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The Power of the Mass in our Daily Lives
Our 2014 Parish Retreats
This retreat will cover some of the most important aspects of worship and how they can influence and direct our lives. We will look at such topics as: Why Worship God, The importance of Gathering, God Present in the Word, Gifts Shared and the Great Gift of the Eucharist. Living the Mass is the goal of this retreat.
Retreat weekends are not restricted to the parishes listed. You may attend any retreat weekend that you choose. The suggested donation for the weekend retreat is $140.
Men's Retreats - click on the date to register
St. Mary Magdalen Brighton Dcn Jim Chevalier 810 229-9734
St. John/St. Thomas Aquinas East Lansing John Ingraham 517 230-9445
St. Andrew Dung-Lac Lansing John O’Doherty 517 339-0209
Cristo Rey Lansing John O’Doherty 517 339-0209
St. Martha Okemos Dan Reed 517 896-5468
St. Mary Williamston Eric Theis 517 655-9632
Most Holy Trinity Fowler Neil Feldpausch 989 593-3543
St. Casimir Lansing Bill Torrence 517 393-9173
IHM Lansing Pete Droste 517 694-7047
St. Gerard Lansing Pete Droste 517 694-7047
SS. Corneilus and Cyprian Leslie Pete Droste 517 694-7047
St. Mary on the Lake Manitou Beach Pete Droste 517 694-7047
Immaculate Conception Milan Pete Droste 517 694-7047
St. Mary Morrice Jim Nutter 517 675-7320
St. Joseph Pewamo Pete Droste 517 694-7047
St. Mary Westphalia Dan Witgen 989 587-4611
St. Augustine Howell Dcn. Bill Sirl 810 750-2669
St. Francis of Assisi Ann Arbor Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
St. Thomas the Apostle Ann Arbor Roger Dershem 989 224-4072
St. Jude DeWitt Gene Russell 517 669-7172
St. Mary Durand Dirk Welte 989 743-5746
All Saints Flint Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
St. Agnes Fowlerville Michael Pheney 258 252-7560
Holy Spirit Hamburg Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
Sacred Heart Hudson Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
St. Isidore Laingsburg Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
St. Mary Cathedral Lansing Terence Austin 517 853-1410
Church of the Resurrection Lansing Mitch Kogut 517 372-2648
St. Therese Lansing Stephen Schultz 517 694-7266
St. Joseph St. Johns Henry Burkhardt 989 224-7540
Catholic Community St. John Burton/Davison Dennis LaRocque 810 653-7495
and Blessed Sacrament
St. Rita Clark Lake Jim Lusty 810 636-7328
SS. Charles and Helena Clio Jerry Rose 810 444-5721
St. John the Evangelist Fenton Tim Verhelle 810 629-8728
Our Lady of Guadalupe Flint Dcn John SundwicK 810 235-1812
St. Mary Flint Jim Lusty 810 636-7328
St. Joseph Gaines Dcn. Wayne Corrion 989 288-0548
St. Mark the Evangelist Goodrich Jim Lusty 810 636-7328
Holy Family Grand Blanc Jim Lusty 810 636-7328
St. Mary Mt. Morris Mike Slattery 810 687-4710
St. Francis Xavier Otisville Carl Hool 810 793-6723
St. Mary Chelsea Dcn John Sundwick 810 235-1812
St. Joseph Dexter Joe Prochaska 734 426-3377
St. John Vianney Flint Dcn John Sundwick 810 235-1812
St. Michael Flint Dave Gagne 810 240-6787
St. Pius X Flint Dcn John Sundwick 810 235-1812
St. Joseph Owosso Ray Scherer 989 725-8408
St. Paul Owosso Dirk Welte 989 743-5746
St. Joseph Ypsilanti Dcn John Sundwick 810 235-1812
St. Ann Bellevue Charles Camp 517 782-1681
Holy Redeemer Burton Gene Myers 810 234-3693
St. Mary Charlotte Patrick Mooney 269 763-9055
St. Catherine Laboure Concord Charles Camp 517 782-1681
Holy Rosary Flint Dan Trytko 810 631-6355
St. Robert Bellarmine Flushing Charles Camp 517 782-1681
St. Michael Grand Ledge Jim Palmiter 517 667-1916
St. John the Baptist Hartland Ted Zahrfeld 810 629-7549
St. Joseph Howell Michael Glatz 517 304-9503
St. John Jackson Jim Cook 517 784-2424
Queens Jackson John Pauli 517 563-2658
St. Mary Star of the Sea Jackson Dan Trytko 810 631-6355
St. James Mason Steve Crippen 517 282-2117
Holy Trinity/St. John Ypsilanti Ron Kretschmer 734 455-0274
St. Joseph Adrian Tom McDaid 517 263-1964
