ST ANN MENS ASSOCIATION
(SAMA)

Bob Thinnes - President
 

SAMA Official Web Site

Minutes from February 2008

Summary of the 2008 Catholic Mens' Conference

Fellowship topic this Saturday.

The idea of opening up your eyes and ears to the Lord, so we can learn to hear the message He gives us will be our main theme. The above readings are for this Sunday and will be used as a back up to the planned topic.

 Those on the list that can not or do not attend our fellowship can follow the format below and meditate on the readings in their own way.

 typical meeting format

·         Time: 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month from 7:15-10:00 a.m.  before and after Eucharistic Adoration Mass.

·         Opening Song: theme song and 2-3 others

·         Praise: The men are led in a quiet expression of praise to the Lord

·         Scripture: Short passages in support of the discussion theme are read by different men (women) and comments on the readings are encouraged.

·         Discussion: Comments are "drawn out" relating to the theme. The Spirit moves men to listen, share, pray and open up to the Lord.

·         Spontaneous Witness: Members are encouraged to describe the Lord's action in their lives through family, friends, and work, as well as answers to prayers.

·         Closing Prayer: A "summary" prayer, if appropriate, and The Lord's Prayer.

 

The BIG check photo was taken March 25th, 2008 at the SAMA meeting.  The photo was reconstructing the March 8th live telethon WCPO TV 9 (7PM-8PM).  Our SAMA group contributed to the cause which made over $80,000 for Crime Stoppers that night on the big snow storm weekend of 2008 when most local counties were in a level 3 snow emergency.