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Introducing
A Mini-Retreat
Series
Co-hosted
by the Catholic Parishes in Waterloo
and American Martyrs Retreat House
Retreating offers
participants an opportunity to interrupt the normal busyness of
everyday routines in order to spend some time in study, quiet
reflection and prayer. Retreats provide an opportunity for
spiritual renewal, reaffirmation of one's core values, and a
prayerful encounter with God, oneself, and others.
This series of Sunday afternoon
“mini-retreats”
is designed for adults and young adults who are not able to
participate in longer retreats but wish to spend some time
nurturing their spiritual life and deepening their faith.
Each mini-retreat begins at
12:30pm and concludes at 3:30pm. The format may vary from
retreat to retreat but will generally include a presentation,
time for reflection, discussion and prayer, and in some cases
celebration of the Eucharist or Reconciliation.
Suggested fee: $10.00 for adults;
$5.00 for students. (Overnight accommodations Saturday or
Sunday evening and meals
are available at the Retreat House for an additional charge.)
The Mini-Retreat Series is made
possible in part by a grant from the
Archbishop Kucera Center
for Catholic Intellectual
and
Spiritual Life at Loras College
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Winter/Spring 2010
Series
“Eucharist: A Taste of God”
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Presented by
Sister Connie Howe RSM
This retreat is an invitation to enter more deeply into the
mystery of the Eucharist. What is the gift that Eucharist offers
us? What does Eucharist demand of us? Are we truly open to the
transformative presence of God when we gather for Eucharist?
Sister Connie Howe RSM
is the pastoral associate for the Community of Disciples
Cluster consisting of St. Mary Parish in Eldora and St. Mark
Parish in Iowa Falls. She grew up on a farm in central Iowa and
entered the Sisters of Mercy of Cedar Rapids in 1971. She taught
in parochial schools in Marion, Anamosa, Cedar Rapids and
Kalispell, MT. She has a Masters of Pastoral Studies degree from
Loyola University in Chicago.
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“The Eucharist--A
Celebration
of a People Never Before Known”
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Presented by
Fr. Ardel Barta
When the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt they
said to God, "If you will be our God we will be your people". God
said "OK, I want you to be a people never before known where
there is no alienation and you will love each other as I love
you." This retreat will explore Jesus freed us from our sins, renewed that
Covenant, and gave us the power of the Holy Spirit.
Fr. Ardel Barta is currently the Sacramental Priest for
St. Mary Parish, Urbana, St. Mary Parish, Vinton and Sacred
Heart Parish, Walker. He was born in 1937 and ordained in
1963. He has ministered at St. Cecilia Parish in Ames,
St. Pius X Parish in Cedar Rapids,
Nativity, St. Columbkille, St. Patrick and St. Mary Parishes in
Dubuque,
St. John Parish in Independence,
Blessed Sacrament Parish in Waterloo and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Webster City.
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“The Post-Resurrection
Appearances--
Living Presence of the Risen Lord”
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Presented by
Connie May
The Gospels
present us with a series of appearances by Jesus after the
Resurrection. These accounts represent the Christian community's
first encounter with the Risen Lord -- and prototypes for our
own experience of the Risen Lord still present among us. This
retreat experience will explore the original post-resurrection
experiences, what they teach us about our own encounter with
the risen Jesus and
our own
resurrected lives.
Connie
May has taught Scripture for the past thirty years.
She currently facilitates two weekly study groups and produces a
weekly lectionary guide. She served as a pastoral
associate at St. Edward Parish in Waterloo and has served as a
chaplain in hospitals, a prison, and a home care hospice.
She has a Masters degree in Theology from Aquinas Institute of
Theology and is chaplain emeritus of the National Association of
Catholic Chaplains. She and her husband live in Cedar
Rapids and are the parents of
four sons and eleven grandchildren.
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Registration
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By phone:
call 319-266-3543.
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By email:
<DBQAMRH@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us>
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For more information
contact:
American Martyrs Retreat House
2209 N. Union Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613.
Phone: 319-266-3543.
E-mail: <DBQAMRH@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us>
or
Director of Adult Faith Formation
320 Mulberry Street, Waterloo IA 50703
Phone: 319-234-9912
Email: <DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us>
Posted 12.09.09 •
Last Update: 01.02.10
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