Great Christmas Gift – a Retreat!

There is no better way to start of a New Year of spiritual growth than by going on a Parish Retreat. I’ve been blessed by making many over the years and now I attend every year (the format is updated each year so there is always something new). Our annual Parish Men’s Retreat at Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center has been the foundation of our active Men’s Ministry program at my parish (St. Anthony of Padua in The Woodlands). The parish has benefited greatly too, and we have men fully engaged in all our groups and ministries. If your Pastor has any doubts about supporting the Parish Men’s Retreat, they can contact our Pastor for his experience – Fr. Tom Rafferty is a big supporter and he sees first hand how well the retreat benefits the parish with activated, motivated Men!

So, I invite you to take action TODAY and register for your retreat. Go to the Holy Name website for dates and registration form (only $35 to register): http://www.passionist.org/holyname/

They have 11 more Men’s Retreats scheduled (from Jan 8 up through April 30, 2010), and we invite you to attend on your Parish’s date if possible, but you are welcome to attend whichever retreat best fits your schedule (invite a friend or two from you parish to attend with you!). If you are unsure of when to come, I invite you to the weekend of Jan 29-31 (I’ll be there myself!).