WOMEN’S DISCERNMENT WEEKEND RETREAT FOR AGES 18-35
March 10-12, 2023
Location:
St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish
1971 Saint Lawrence Dr.Santa Clara, CA
Old Convent/Resource Center
The retreat will include:
– Practical prayer tools
– Talks (in English and Spanish)
– Mass & Holy Hour
– Resources and spiritual tools in discerning marriage or consecrated life
– Opportunity for Q&A with sisters and married couples (in English and Spanish)
– Conversation with your sisters in Christ.
Sign up: Fill out the interest form here and we will contact you. If you do not hear back from us within a few days, please email vocations@dsj.org.
Sisters and the Religious to the Consecrated Life of the Diocese of San Jose make a radical choice to follow Jesus’ call to be His servant-leaders. Their lives of joyful sacrifice bring to the people of Silicon Valley the message of Jesus Christ that: I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live! (John 11:25).
Cost: Retreat is free. Repeat retreatants welcome!
Requirements: Single Catholic female, 18 years and older, recommended by any of the priest in the Diocese of San José.
Agenda
Friday
5-6:00PM REGISTRATION
6:00PM WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
6:30PM ICEBREAK
7:00PM DINNER
7:30PM TALK #1
8:00PM SHARE YOUR HOPES
8:30PM PRACTICE FOR LITURGY OF THE HOURS
8:45PM HOLY HOUR
9:15PM NIGHT PRAYER
9:30PM SILENCE TIME
Saturday
7:00AM MORNING PRAYER
7:30AM BREAKFAST
8:00AM TALK #2
9:00AM MASS
9:45AM BREAK
10:15AM TALK #3
11:15AM DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
12:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM- SILENCE TIME “DESERT”
3:00PM WALK TO EMMAUS
5:00PM BREAK
5:30PM HOLY HOUR
6:00PM EVENING PRAYER
6:30PM DINNER
7:30PM PRAY THE ROSARY OUTSIDE
8:00PM MOVIE, EJ: ST CLARE
10:00PM NIGHT PRAYER
Sunday
7:00AM MORNING PRAYER & ADORATION
8:30AM LIGHT BREAKFAST
9:00AM TALK #4
10:00AM CONFESSION
11:00AM MASS
12:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM DEPARTURE
Other Retreats for Women in the Bay Area
Daughters of Charity, Los Altos Hills, CA
Visit with us and learn about the Daughters of Charity while listening to how God is calling you.
For single Catholic women ages 18-40
For more information contact Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.
More info and other retreats: http://daughters-of-charity.com/retreats/
Dominican Nuns, Menlo Park, CA
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Cost: There is no cost for a “Come and See” Day, but donations are welcome. To register, please complete the Registration Request on the website.
Website: https://www.opnunsmenlo.org/retreat-days
SPIRITUAL EXERCISES FOR WOMEN
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, Santa Clara, CA
Contact Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine: https://www.olop-shrine.org