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.
**UPDATE**
Unfortunately, we can no longer offer babysitting during the Morning Mini-Retreat.
Upcoming dates:
Join us for the 2024-2025 Season!
Early registration is encouraged to reserve your preferred date and to allow us to keep you informed.
May 2025: Finding God's Mercy... in the Three-fold Graces of Cana
Times:
- Evening Mini-Retreats: 6:00-9:00 pm
(Confessions will be available starting at 5:30 pm.) - **Morning Mini-Retreats: 9:30 am - 12:15 pm
(Confessions will be available starting at 9:15 am.)
**NEW Babysitting Policies: Please see below for details.**
Past Topics This Season:
September 2024: Finding God's Mercy... Through the Spiritual Works of Mercy
October 2024: Finding God's Mercy... Through the Corporal Works of Mercy
November 2024: Finding God's Mercy... Divine Mercy
December 2024: Finding God's Mercy in Advent
January 2025: Finding God's Mercy... in Forgiveness
February 2025: Finding God's Mercy... in Love
March 2025: Finding God's Mercy... in Suffering
April 2025: Finding God's Mercy... in Helping Others Return to Christ
Session Details (changes to babysitting details.)
- Wednesday Evening Mini-Retreats for Women are 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:
Confessions will be available starting at 5:30pm.- 6:00 Adoration
- 6:30 Mass
- 7:10 Dinner & Fellowship
- 7:45 Meditation
- 8:15 Practical Talk
- 8:45 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 September to May.
- Time: 9:15am-12:00pm (we end with lunch, so departure is open ended.)
- Schedule for the Morning:
(Confessions will be available starting at 9:15 am.)- 9:30 AM Benediction
- 10:05 Mass
- 10:50 Meditation, followed by time for Quiet Prayer
- 11:30 Practical Talk
- Noon Light Lunch and Fellowship, departure open-ended.
- Babysitting: We no longer offer babysitting at our Mini-Retreats.
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
