Refresh Your Spirit

Holy Week Retreat

Dear Friends, Our Holy Week Retreat is quickly approaching. April 5 through 8 we will once again celebrate Jesus' final moments with his disciples, his Passion and Death, and his glorious Resurrection. One definition of the word "celebrate" is: to live through, to experience fully. Another definition is: to solemnize. At times the mood of Holy Week is somber: calling for self restraint, stillness, and reflection. At other times the mood is exuberant: requiring joyful music, good food, and festivity. Once again, we will try to create an atmosphere that will help us to be in touch with and to honor the mysteries that we are celebrating. Retreatants are welcome to arrive Thursday or Friday.  Some may leave after the Easter Vigil and Social on Saturday night. Others will stay until after morning Mass on Easter Sunday. The cost of the retreat is:            Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday             (April 5 through 8)   $250.00           Good Friday to Easter Sunday                 (April 6 through 8)   $205.00 Enclosed please find your registration card. Please send your $50.00 deposit as soon as possible to confirm your reservation. Please indicate your arrival date and time! We have also enclosed a Prospect Card. Please think about whom you could invite to join you for this retreat. We look forward to having you with us. May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts. Fr. John Michael Lee, C.P. Retreat Director

Holy Thursday, April 5                             5:00 - 5:45    Registration and Confessions          6:00 pm      Seder Supper       8:00 pm      Mass of the Lord's Supper      - Chapel         Followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Gabriel Room          . Good Friday, April 6 7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast 9:00 am      Morning Prayer             10:30 am    Presentation (Lounge)             12 Noon     Light LUNCH (in silence) 12 - 3 pm   The Grand Silence 3:00          The Solemn Commemoration of the Passion - Chapel  6:00 pm     Simple Dinner 8:00 pm     Stations of the Cross     - Chapel      . Holy Saturday, April 7 7:30 - 8:30  Cooked Breakfast 9:00 am      Morning Prayer    - Chapel      10:30          The Day In-Between (Lounge)      12 Noon       A Simple LUNCH 1:00 - 2:30   Quiet/Reflection Time 2:30 pm      Mary at the Death of Her Son  - (Lounge)   5:00 pm      Evening Prayer     - Chapel      6:00 pm      Dinner 7:45 pm      The Easter Vigil   - Chapel      (Followed by Easter social in the dining room) . Easter Sunday, April 8 7:30 - 8:30   Cooked Breakfast 9:00 am      Eucharist    - Chapel      10:00 am    Departure

Retreat Dates April 5-8, 2012: $230 April 6-8, 2012: $195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .   . . . .. .   . . . . . . .