St. Mary of Good Counsel Adrian Peter Emmerson 616 340-5506
St. Philip Battle Creek Peter Emmerson 616 340-5506
St. Joseph Battle Creek Frank Skeltis 269 268-8049
St. Joseph Brooklyn Diane Dover 517 467-2106
St. Ann Gull Lake Ron Flesch 269 830-2888
St. Thomas More Kalamazoo Peter Emmerson 616 340-5506
St. Augustine Kalamazoo Peter Emmerson 616 340-5506
St. Joseph Kalamazoo Peter Emmerson 616 340-5506
Good Shepherd Montrose Bryan Root 810 639-2519
St. Ambrose Parchment Terry Andrews 269 968-0694
St. Catherine Portage Dick Finnerty 269 375-6037
St. Mary St. Charles Fred Toma 989 845-3939
Women's Retreats - click on the date to register
St. Jude DeWitt Mary Jane Simon 517 669-3194
St. Isidore Laingsburg Joan Cullimore 517 675-7104
St. Therese Lansing Jessica Schaub 517 281-1069
St. Gerard Lansing Marilyn Smith 517 977-0958
St. John/ East Lansing Mary Anne Illman 517 351-4177
St. Tho. Acquinas
St. Agnes Fowlerville Rosemary Cahaney 517 521-3218
St. John Albion Elaine Crosby 517 563-8476
St. Ann Bellevue Madelyn Lulich 269 763-9285
St. Mary Charlotte Teresa Hurd 517 663-1604
St. Mary Chelsea Mary Bareis 734 475-7216
Queens Jackson Elaine Crosby 517 563-8476
St. John Jackson Pat Wilson 517 784-0553
St. Mary Jackson Inez McKenna 517 782-0623
St. Joseph Jackson Elaine Crosby 517 563-8476
St. Stanislaus Jackson Elaine Crosby 517 563-8476
St. Joseph Owosso Marge Ziola 989 743-4609
Catholic Business Women Carolyn Hodgin 517 803-1908
St. Francis of Assisi Ann Arbor Ginny McKillip 734 544-5079
St. Thomas the Apostle Ann Arbor Ofelia Miles 734 484-1653
St. Mary Ann Arbor Kathleen Baxter 734 474-5021
Christ the King Ann Arbor Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Mary Magdalen Brighton Sr. Joyce Hoile 810 229-8624
St. Rita Clark Lake Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Augustine Kalamazoo Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Joseph Kalamazoo Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Monica Kalamazoo Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Mary Kalamazoo Cindy Vieta 269 343-0852
Our Lady of Fatima MI Center Roxann Reisterer 269 343-2982
St. Joseph Pewamo Gail Jandernoa 989 593-4812
Holy Trinity Student Parish Ypsilanti JoAnn DeRossett 734 482-4310
St. John the Baptist Ypsilanti JoAnn DeRossett 734 482-4310
St. Martha Okemos Patrice Burns 517 339-2549
St. Joseph Brooklyn Diane Dover 517 467-2106
Catholic Community of St. John
and Blessed Sacrament Burton/Davison Norma Jean Pomerville 810 232-5459
St. Joseph Howell Jane Theirfeldt 517 206-0243
St. Paul Owosso Pat King 989 723-6560
St. Elizabeth Tecumseh Sue Durkee 517 423-3020
St. Joseph Dexter Ann Smart 734 424-0111
St. Mary Flint Pat Slackta 810 635-3716
Christ the King Flint Pat Slackta 810 635-3716
St. Matthew Flint Pat Slackta 810 635-3716
St. John Vianney Flint Pat Slackta 810 635-3716
Our Lady of Guadalupe Flint Dcn. John Sundwick 810 235-1812
St. Mark the Evangelist Goodrich Pat Slackta 810 635-3716
St. Michael Grand Ledge Juls Mueller-Hayes 517 627-2672
Immaculate Conception Milan Valerie Wilson 734 439-2030x8
St. Augustine Howell Pat Sirl 810 750-2669
St. Mary Bronson Judy Carpenter 517 369-9226
SS. Charles & Helena Clio Joann Allen 810 686-4976
St. John Fenton Carolyn Witherow 810 714-2244
St. John Hartland Nancy Dibble 517 546-9279
St. Mary Morrice Sandie Michalek 517 625-3576
St. Mary Mt. Morris Janet Blankenship 810 659-6283
Holy Angels Sturgis Betty Williams 269 659-4146
St. Bernadette/St. Margaret Stanton Jean Hiltz 989 831-5269
St. Mary Adrian Helen Beecher 269 964-4605
St. Joseph Adrian Nancy McDaid 517 263-1964
St. Patrick Ann Arbor Helen Beecher 269 964-4605
St. Philip Battle Creek Helen Beecher 269 964-4605
St. Joseph Battle Creek Helen Beecher 269 964-4605
St. Jerome Battle Creek Helen Lajoie 269 963-0261
St. Mary Durand Cathie Ursu 989 413-0281
St. Pius Flint Janice Roland 810 239-4749
St. Robert Flushing Sally Tremblay 810 659-3417
St. Joseph Gaines Donna Cormier 810 266-4745
Holy Family Grand Blanc Cathy Szczerba 810 694-3263
