February 2012
The outdoor chapel is available for prayer by individuals or groups.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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Call 609-877-0509 (preferred)
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Please register for all programs!
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If you are registered and you cannot come,
please call and let us know! Thank you.
SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT WEEKENDS |
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Due to the frantic pace of contemporary life, it is essential for our spiritual and physical health to take time to pray. The Weekend Directed Retreat offers you the opportunity to experience the graced rhythm of life in which rest restores your body and God revives your soul. Liturgy, Spiritual Direction and optional Contemplative Prayer periods are included. Please register early. These fill quickly. Donation: $125/$40 non-refundable deposit with registration |
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FINDING SERENITY IN STRESS |
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Is stress to be banished or befriended? Can I be serene and stressful simultaneously? Can I find the serene place within me which can embrace my stressful soul and let me live more peacefully? Donation: $30, includes lunch and book |
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VALENTINE’S EVENING FOR COUPLES |
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| Liturgy, renewal of marriage vows and a full course dinner highlight this most enjoyable way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The evening will focus on celebrating the love between you and growing in gratitude and joy. Mass starts at 5 PM. Sign up early! | |||||||||
| Presider: Msgr. Richard La Verghetta Date: Saturday, February 11 Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM Donation: $50/couple with registration |
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PERSONAL RETREAT DAY |
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Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction. Please bring a bag lunch. |
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ASH WEDNESDAY RETREAT |
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“Well begun is half done,” they say. Begin your Lenten Journey on retreat with some silence and prayer to help you listen for God’s direction for your Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving. How is God calling you this Lent? Liturgy included. Donation: $20. Please bring a bag lunch. |
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SIMPLICITY AS A LENTEN PRACTICE |
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Isn’t it amazing how we crave to simplify our lives even as our world becomes more complex, noisy and chaotic – where multi-tasking is the rule, not the exception? Would it help you to focus on simplicity for your Lenten practices this year? Contemplative Outreach publishes a booklet guiding us through a 40-day practice of simplicity, perfect for Lent! It will make a difference in you by Easter – guaranteed. Donation: $40, includes book and lunch |
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LENTEN OVERNIGHT RETREAT:
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This retreat is placed right at Lent’s beginning to focus your 40 days on the “Impact of God” in your life. You will receive Iain Matthew’s book by that title as a jumpstart for your journey and perfect Lenten reading. There will be time for your own rest, reflection and prayer as well as some prayer together and optional Spiritual Direction. What a way to begin Lent 2012! Donation: $65, includes book, breakfast and lunch |
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A FRIENDSHIP LIKE NO OTHER |
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A Friendship Like No Other explores the premise that God wants to relate to us as a close friend. Fr. Barry approaches this idea with three well-supported and practical sections; prayerful exercises to help lead the reader to the conviction that God wants his or her friendship; a close look at objections to this idea; and reflections on experiencing the presence of God and discerning those experiences. A good Lenten choice. Donation: $25, includes book |
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- Call 609-877-0509 (preferred)
- Email FHOP@verizon.net and include your name and phone number
- If you are registered and you cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.