St. Richard Parish Women’s Retreat

FRIDAY, January 22nd

4:00pm-5:00pm | Arrive and settle into your room (St. Therese Retreat Center)

5:00pm | Social Hour (Little Flower Conference Room) w/ Art Activity, Journal-making

6:00pm | Dinner (St. Martha Dining Hall)

7:00pm | Welcome & 1st Talk: “Being Catholic Women Today” (Little Flower Conference Room)

8:00pm | Confession available? Quiet time for prayer, reflection, rest.

Please keep a prayerful silence following the conference.

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SATURDAY, January 23rd

7:45am-8:30am | Breakfast (St. Martha Dining Hall)

9:00am | Opening Prayer & Introductions (Little Flower Conference Room)

9:30am | Retreat Overview & Journal Explanation

9:45am | Opening Song & First Psalm Experience*

* Be Still, SC Chapman | Lectio Psalm 46: 1-2, 6,7,8, 10-11 | Meditatio Reflect | Read through | Oratio Pray | Read through | Contemplatio Rest (Feel free to record thoughts in journal throughout)

10:15am | Break

10:30am | Praise Song & Second Psalm Experience*

*  Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Casting Crowns | Movement Psalm 103: 1-5 | You may feel free to record thoughts in your journal, reflect on Psalm experience

11:05am | Adoration & Reconciliation (Chapel)

12:05pm | Lunch & Personal Time (St. Martha Dining Hall)

1:05pm | Lament Song & Third Psalm Experience*

*  No One Else Knows, Building 429 | Psalm 22 – Pope Benedict XVI and his thoughts on Psalm 22/Prayer

1:40pm | Reflection / Group Prayer

2:00pm | Break

2:20pm | Wisdom Song & Fourth Psalm Experience*

* Nothing is Beyond You, Amy Grant | Psalm 139 - “Knowing Whose I Am”

2:45pm | Reflection / Write in Journals

3:05pm | Break

3:30pm | Trust Song & Fifth Psalm Experience*

* On Eagle’s Wings, Sung by Retreatants | Psalm 91: 1-5 | Write your own Psalm, based on our experiences with Psalms during the day and other experiences you have had.

 4:30pm | Discussion. Brief processing of Psalm of trust and confidence and on writing your own psalm. Time for sharing. Comments/thoughts on any part of today? Which psalm was the most comforting or most relevant for you?

5:30pm | Group Prayer

5:45pm | Break

6:00pm | Dinner

7:00pm | Nighttime Prayer for those who would like to gather

8:00pm | Optional Social Hour or Quiet Time

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SUNDAY, January 24th

7:45am | Breakfast (St. Martha Dining Hall)

8:30am | Lynda’s Detachment Presentation

9:00am | Mothers Prayers

10:00am | St. Richard’s Ministry Review - Ministry leaders will provide a brief description of their ministries

10:10am | Personal Time, Reflection, Packing Up, Preparing for Mass

10:30am | Mass

Departure