutherie’s neice (pulmonary embolism), for our armed forces, our graduating Seniors, (with blessings for their future endeavors) the homeless ,for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, for all who have gone home to the Father and for peace in this troubled world.

Remember: Tuesday is ECHO prayer Day.

Community News :

‘HeroesAward’: In the last newsletter I omitted the name of Patrick McNamara who also received this award with Sean Sheehan and Bobbi Paradise. This Role Model/Mentor award is certainly well deserved by all three and the ECHO community congratulates all of you.

Good Friday Canal Walk : Nice picture of Becca Davies and Kim Manning carrying the large cross appeared in the Anchor. Additional Echo friends appeared in the group photo. God bless you all for your sacrifice on Good Friday!

Reunion Groups : Large numbers continue to attend the weekly programs on Tuesday at Christ the King at 7p.m. and on Thursday at 7:30p.m. at Our Lady of Victory.

Doug Rodrigues, Tim Acton and Susie Brown have been leading the OLV group on Thursday and announced that they will continue reunions until the end of the school year.

Recent National Study of Youth and Religion reported that ‘religion really does matter’ to teens

‘but their religious knowledge is remarkably shallow and they have a tough time expressing the difference that faith makes in their lives.’

The recent discussions and topics at reunions have challenged both teens and adults to know more about their faith. If you haven’t been for awhile, come and join us.

ECHO DATES for 2005 – 2006
November 11-13
December 09-11
January 13-15
February 10-12
March 03-05
April 31-May 02

Applications are being accepted now and can be downloaded from our web page.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: June 14 th COOKOUT and social at Christ the King (check e-mail for exact time

Remember May 13 th celebration of 35 years of Echo on Cape Cod !