One - Day Offerings

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    IN PERSON AND ZOOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

OFF TO A PRAYERFUL START

FOCUSING THE NEW YEAR 

      ZOOM ONLY     

      Monday, January 3           7:00 – 8:00 PM

What better way to spend this day!  Start out 2022 with an evening zoom retreat to set the direction for the year.  “Well begun is half done,” they say, and establishing a direction is essential for the journey.  Where am I going in 2022?  What is the desire of my heart, and God’s as we begin this year together? Led by S. Marcy.  Donation: $15, includes materials.

EPIPHANY RETREAT

     Thursday, January 6           9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Come and spend a few hours in prayer and quiet reflection that you might discover the many everyday stars which have been revealing to you the fullness of God’s loving presence.  Led by S. Marie O’Hagan, SSJ.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

THE BEAUTY OF THE TRINITY

IN THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

     Monday, January 10           9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

The Trinity means relationship.  As the Christmas Season concludes on January 9th with the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, we notice how the Trinity is fully present during Jesus’ baptism.  Using this Gospel passage and Richard Rohr’s   book, The Divine Dance, we will reflect on how we are in relationship with the Trinity.  Led by Jill Snyder.  

Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom: $20.  

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

     IN PERSON ONLY

     Wednesdays, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

     January 12     February 9  

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Please bring a bag lunch.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.

CLAIM YOUR LIGHT/FIND YOUR VOICE

     Thursday, February 3           9:30 AM – Noon

Ever feel as though you are running on empty?  You are not alone! Come join in a mid-morning retreat and fill your spiritual gas tank with the energy hidden in the back-to-back feasts of the Presentation of Jesus and St. Blaise.  Renewed by God's presence, go forth and be God's light and God's voice in our world.  

Led by S. Marie O’Hagan, SSJ.  Donation: $20.

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VALENTINE’S CELEBRATION FOR COUPLES  

     IN-PERSON ONLY

     Sunday, February 13           11:00 AM – 1:00 PM       

     Liturgy at 11:00 AM

This year our Valentine Celebration takes a different shape.  We begin with Mass at 11:00 AM which will include the renewal of marriage vows.  We follow with a delicious lunch.   Donation: Love Offering.

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GETTING COMFORTABLE

WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE

     Tuesday, February 15           9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Spend a morning getting comfortable with “the dark night of the soul” as St. John of the Cross intended us to understand it.  Discover the true meaning of God’s precious gift drawing us close through this call to deeper faith, trust and love.  Led by Jill Snyder.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom: $20.

"COR" STRENGTH

THE "HEART" OF TRANSFIGURATION

     Friday, February 18           10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

     Liturgy at 2:00 PM

Join Fr. William Lago as he shares about the core values that open us up to transformation "through, with, and in" the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The day will include Scripture Study/Reflection; insights from St. Therese, St. John Newmann, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Anastasius and spiritual author, George Aschenbrenner.  There will be time for quiet reflection and meditation. We will conclude with the celebration of Mass.  Led by Father Bill Lago.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.  

 IN PERSON AND ZOOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 

ASH WEDNESDAY RETREAT

      Wednesday, March 2          9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

     Liturgy at Noon

We love beginning Lent together with this retreat at Francis House because it provides a gentle structure for the six-week journey ahead. This year I thought you would enjoy Life Is Messy by Matthew Kelly to guide your Lenten journey.  Liturgy is included with the reception of ashes within it.  Donation: $35, includes lunch and book for your 6-week Lenten journey; Zoom $20.

PACKING WELL FOR THE PILGRIMAGE OF LENT

      Thursday, March 3          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

A 40-day Lenten journey cannot succeed without good planning and needed supplies.  Come away for a mini-retreat and stock up on the graces you will need for the road which lies before you.  Led by Sister Marie O’Hagan, SSJ.  

Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

EMERGING SPIRITUALITY IN A CHAOTIC WORLD

        Sunday, March 6          9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

The universe we live in is dynamic, creative, and beautiful. Steeping ourselves in its dynamism, sensing its evolutionary direction, and sinking into its beauty, we come to know a divine immanent presence alive and active in the universe as well as a divine transcendent presence drawing us ever into the future. During this retreat day, we will consider what the universe reveals about our creator God and how we can become continually more conscious of our part in its ongoing evolution.  Led by S. Kathy Duffy, SSJ.  Donation: $40, includes lunch; Zoom $30.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS

        Monday, March 7          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

C.S. Lewis gifts us with a very cleverly written treatment of discernment of spirits.  His insightfulness and wit are remarkable.  Come and enjoy this classic!  Led by Jill Snyder. Donation: $25, includes materials; Zoom $20.  Please bring your lunch.

GOD CHOOSES THE UNLIKELY

       Tuesday, March 8          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

We will use Caravaggio’s famous painting The Call of St. Matthew to lead our reflection and open us to prayer on Jesus’ call to each of us, individually and uniquely to “Come follow me.” Are you an “unlikely choice” too? A wonderful Lenten retreat!  Led by S. Marcy.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAYS

     IN PERSON ONLY     

Wednesday, March 9            9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Wednesday, April  6              9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Please bring a bag lunch.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.

JOURNEYING THROUGH LENT AS THE BELOVED OF GOD

        Friday, March 11          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

In our time together, we will get in touch with our forgotten Belovedness and look at and learn from Jesus how to journey through Lent as the Beloved of God.  Led by S. Carol Beevers, SSJ.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

INVITED TO THE SACRED MEAL

     Tuesday, March 15          9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Using as a starting point the 1988 Oscar-winning Danish film, Babette's Feast, we will explore Eucharist as sacred meal. Bishop Robert Barron writes in his 2021 book, Eucharist, "All were welcome around the table of Jesus, the rich and the poor, the respectable and the marginalized, the saint and the sinner, the healthy and the sick. The liturgy is a sacred meal at which God, in sheer graciousness, feeds his people with his own substance, thereby uniting them to him and to one another, offering the forgiveness of sins, and displaying a new vision of the world."  Come, you're invited to the Feast. Led by JoLynn Krempecki, M.A.  Donation: $30, includes lunch; Zoom $25.

GOD’S TENDER HUMILITY

     Wednesday, March 16                9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

“Almighty” and “All Powerful” are more often the attributes used to describe God.  During this retreat, our focus will be on the humility and vulnerability of God in loving us and in giving us the freedom to return this love.  Led by Jill Snyder.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

A CELTIC PILGRIMAGE

    Thursday, March 17          1:00 – 3:30 PM

Celtic spirituality teaches us about the experience of the "thin places." In his travelogue, Man Seeks God, Eric Weiner describes those places as, “locales where the distance between heaven and earth collapses.” Come and enjoy a quiet retreat morning allowing yourself to enter into a thin place where your God awaits your company.  Led by S. Marie O’Hagan, SSJ.  Donation: $20.

SAINT JOSEPH, MODEL OF FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD

   Saturday, March 19          9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

     Liturgy at 3PM

Sister Dorothy Giloley, SSJ will present a retreat day based on the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis: Patris Corde (With a  Father’s Heart ) about Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph’s faith-filled trust in God is a model for all of us as we are faced with challenges and decisions in our lives.  Donation: $35, includes lunch; Zoom $30.

THE IMITATION OF CHRIST: THE BEATITUDES EDITION

  Monday, March 28          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Let’s enjoy the wisdom of this timeless classic by Thomas Ὰ Kempis translated for us in this special version: The Imitation of Christ – The Beatitudes Edition.  Listen as Jesus speaks right to you as a friend with loving advice.  Time will also be given to contemplative prayer.   Led by Jill Snyder.  Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

GOD’S WILL – GOD’S DREAM

    Tuesday, April 5          9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Can you imagine that the will of God is planted in your own deepest desires?  We will use the book, What’s Your Decision?  How to Make Choices with Confidence and Clarity to help you determine where God is leading you in daily life.  Led by Jill Snyder. 

