let the spirit lead you into the desert of lent with his gifts

The gifts of the Holy Spirit as outlined in the Scriptures are the Lord's promised tools to strengthen every Catholic.

From February 8, 2013 To February 9, 2013

contact:

(937) 587-5464 or (513) 373-2397

location:

This retreat will be held at Our Lady of the Rosary, 17 Farragut Rd. Cincinnati Ohio 45218 (off Winton Road, near Winton Woods Park)

notes:

THIS DATE is ONE WEEK EARLIER than that which appears in One Bread, One Body advertised schedule. This will be the week immediately before Lent begins. It will help you make this Lent the very best Lent of your life!

schedule:

Friday, February 8, 2013 6:30 PM Registration 7:00 PM Praise & Worship, Prayer, and Introductions 7:15 PM “Enriching the Church with Your Spiritual Gifts” - Fr. Ezra Sullivan 8:00 PM Questions or Discussion 8:15 PM Closing Prayer Saturday, February 9, 2013 8:00 AM Registration - pick up name tags 8:15 AM Coffee and light breakfast 8:45 AM Prayer & Praise & Worship 9:00 AM “Literally into the Desert: Lessons from St. Anthony on Spiritual Warfare” - Fr. David Endres 10:00 AM “Confirmed and Sent Forth” - teaching given by Chris Jasek of Family of the Father homebased community (with Confessions offered simultaneously - Fr. David Endres, Fr. Ezra Sullivan, Fr. Basil Cole) 11:00 AM MASS - Fr. David Endres & Fr. Ezra Sullivan 12:00 NOON Lunch (provided) 1:00 PM “Gifts to Bring Unity in the Year of Faith” - Fr. Ezra Sullivan 2:00 PM “As We Grow so Grows the Church” - teaching given by members of Our Lady's Holy Mountain homebased community 3:00 PM “Get Ready, Get Set, Go Forth!” - [a Spirit-filled prayer meditation based upon Pope Benedict's challenge "to shed clearer light on the joy and renewed enthusiasm of the encounter with Christ" - Porta Fidei, 2] - given by members of Gone Fishing homebased community 3:45 PM Personal prayers for Gifts and Healing - Prayer teams 4:45 PM Mass with the Parish at Our Lady of the Rosary

speaker:

Fr. David Endres (Fr. Al Lauer's nephew) will give the first talk on Saturday morning entitled: “Literally Into the Desert: Lessons from St. Anthony on Spiritual Warfare.” He will hear confessions after his talk, and celebrate Mass with us. Fr. Ezra Sullivan, a Dominican priest from St. Gertrude's Church in Madeira, will also hear confessions, con-celebrate Mass, and give 2 talks - Friday night at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.