Before Katrina, the NOMC met each month on the Second Saturday at 1PM and on the Fourth Friday at 7 PM. After attempting to resume monthly meetings and finding the attendance less than a handful, the meetings were suspended and we encouraged NOMC men who are in the same general area, New Orleans or otherwise, to continue to meet with each other in whatever ways seemed to work for them, and to make a special effort to make it to the retreats.

In April, 2007, a group of New Orleans-based men agreed to try to resume the Second Saturday meetings for at least a few months, to see if something new can be brought into being that might serve the need that exists now, just as the former meetings met a different but perhaps similar need then for the men that were there at that time. Once again, attendance was not sufficient to warrant continuation, and the meetings will have to go into hibernation again until such time as they are resumed. Many thanks to those who opened themselves to the possibility.

If you are interested, talk about it with other NOMC men, especially at the next retreat. For now, it would appear that the Retreats are how the NOMC will continue to live after Katrina. The post-Katrina retreats have been well attended and deeply appreciated. Hoh.