Donation: $25, with lunch; Zoom: $20. 

THE JOURNEY OF THE CROSS IN 2022

    Thursday, April 7           9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Come be a companion to the suffering Christ as he carries the crosses of our present world.  Through scripture, music, visual images, poetry and prayer minister to the wounded ones who still walk the Calvary Road.  Led by S. Marie O’Hagan, SSJ.  Donation: $20.  Please bring your lunch. 

THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

IN PERSON ONLY

    Friday, April 8          1:00 – 4:00 PM

We will combine making the Stations of the Cross (outdoors or indoors) with some quiet time for your own prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament.  A wonderful    Lenten afternoon of prayer.  Led by S. Marcy.  Donation: Love Offering.

CENTERING PRAYER RETREAT DAY - MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK

     IN-PERSON ONLY    Monday, April 11          9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Come and spend quiet, prayerful time in Centering Prayer at Francis House.  We will have 20-minute sessions with some Scripture to start us off.   What a beautiful way to begin Holy Week and prepare for the Triduum.  Led by S. Marcy. Donation:  Love Offering.

A HOLY MOVIE FOR A HOLY WEEK, OF GODS AND MEN

    Tuesday, April 12          1:00 – 3:30 PM

What does it mean to give your life for others, to return love for hate and to become one with the poor and oppressed no matter what the cost?  Jesus shows us in His Passion and the priests and monks in this movie, Of God’s and Men, follow Jesus fully.  Blessed Pierre Claverie is among them, and his sister, Anne-Marie, will be with us as we watch and pray. Led by Anne-Marie Gustavson-Claverie. Donation:  Love offering.

YOU MATTER

    Wednesday, April 13          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Do you ever feel lonely and ask yourself, “Do I matter?  Does anyone really care?”  Jesus says, “Yes, I love you.  Spend time with me.”  During this Holy Week retreat, we will spend time accompanying Jesus in His Passion and being accompanied by Jesus in ours.  Led by Jill Snyder. Donation: $25, includes lunch. Zoom: $20.

  IN PERSON AND ZOOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED  

LOVING CHRIST:  THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSE

   Wednesday, April 20     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

We will explore Christ as the pattern of birth, death and emerging new life. Christ is at the heart of the universe pulling everything together enfolded in love. We will reflect on the writings of Teilhard de Chardin, Ilio Delio, Richard Rohr. Led by Jill Snyder. Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

LIFE-GIVING WATER:  REJOICING IN THE GIFT OF BAPTISM

  Wednesday, April 27      9:30 AM – Noon

Jesus used water often and creatively to heal, to cleanse, to change into wine, to drink and to be baptized. During this Easter Season, we will soak in the life-giving waters of grace, celebrate the gift of our own Baptism, and ponder what it means today to be Baptized into Christ.  Led by Janine Corgan.  Donation: $20.

GREAT POETRY READING DAY

  Thursday, April 28      1:00 – 3:00 PM

Step away from your usual routine and escape into a paradise of poetry.  On this national day dedicated to poetry, explore the spiritual poetry penned by authors such as Jessica Powers, Catherine of Siena, Mary Oliver, Teresa of Avila and many others. Recognize and rejoice in the ways God's Word continues to take root in word and in deed. Led by S. Marie O’Hagan, SSJ. Donation: $15. 

ST. JOSEPH: THE WORKER  AND THE DREAMER

   Tuesday, May 3     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

How well do we know St. Joseph?  He was, literally, a man of no words! Yet, for centuries we have revered him as “the second-greatest saint.” Mary’s month begins with Joseph, and their partnership gives us a perfect picture of the “active-contemplative life” to which each of us is called. Join us for this morning retreat for a deeper look at Joseph’s role in God’s Dream and our own role, too.  Led by S. Dorothy Urban, SSJ. Donation: $25 includes lunch; Zoom $20.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

     IN PERSON ONLY    

Wednesday, May 4      9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Please bring a bag lunch.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.

