Hotel Reservations

Hotel reservations for the Atlanta Marriott Marquis can be made online at https://aws.passkey.com/g/20195479 To make a phone reservation, call the Marriott reservation line at 1-866-469-5475) and reference the Discalced Carmelites and the dates of the Congress. Please do not call the hotel directly to make a room reservation.

ROOM TYPES AVAILABLE Each has a maximum of four guests in each room. 

Deluxe Room - $114.00.One king or two double beds (bed type not guaranteed). Please note that 16% ($18.24) will be added to your nightly room rate. Additional fees may be added and will be noted on your reservation confirmation.

City View Room - $134.00 Skyline city view of Atlanta. One king or two double beds. Wired or wireless internet for a fee. Please note that 16% ($21.44) will be added to your nightly room rate. Additional fees may be added and will be noted on your reservation confirmation.

Concierge Level Room - $154.00 Concierge lounge access room with one king bed or two double beds. Wired or wireless internet for a fee. Please note that 16% ($24.64) will be added to your nightly room rate. Additional fees may be added and will be noted on your reservation confirmation.

Fr. Ronald Rolheiser's newest book,Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity is now available. Fr. Rolheiser will be one of our featured speakers at this years OCDS Congress. He has a great love of Carmelite Spirituality and often writes of St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross.

Cooking with Carmel orders that you want to pick up at the Congress may be sent to 2014OCDSCongress@gmail.org. One is $10.00 +shipping. Want to get yours now instead of waiting until August? Send a check payable to OCDS Atlanta Congress, Mary Agnes Larson, OCDS, 6393 Wedgeview Court, Tucker, Georgia, 30084.

Betty Turicchi's workshop will be a two-hour hands on experience on Conflict Resolution.  You'll come away with new ideas and a better understanding on how to resolve conflicts without letting your emotions get in the way.  Betty is a Human Resource Professional and a member of the Dallas community. You can read more about her in the Spring 2013 Flos Carmeli which you can find at thereseocds.org/uploads/Flos.Spring.2013.pdf

OCDS Congress Registration Reduced Rate Ends Soon

Reminder - Congress registration increases $50 the first of May - early bird saves the $50 for playing while in Atlanta. And the Cooking with Carmel cookbooks are in.  Check back here and the Congress website next week for more details.

Updated Contact Information

Updated Community Contacts 03.30.2014

The Atlanta Community Website is http://www.ocdsatlanta.org/ 

Information on the 2014 OCDS Congress in Atlanta is at http://2014ocdscongress.net/

Discalced Carmelite Seculars are practicing members of the Catholic Church who, under the protection of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel and inspired by St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, make the commitment to the Discalced Carmelite Order to seek the face of God for the sake of the Church. Those interested in Discalced Carmelite Spirituality – and anyone committed to study, prayer, and contemplation as means to draw closer to God – are invited to contact the following for information and an invitation to a meeting. The 

Secular Province website is at http://www.thereseocds.org/

Mary Agnes Larson, OCDS at 770-908-0652 or maryagnes.larson@gmail.com, for the meeting at Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. Contact Chad Cooper at cac303@bagatw.com for information on the Conyers Community.  Patty Palmquist, OCDS at charityintruth@comcast.net can provide you information on the Lawrenceville Community

Updated Community Contacts 03.03.2012

Discalced Carmelite Seculars are practicing members of the Catholic Church who, under the protection of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel and inspired by St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, make the commitment to the Discalced Carmelite Order to seek the face of God for the sake of the Church. Those interested in Discalced Carmelite Spirituality – and anyone committed to study, prayer, and contemplation as means to draw closer to God – are invited to contact the following for information and an invitation to a meeting: Mary Agnes Larson, OCDS at 770-908-0652 or maryagnes.larson@gmail.com, for the meeting at Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta; Maryann Leveque, OCDS at maryannocds@aol.com or (770) 868-0359 for the meeting at St. Marguerite D’youville Church, Lawrenceville, and Caroline McMahon at jmjtj@charter.net or Chad at cac303@bagatw.com for the meeting in Conyers.