Mini-Retreats for Women!
Each month we will celebrate the mass, and enjoy a meditation, a practical talk, and fellowship as we break bread together. Plus, more time for prayer will be included as we add Eucharistic Adoration to the schedule.
Upcoming dates:
Early registration is encouraged to reserve your preferred date and to allow us to keep you informed.
February 2024: Finding Joy In Knowing That Love Casts Out All Fear
March 2024: Finding Joy In Overcoming Past Hurts
April 2024: Finding Joy In Living the Mass
May 2024: Sharing Mary’s Love of the Eucharist
Times:
- Evening Mini-Retreats: 6:00*-9:00 pm
- Morning Mini-Retreats: 9:15 am - 12:15 pm
Session Details
New Changes effective in January !
- NEW starting in January: Wednesday Evening Mini-Retreats for Women offered on the 3rd Wednesday each month (unless otherwise indicated in the schedule) from September to May.
- Time: 6:00–9:00pm
- Schedule for the Evening:
- 6:00 Mass
- 6:30 Adoration / Meditation / Private Reflection / Benediction
- 7:30 Dinner & Fellowship
- 8:10 Practical Talk
- 8:40 Coffee Chat (Optional: informal discussion of the evening's insights)
- Thursday Morning Mini-Retreats for Women offered on the Thursday that follows the 3rd Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise indicated in the schedule) from October to June.
- Time: 9:15am-12:00pm (we end with lunch, so departure is open ended.)
- Schedule for the Morning:
- 9:15 AM Check in
- 9:30 Mass, Exposition
- 10:10 Meditation
- 10:45 Quiet Prayer
- 11:00 Practical Talk
- 11:35 Benediction
- 11:45 Light Lunch and Fellowship, departure open-ended.
- Babysitting:
- Babysitting is offered at no charge for the Mornings Retreats ONLY. Reservations for Babysitting are required, and can be included on the registration form for each month.
- Children must be 2 years and older.
- Space is limited.
Past Mini-Retreat Series
Explore some fundamentals of prayer, including its tradition in sacred scripture and the life of Jesus. Discover and delve into the beautiful explanations of the basic forms of prayer found in the Catholic Catechism and elsewhere in Catholic tradition.
Monthly Topics: February: Praying to God the Father March: Praying to God the Son April: Praying to God the Holy Spirit May: Praying with Our Blessed Mother
Nothing Captivates the Heart Like... a Good Story
Monthly Topics:
- September: In the Beginning
- October: God’s Covenant Family
- November: In the Wilderness
- December: Handing on the Faith
- January: God’s Family Grows
- February: A Kingdom Divided
- March: Exile and Return
- April: Maccabees, Martyrdom and Mercy
- May: A New Kingdom
- June: The Church and My Role
A Pathway to Holiness....A Pathway to Happiness!
2019-2020 Monthly Topics:
- Sept: My IDENTITY: Who I am vs. WHOSE I am
- Preacher: Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC
- Lay Speaker: Janet Scanlan, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- Oct: CLARITY: Understanding What the Church IS…and What It ISN’T
- Preacher: Fr. Stephen Ellis, LC
- Rebecca Teti, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- Nov: INTERIORITY: Lord, Teach Me to Pray
- PM Preacher: Fr. Mariano Ballestrem, LC
- AM Preacher: Fr. Andrew Gronotte, LC
- Lay Speaker: Fran Van de Vorde, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- Dec.: MATURITY
- Preacher: Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC
- Lay Speaker: Julie Blatty, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- Jan: PRIORITY
- Preacher: Fr. Stephen Ellis, LC
- Lay Speaker: Isa Cummings
- Feb: COMMUNITY: No Woman is An Island. The Importance of Walking with Others in Our Faith Journey.
- Preacher: Fr. Stephen Ellis, LC
- Lay Speaker: Glory Darbellay, CRC
- Mar: SANCTITY: YES Holiness IS Possible!
- Preacher: Fr. Stephen Ellis, LC
- Lay Speaker: Claudia Zohorsky, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- Apr: SACRAMENTALITY: Looking for God Where He May Be Found.
- Preacher: Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC
- Lay Speaker: Melissa Freyman, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
- May: FEMININITY: Following Mary, Toward Holiness
- Preacher: Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC
- Lay Speaker: Jennifer Ristine, CRC
- June: INTENTIONALITY
- Preacher: Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC
- Lay Speaker: Susan Oursler, Lay Member of Regnum Christi
Sept: Made in God’s Image: Made for Relationships
Oct: The Power of Our Words
Nov: You’re NOT Listening!
Dec: Social Media: Naughty or Nice?
Jan: Teaching People How to Treat You
Feb: Special Guest Speaker: Fr Mark Haydu Topic:TBA
Mar: Embracing Change
April: Mercy Me! Healing Broken Relationships
May: A Mother’s Love
June: The Feminine Genius
September: Learn to Begin Again!
October: Learn to Live with an Eternal Perspective
November: Learn to Live Hope
December: An Advent Holy Hour: Learn to live Silence
January: Learn to Exercise your Faith
February: Learn to Accompany
March: Learn to Love Lent
April: Learn to Calm the Emotional Storms
May: Learn to Follow our Blessed Mother
June: Learn to Simplify
