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Discernment Workshop:
A workshop designed to give adults basic tools in coming
to understand God's desire for them and their lives.
Christian discernment of God‘s will is the focal
point and practical guidelines to put discernment into
practice are offered.
Centering Prayer Workshop:
A workshop with follow-up sessions that introduces a
method of prayer that prepares one to receive the gift
of contemplative prayer. Centering prayer facilitates
a movement from more active prayer into a receptive
prayer of resting in God. It is drawn from ancient prayer
practices of the Christian contemplative heritage.
ACTS Program: An adult
retreat experience which seeks to deepen one's faith
and relationship with God and with a community of fellow
believers. ACTS stands for adoration, community, theology,
and service.
Cursillo: Begins with
a 72 hour encounter with Christ. It is a means of deepening
ones relationship with Christ and living it out within
a community of fellow believers. Available in Spanish.
Marriage Encounter:
A weekend experience for married couples that emphasizes
communication between husband and wife. It teaches a
nonjudgmental approach to communication. The weekend
also provides the couple time together away from daily
distractions to concentrate on each other.
Retrouvaille: A weekend
retreat for couples experiencing difficulty in their
marriage. Peers minister to those who are hurting and
provide them with examples and tools to deal with their
marital situation.
Engage Encounter: A
weekend experience where couples planning marriage have
the time, together, to concentrate on each other. It
is designed to give couples an opportunity to dialogue
intensively and honestly about their future life together.
Day of Recollection:
The retreat center is able to host or facilitate a day
of prayer for any parish group (ex. Altar Society, Parish
Council, Staff Members, etc) By prior arrangement.
Quiet Day(s) of Personal Prayer:
Individuals are invited to spend an hour, day, weekend,
or week in solitude, reflection, and prayer here at
the retreat center. Meals and overnight lodgings can
be provided. By prior arrangement.
Directed Retreat: Individuals
are able to spend a couple of days, weekend, or week
in prayer and reflection. Each day the individual meets
with a qualified retreat director who accompanies the
person on their spiritual journey during the time of
retreat. By prior arrangement.
Spiritual Direction:
A ministry of accompanying a person on his/her faith
journey. A qualified spiritual director meets with an
individual one time a month for one hour to listen,
reflect, pray, and discern together how God is working
in the person's life. Spiritual direction is a means
to deepen one's relationship with God and is not counseling.
Limited slots are available.
**The Bishop DeFalco Retreat
Center also hosts a wide range of other programs.
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