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Jesus Caritas Fraternity of Priests is sponsoring a Mini Retreat for Priests from February 6 - 8, 2012 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. The retreat will be led by Father Jim O’Donnell (Diocese of Cleveland), who is one of our honored elders in the United States Fraternity of Jesus Caritas. For many years Jim has ministered among the poor and imprisoned in inner city Cleveland. He is a man who has lived well the spirituality of Blessed Charles de Foucauld
This is the oldest continuous gathering of the fraternity on a regional basis in the United States. The Retreat begins Monday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m. and ends on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m. Transportation can be easily arranged from the Atlanta airport. The monastery asks a donation of $75.00 per night for food and lodging. Cost of the retreat itself is $40. To register send $40. to Father Jerry Ragan, St. Mary-on-the-Hill, 1420 Monte Sano Ave., Augusta, GA 30904. Tel: (706) 733-6627. E-mail: hapragan@hotmail.com.
Plans are being made now for a vacation week this coming summer, most probably in July of 2012. This event was formerly called the Rocky Mountain Roundup as it was held several times at Camp St. Malo in Estes Park, CO. We have decided to move the event around to different parts of the country. The basic format is that brothers from around the country gather from Monday to Friday to enjoy vacation together. We offer morning prayer with adoration, then the brothers go out to recreate for the day. Evening brings a mass, a social hour, dinner and then some sort of evening activity. We will let you know the location of next summer's vacation days as soon as they are determined.
Looking forward, here is a schedule for the next few years of what we plan to offer:
2012 Vacation Week
2013 Month of Nazareth with imbedded Retreat
2014 National Assembly
2015 Vacation Week
2016 Month of Nazareth with Imbedded Retreat
2017 National Assembly
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