Women's Retreat # 4

October 1 - 3, 2021

Date and Time Details: Check in starts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and concludes with lunch on Sunday. Meals and linens are provided. If you need additional information on this retreat, please contact the captain as listed below or call the retreat center.

Location: Saint Joseph Abbey Retreat Center

Address: 75376 River Rd Saint Benedict, La 70457

Contact PersonLynette Kendall
clc@sjasc.edu
985-892-3473

Captain(s):

Elaine Ayo, Luling *504-450-2551

Marie Giorlando, New Orleans 504-568-0522

Carmen Humphrey, Metairie 504-831-8474

Donna Leininger, Raceland 985-860-0781

Renette Hebert, 504-583-6925

Theme: From Discernment To Decision With Saint Joseph As Our Model

COVID-19: We require that everyone wear a mask while in common areas.

Single Occupancy – $265.00

RETREAT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

4:00 PM Registration upon Arrival (Rooms not available until 4:00 PM)
5:30 PM Vespers in Abbey Church (optional)
6:00 PM Welcome Wine and Cheese (St. Thomas Aquinas Room)
6:30 PM Supper
8:00 PM Mass (Retreat Center Chapel)
Night Prayer

SATURDAY

7:00 AM Lauds in Abbey Church (optional)
7:20 AM Rising Bell
7:50 AM Morning Prayer (Retreat Center Chapel)
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Conference (Retreat Center Chapel)
9:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation
10:30 AM Rosary (Retreat Center Chapel)
11:15 AM Mass (Abbey Church)
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Free Time or Spiritual Direction (see sign-up sheet @ check in)
4:00 PM Conference (St. Thomas Aquinas Room)
5:30 PM Vespers in Abbey Church (optional)
6:15 PM Supper
7:15 PM Conference (St. Thomas Aquinas Room)
8:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration (Retreat Center Chapel)

SUNDAY
6:30 AM Lauds in Abbey Church (optional)
7:20 AM   Rising Bell
7:50 AM Morning Prayer (Retreat Center Chapel)
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Conference (St. Thomas Aquinas Room)
Renewal of Baptismal/Marriage Vows
10:00 AM Rosary (Retreat Center Chapel)
11:00 AM  Mass (Abbey Church)
12:15 PM  Lunch
Departure

SILENCE IS OBSERVED IN AND AROUND THE RETREAT HOUSE FROM AFTER MASS ON FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL AFTER MASS ON SUNDAY. PLEASE RESPECT THIS POLICY

Retreat Master: Rev. Paul S. Hart

Rev. Paul S. Hart, our Director of Retreats, welcomes you to the Abbey Retreat Center. A New Orleans native, Fr. Hart is celebrating his 31st year as a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He is a Spiritual Director for Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College and Chaplain for Brother Martin.

Spiritual Direction: Br. Meinrad Carmago, O.S.B.

Br. Meinrad Carmargo, OSB, was born in southern Brazil in 1981. He graduated from Law School in 2007 and practiced law before entering into monastic life. He joined a Trappist monastery in Brazil in 2014 and came to Saint Joseph Abbey in 2018. He currently is a monk in simple vows.