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Friday, March 19
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Friday, March 26
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Thursday, April 1
Holy Week Triduum Retreat for Men and Women
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

April 1 to 3, 2010
Our Holy Week Triduum Retreat begins with a Buffet Dinner on Holy Thursday, April 1st from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Experience the peace and power of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection at Holy Family. This retreat offers solitude and peace to enter deeply into the most sacred days of the Christian year. Silence is optional. Our retreat, which will center on the liturgical celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection, will include:

  • presentations by members of the retreat team
  • time for private prayer and reflection
  • opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The retreat ends on Holy Saturday around noon.  Retreatants are welcome to remain at Holy Family for the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.

Friday, April 9
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Friday, April 16
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Friday, April 30
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Friday, May 7
Christian Yoga and Meditation Retreat: Prayer of Heart and Body
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Presenter: Fr. Tom Ryan, C.S.P.
Offering: $150.00 - $175.00

May 7-8, 2010

Retreat begins Friday at 6:00 p.m. with a buffet dinner and concludes with a Vigil Mass, Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Mandatory Beginner's Instruction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening.

Fr. Tom Ryan, a Catholic priest and Kripalu yoga instructor, will provide examples of  how yoga can help a Christian pray, and teach a meditative method drawn from the Christian contemplative tradition. Through a guided series of flowing yoga postures, participants will experience how yoga can open us up to a fresh and powerful experience of embodied prayer. Beginners welcome.

Fr. Tom Ryan directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in New York City. As a Christian counselor and certified yoga instructor, he has the background and skills to present centering prayer and hatha yoga as devotional practices. He is the author of Prayer of Heart and Body: Meditation and Yoga as Christian Spiritual Practice.

Friday, June 4
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Christian Zen Weeklong Retreat
Start Time: 6:01 PM
Presenter: Fr. Kevin Hunt, O.C.S.O.
Offering: $500.00

June 4 to 10, 2010

The weeklong retreat follows the same format as the Christian Zen Weekend Retreat. See description above.

Friday, June 11
Women's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon.

Friday, June 18
Men's Retreat
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Offering: $210.00 - $250.00

The retreat begins on Friday with a buffet dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m and concludes on Sunday with brunch at noon. Click here for more information on the 2009-2010 retreat theme.

Sunday, June 20
Directed Retreat for Men and Women
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Offering: $475.00

June 20-25, 2010

Retreat begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and concludes Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Enjoy the solitude and tranquility of Holy Family during this quiet retreat. The weeklong contemplative experience will include daily spiritual direction, and daily Eucharist. Directed retreats invite participants to quiet the mind, body, and soul to become open to the movement of the Spirit within.

Inter-Congregational Sister's Retreat
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Retreat Team
Offering: $475.00

June 20 to 25, 2010

The retreat will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening and conclude at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.

This preached, quiet retreat will address issues faced by women religious today. There will be conference time, shared prayer, optional discussion groups, beautiful music, the option of personal time with the director, and time for private prayer. the retreat will be led by Holy Family's retreat team: Fr. David Cinquegrani, C.P., Fr. Terry Kristofak, C.P., Sr. Sally Hodgdon, C.S.J., and Brandon Nappi.

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