St. Mary Swartz Creek Patricia Hatfield 810 635-7359
St. Martin Vickburg Janice Swager 269 626-0135
St. Patrick Brighton Delores Yackley 810 227-1467
Holy Redeemer Burton Jennifer Mikonczyk 810 694-0774
St. Dominic Clinton Marilyn DeShano 517 456-6447
Holy Rosary Flint Marcella Shann 810 736-8458
St. Mary Williamston Delores Yackley 810 227-1467
St. Michael Flint Peggy Goodall 810 744-3669
SS Cornelius & Cyprian Leslie Kim Hall 517 937-3302
St. Vincent DePaul Bay City Eva Reder 989 684-6018
Most Holy Trinity Fowler Rosemary Feldpausch 989 593-3543
St. Andrew Dung-Lac Lansing Barbara Alspaugh 517 485-8930
St. Casimir Lansing Barbara Alspaugh 517 485-8930
St. Mary Cathedral Lansing Arlene Woelfel 517 881-1683
Immaculate Heart of Mary Lansing Leah Hinman 517 393-3030
St. Francis Xavier Otisville Michelle Plunkett 810 744-2118
St. Patrick Portland Mary Kay Steffes-Schmitz 517 282-3616
St. Mary Westphalia Diane Bertram 989 587-3404
St. Peter Eaton Rapids Sharon Maurer 517 663-7209
Church of the Resurrection Lansing Joann Jacobs 517 482-3198
St. James Mason Amy Ambler 517 803-5001
Holy Family Ovid Laura Braun 989 834-5855
St. Mary Pinckney Joyce Wilson 734 426-5267
St. Joseph St. Johns Leona Thayer 989 224-4375
Special Offerings
Click on titles for registration page, if available.
November 15 - 17, 2013 Contemplative Retreat for Women - A Contemplation to Attain Love
A quiet retreat for women.
Presenters: Sr. Joanne Podlucky, Trudy McSorley
Click here for brochure.
November 22-24, 2013 Beyond Survival
A retreat of healing for women who have experienced sexual abuse.
December 6 - 8, 2013 Married Couples Retreat Love and Marriage
Give you yourselves the gift of time. Time to spend with us, with each other and with God. Call the Retreat Center at 866 669-8321. Presenters: Fr. Larry Delaney, Jarl and Pat Nischan
Click here for brochure.
December 17, 2013 Advent by Firelight - Beautiful Savior
Just for women, an evening of faith stories, bible verses, quotes and songs.
Each hostess is asked to invite 7 friends to join them and will provide dessert and a small favor to remember the evening.
Presenters: Marie Meadows, Cheryl Quin 7 pm to 9 pm
March 21-23, 2014 Reflect Retreat
A Weekend for Single Adults (mid 30's -50's)
April 12, 2014 Women Friends, Sister Friends
Come away for the day to: retreat, refresh, renew, and honor the friendship between sisters and those with whom we have formed a sister-friend relationship.
May 9 - 10, 2014 Mother/Daughter Retreat
This retreat is a time to pray, rest and enjoy being together with the women of your family.
Call the Retreat Center at 866 669-8321. Presenters: Fr. Larry Delaney and guests
July 14 - 20, 2014 Directed Retreat
A quiet time with the availability of daily spiritual direction and liturgy.
Call the Dominican Center for information or to register 313 387-9574
Other Offerings
These programs are listed on the website as a gesture of hospitality to the groups renting our facilities and for the convenience of individuals looking for the programs they offer.
The programs' ideology, theology and doctrine are reviewed only to the extent that they are not in conflict with Christian morals and ethics.
Alcoholics Anonymous
December 6 - 8, 2013 AA Men
Call Karl- 989 723-1706
January 31 - February 2, 2014 AA/Alanon Women
Call Ann- 231 832-2472
May 2 - 4, 2014 AA/Alanon Women
Call Ann- 231 832-2472
June 13 -15, 2014 AA Men
Call Karl- 989 723-1706
August 1 - 3, 2014 AA/Alanon Women
Call Ann- 231 832-2472
October 3 - 5, 2014 AA Men
Call Karl- 989 723-1706
November 7 - 9, 2014 AA/Alanon Women
Call Ann- 231 832-2472
December 5 - 7, 2014 AA Men
Call Karl- 989 723-1706
Retrouvaille Retreats
January 17 - 19, 2014
April 11- 13, 2014
October 31 - November 2, 2013
Call Retrouvaille at 517 290-5596 to register or for more information.
Parish Retreats
Special Offerings
Other Offerings
Alcoholics Anonymous
Retrouvaille Retreats
703 E. Main Street, DeWitt, Michigan 48820 (866) 669-8321
