Abbey Easter Retreat

May 9-11, 2018      

The Joy of the Resurrection

What does it mean to age gracefully? How do we courageously face our burdens, accept our blessings, and recreate our lives in new ways? This retreat will address the issues of diminishment, loss, grief, loneliness, struggles with faith and the certainty of dying, and what the promise of resurrection means to us as Christians.

Presenters

Pastor Raymond Arveson, a Lutheran pastor of 25 years, completed his career as a chaplain at St. Cloud Hospital.

Sister Joyce Iten, O.S.B., a member of the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, is a certified spiritual director, hospital chaplain and death and grief educator.

Abbot John Klassen, O.S.B., the 10th abbot and spiritual father of Saint John’s Abbey, was elected by the monastic community in November 2000.

Michele Rosha, B.C.C., serves as both a hospital and hospice chaplain at St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls, MN.

Registration Information

The retreat starts with supper on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and concludes on Friday at 10:00 a.m. The cost is $185 for a single room, and $320 for a double room ($160 per person).

To register for this retreat, contact the Spiritual Life Office at 320-363-3929, email us at spirlife@osb.org, or register online.

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 Pastor Raymond Arveson          Sister Joyce Iten, O.S.B.       Abbot John Klassen, O.S.B.         Michele Rosha, B.C.C.

Further Ahead

December 7-9, 2018     Advent Retreat       with Fr. Nick Kleespie, OSB

Dec 28-30, 2018            Year-End Retreat    with Fr. Timothy Backous, OSB 
 
March 8-10, 2019          Lenten Retreat       with Mary Stommes,

                                                                                editor Give Us This Day 

April 18-21, 2019           Triduum Retreat     with Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB