Retreats offer the opportunity to get away and to find time to journey with your God. Retreats range in length from one to 10 days. Silence is an integral part of most retreats.
Retreat: Dining in the Kingdom of God: Luke’s Gospel and Hospitality
March 5-6, 2010
6:30 p.m. check-in time. Retreat begins at 7 p.m. Friday and ends at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. (Program held at Kordes Center)
Today the Eucharist is often experienced in isolation from the rest of the Gospel story, connected only with the Last Supper and not to its broader context in Jesus’ life and ministry. The Eucharist can also become disconnected from our daily lives. We fail to see the relationship between the Eucharist at the altar and the “eucharist” at the table in the home. We frequently take little time for that most important ritual of the “common meal” that gives life to our spirits as well as food to our bodies. Using the concept of hospitality from St. Luke’s Gospel, this retreat will explore the gathering of family or friends around a meal at the family table as an extension of the Eucharist. Participants will experience the ritual of a common meal, “dining in the kingdom of God.”
Presenter: Sister Barbara C. Schmitz, OSB, is a gift officer in Mission Advancement for the Sisters of St. Benedict. She holds graduate degrees in education and spirituality as well as internships in spiritual direction and contemplative dialogue. She has held leadership positions in diocesan, seminary, and retreat ministries.
Cost $130 per person for double occupancy, $150 for a private room, $80 for a commuter.
