Weekend retreats begin with registration on Friday, between 6 and 7 p.m. A social hour begins at 7 p.m. and the retreat opens at 7:45 p.m. The retreat ends on Sunday following lunch at noon. All retreats cost $135. A $35 deposit will secure a reservation for a retreat. The balance is due at time of Retreat. For more information, or to register, contact the Center for Ministry at (989) 797-6607.
LIVING IN ORDINARY TIME with Father William Fitzgerald
September 21- 23, 2007
This retreat will focus on praying through a set of reflections from the Sundays of Ordinary Time (Cycle A, 2008). It will draw from St. Paul (Corinthians, Romans and Phillipians), from the Year of the Eucharist and from our consecration and dedication in time.
HISPANIC MINISTRY RETREAT
with the Mexican American Cultural Center Team
November 2 – 4, 2007
JESUS COMES TODAY: Eucharist and Eucharistic Devotion with Sisters Ann Walters, OP and Maria Beesing, OP
December 7 – 9, 2007
In this Advent retreat, we deepen our appreciation of ourselves as a Eucharistic people. Jesus brings us to a foretaste of heaven in the Eucharistic celebration. Through the Eucharistic celebration we are strengthened to be what Jesus came to be: Word made flesh. We also explore the meaning and practice of Eucharistic devotion.
MEN'S RETREAT: Joseph and His Foster Son, Jesus with Father James Kubicki, SJ
January 4 – 6, 2008
Since we live in a world filled with distorted images of what it means to be a man, we will reflect on true masculinity.
MID-WEEK GROUP DIRECTED RETREAT with the Center for Ministry Staff
January 21 – 24, 2008
A Group Directed Retreat is an opportunity to pray with Scripture, spend the day in quiet reflection. There will be opportunity to share the fruits of the day each evening. Day will include: Morning Praise, a morning gathering to receive direction on prayer each day, Eucharistic liturgy, evening prayer and sharing.
THE SECOND WEEK OF ST. IGNATIUS' SPIRITUAL EXERCISES with Father James Kubicki, SJ
February 1 – 3, 2008
Through the Spiritual Exercises we will reflect on the life of Jesus.
LENTEN SCRIPTURAL RETREAT with Father William Taylor
February 29 – March 2, 2008
We will pray over some of the Sunday Scriptures assigned to the A cycle (bring your Bible).
THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS IN OUR DAILY LIFE with Father James Mason
March 14-16, 2007
A retreat that will deal with the movement of the Spirit in our ordinary life.
WOMEN'S RETREAT: Finding God in the Reality of Life with Sister Theresa Galvan, CND
March 28 – 30, 2008
The retreat will be grounded in four basic assumptions. The spiritual life: 1. Is rooted in reality; 2. Parallels all phases of life; 3. Requires community; and 4. Requires Sabbath time.There will be input and quiet contemplative time.
VOCATION DISCERNMENT RETREAT with Bishop Robert J. Carlson
April 11 - 13, 2008
An opportunity for men, ages 17 to 35, to pray and discern their vocation, with an emphasis on the vocation to the priesthood.