MARIAN RETREAT

     Thursday, May 5     1:00 – 3:30 PM 

Have you ever wondered how Mary accomplished all that was asked of her? Have you ever wondered how you will accomplish all that is being asked of you?  Know, Mary is just waiting to share with you the truth of her life, that you might have greater peace in yours! Led by Sister Marie O’Hagan, SSJ. Donation: $20.

DISCOVERING MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS  AND HOW TO USE THEM

   Thursday, May 12     9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

This day will focus on our Baptismal call to be missionary disciples and how God has equipped each of us to fulfill that vocation. Participants will be invited to take the spiritual gifts inventory to discover their gifts for missionary discipleship and how they can best use them to build the kingdom of God. Recommended book: Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell. Led by S. Kathy Burton, SSJ. Donation: $35 includes lunch; Zoom $30.

 
AWE AND WONDER:  LISTEN FOR GOD’S HEARTBEAT IN CREATION

     IN PERSON ONLY     

Monday, May 16      9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Time will be spent outdoors listening and watching for God everywhere. Also, we will enjoy the writing of John Philip Newell as he helps us to see how Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry and the Celtic world desired to move in harmony with all creation for the love of God.  Led by Jill Snyder. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

EVANGELIZE - SOAP BOX NOT NEEDED!

 Tuesday, May 17      9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

"Go and make disciples of all nations..."  But, Lord, how do we do that?  What is the plan?  Where do I start?  What about my own household?  Surely, You don't mean that you want ME to preach the Good News?" Umm, yes, He does. Come to brainstorm about how this all works. What does evangelization mean and where might we begin? Led by JoLynn Krempecki, M.A. Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

 
ANNUAL CLEANING PARTY

     IN PERSON ONLY     

Saturday, May 21     9 AM to Noon OR  1:00 – 3:00 PM

Please come and help us clean Francis House. Bring your favorite cleaning supplies.
Please choose a shift that is convenient for you and call 609-877-0509 with your choice. Actually, it’s fun! Thanks so much. Breakfast & Lunch provided.

  IN PERSON AND ZOOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED  

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

     IN-PERSON ONLY   

Wednesday, June 1         9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Please bring a bag lunch. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.

G.K. CHESTERTON:  THE FUNDAMENTAL DISPOSITION OF JOY 

 Monday, June 6           9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

How do we engage a culture that is befuddled by Christ and suspicious of the Church? The life and witness of this 19thCentury literary convert, G.K. Chesterton, shows that the fundamental disposition of genuine holiness and effective evangelism is joy, and life in Christ is a day-to-day encounter with an abundant and surprising offer of grace. We will view a short film by Bishop Barron as part of our morning retreat. Led by S. Marcy. Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

GOD’S EVER-PRESENT LOVE IN MOTION

     IN-PERSON ONLY     

Wednesday, June 8     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

We all yearn to be aware of the presence of God in our daily lives, no matter where we are or what we are doing. God invites you to come as you are. We will experience His ever-present love through Centering Prayer, music, and movement. Come feel your heartbeat and let the Spirit move you! Led by Bernadette Citarella. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

SATURATED IN GOD’S LOVE   

     IN-PERSON ONLY     Friday, June 10     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

We will enjoy a day outdoors being saturated in God’s love through creation. To deepen our experience, we will pray with and reflect on excerpts from Earth Psalms: Reflections on How God Speaks through Nature. Led by Jill Snyder. Donation: $25 with lunch.

DISCERNMENT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR WORLD!

Friday, June 10        9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

I’m willing if you are! This day includes the full teaching of Ignatian Discernment of Spirits! If you find yourself sliding down “the greasy pole” of desolation or negative thinking, this day will help you immensely. The Ignatian teaching on discernment is life changing as we practice awareness, understanding and right action regarding the various spirits that present themselves to us day by day and moment by moment. Led by S. Marcy. Donation: $35 includes lunch; Zoom $30.