Thanks for a Great Year!
Thank you for joining us for the 2019-2020 Season of Mini-Retreats!
Save the Dates for Next Year
Join us in the fall for a new season of our Monthly Mini-Retreats for Women! This year, we will look closely at the stories of Holy Scripture and help you find the love story God has inserted to captivate your heart and set it on fire.
2020-2021 Dates
September 23/24 In the Beginning
October 28/29: God’s Covenant Family
November 18*/19: In the Wilderness
December 16*/17: Handing on the Faith
January 27/28: God’s Family Grows
February 24/25: A Kingdom Divided
March 24/25: Exile and Return
April 28/29: Maccabees, Martyrdom and Mercy
May 26/27: Climax and Fulfillment: The King is Born
June 23/24: The Church and My Role
*Please Note this is not a 4th Wednesday.
It’s easy to get caught up in the flurry of demands!
The Monthly Mini-Retreat is a STOP to take stock of what God has done for me, where I am, and where I believe God wants me to be.
- Meditations and talks are presented by Priests and lay Spiritual Guides
- Each Mini Retreat includes Mass, Talks, Time for Personal Prayer and a Meal.
- Cost: $20 per person
Our Lady of Bethesda offers these short format retreats for women every month, September-June.
- Wednesday Evening Mini-Retreats for Women offered on the 4th Wednesday each month (unless otherwise indicated in the schedule) from September to June.
- Time: 7:00 –9:45pm
- Thursday Morning Mini-Retreats for Women offered on the Thursday that follows the fourth Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise indicated in the schedule) from September to June.
- Time: 9:45am-12:15pm (we end with lunch, so departure is 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
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
