Minkisi 22rd Annual Mini- Retreat, November 9, 2019, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Arlington, VA.

IN TOTAL PRAISE! (PHILIPPIANS 4:4 REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS! Many of the photos by Anthony

Johnson and others. Opening Mass Presider - Fr. Robert P. Boxie III, assisted by Deacon Al Anderson.

Retreat Director – Therese Wilson Favors. Music Director – Jeffrey Corry with the 8:00 Choir and guest

cantors (Vancine Washington, Callie Terrell, Blanche Corry and Joan Fort). Retreat

Coordinator/Faciliator of Minkisi – Cecilia Braveboy.

(a page taken from the retreat booklet)

The Minkisi ministry welcomes you to the 22nd Annual Mini-Retreat,

In Total Praise!

–Rejoice in the Lord Always (Phil. 4:4)

Minkisi’s banner is a symbol of God’s omnipotence

and how God covers us from the heavens to the

earth…“through Him, with Him, in Him in the unity

of the Holy Spirit.” In the photo, it was hanging near

the tabernacle (keeping hosts of Host), the

Baptismal font, the vigil candle light, and the

(Alpha & Omega) Paschal candle … all Christian

symbols to remind us that Jesus is Lord! Minkisi

(pronounced men-KEE-see) is a Kiswahili word for

“healing objects”. The Minkisi ministry believes

that in the Spirit of the Living God we are all called

to be healing instruments of God. In our monthly

first Monday small group times, we pray: “Lord

make me an instrument of Your Peace. Where

there is hatred, let me sow love…”

Minkisi Ministry, c/o Our Lady Queen of Peace

Church, 2700 South 19th Street, Arlington, VA

22204. http://www.ourladyqueenofpeace.org.

Minkisi Group: Cecilia Braveboy (Facilitator, 703.979.5389, jisaac3@verizon.net). Some of the

members: Barbara Harris, Gail Meighan, Tyra Newman, Veronica Ong, Celestine Person-Green,

Julia Rocchi, Bob Rohde, Kay Sempel, Jackie Smith; and for the Retreat Planning, Keren Charles,

Kezia Charles.

November is Black Catholic History month. Minkisi Retreatants will receive ‘Spirit tools’ (resource

material) that include: “The Time to be Awake”, a Pax Christi USA’s 2019 Advent booklet, and for

those who do not have a copy -- The African American Catholic Youth Bible, National Black

Catholic Congress, St. Mary’s Press.

During November, Our Lady Queen of Peace parish will also feature articles written by Black

Catholic leaders on the back page or inserts in the Sunday bulletins. Click on “Bulletin” on the

parish website:www.ourladyqueenofpeace.org.

Processional in Opening Mass

Music Director – Jeff Corry, along with African drummer, Charlene Howard, and the OLQP 8:00 Choir.

Presider Fr. Robert Boxie, with Deacon Al Anderson and altar servers Daniel Zapata & Keren Charles.

the OLQP 8:00 Choir with guest cantors (Vancine

Washington, Callie Terrell, Joan Fort) and African drummer (Charlene Howard). Music Director – Jeff

Corry.

Prayer of the Faithful led by Reader Alana Nweke and others.

Retreat Coordinator – Cecilia Braveboy

After Communion, a Retreat Mass Reflection by Therese Wilson Favors

-- A Blessing by Edler Mrs. Evelyn Newman. After Mass, we gathered in the Father Ray Hall and

continued the song “As the Saints Go Marchin”. Mrs. Evelyn gave us a blessing of the ancestors to

begin.

Retreat Coordinator – Cecilia Braveboy

Meditation on sharing Our Cross of Jesus.

Quiet Breath and Movement exercises – led by Dianne Hill (not in the photo)

Prayer Partners. All the “I am a child of God” participants gave the name of the person to be prayed for

during the retreat.

Our inspirational Retreat Director – Therese Wilson Favors

Song leaders – Barbara Harris and Joan Fort

Participants singing with recording of “Ev’ry Praise” (Hezekiah Walker)

Part of Therese Wilson Favors retreat booklet…