Parish Retreat 2009

"What Does Christian Community Look Like" 

Place: The Community of St. John Baptist
Retreat Conductor: Fr. Andrew Sloane

Next Scheduled Parish Retreat
February 12-14, 2010
Retreat Conductor: TBA

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February 20-22, 2009

Our Lenten Retreat was held at the retreat house of the Community of St. John the Baptist Convent. The theme of the retreat was, "What Does Christian Community Look Like".  The theme was based on Romans 12 and 14; Isaiah [the prophet's understanding of God and the vine], Matthew 18, and the parable from Luke, "The Laborers in the Vineyard".  Silence plays a vital part in our retreats.  The Sisters have told us that we are one of the few parishes left that still does the traditional Anglo-Catholic silent retreats. Silence plays a vital role in any retreat.  We are given to the time to listen to God.  Many who go on retreat for the first time are nervous about the silence and if they are even able to keep it.  When the retreat is over, it is the silence they miss the most.

Retreat Schedule:

Friday: February 20, 2009
5:30pm    Arrive at Convent
6:00pm    Vespers Prayer        [Chapel]
6:30pm    Dinner                   [Refectory]
7:45pm    Group Session        [Common Room]
9:00pm    Compline               [Chapel]

            [Silence begins after Compline]

Saturday: February 21, 2009

7:15am      Matins and Mass         [Chapel]
8:30am      Breakfast                   [Refectory]
9:45am      First Address             [Chapel]
12:15pm    Noon Day Office        [Chapel]
12:30pm    Lunch                       [Refectory]
1:45am      Second Address         [Chapel]
5:30pm      Vespers Prayer           [Chapel]
6:00pm      Dinner                       [Refectory]
8:00pm      Compline                   [Chapel]

Sunday: February 22, 2009

8:00am    Matins                      [Chapel]
8:30am    Breakfast                  [Refectory]
9:30am    Fourth Address         [Chapel]
11:15am  Mass                        [Chapel]
12:30pm  Lunch                      [Refectory]
1:15pm   Group Session          [Common Room]  

2:00pm    Departure

Past Retreat Conductors and their Topics:

Fr.Russell A. Griffin, SSC
Rector of the Church of St. Uriel the Archangel
Sea Girt, NJ
"The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Capacity to Love"

2008:
Fr. Richard Martin, SSC
"Christ Through the Liturgical Year" 

2009:
Fr. Andrew Sloane
Rector of St. Paul's K Street
Washington, DC
"What Does Christian Community Look Like"