St. Emma Retreat House

The Benedictine Nuns,
who are St. Emma Monastery,
invite you to come aside and
rest awhile with the Lord
on one of our many retreats.

Retreats listed below consist of daily Mass, conferences given to the retreatants as a group, opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and time for personal prayer/reflection and Eucharistic adoration.

RETREATS - 2009

JULY 2009

· 24-31 Encounter with Silence, Rev. Frank Erdeljac $400

· 26-31 Five Day Silent Retreat, Rev. Mark Gruber, OSB $290
Theme: Vanity of Vanities

AUGUST 2009

· 28-29 Overnight Retreat for Busy Moms, Rev. Angelus Shaughnessy OFMCap $75
Theme: Behold the Handmaid of the Lord - The Vocation of Motherhood

SEPTEMBER 2009

·   11-13    Married Couples, Rev. Boniface Hicks, OSB
                        Theme: Love Shared in Liturgy and Lectio Divina:
                                    Ways to Deepen Married Life in Christ

· 18-20 Women, Rev. Angelus Shaughness OFMCap Theme: Be All You Can Be for the Lord

· 25-27 Women, Most Rev. Anthony G. Bosco, Retired Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg
Theme: A Weekend with Mary

OCTOBER 2009

·   2- 4    Women, Rev. Thomas More Sikora, OSB
                        Theme: The Eucharist - Center of Our Lives in the Church
·         4    Day of Recollection for Third Order Carmelites, Rev. Bede Mulligan, O Carm

NOVEMBER 2009

· 6- 8 Married Couples, Rev. Angelus Shaughnessy, OFMCap

Theme: Angels to Your Children; Christ to Each Other

DECEMBER 2009

· 3 Advent Evening of Recollection for Women, Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Kiniry

· 5 Advent Day of Recollection for Lay and Religious, Rev. William Kiel

RETREATS - 2010

FEBRUARY 2010

· 19-21 Silent, Lenten, Rev. Lester Knoll, OFMCap

· 26-28 Silent, Lenten, Rev. Bill Kiel

MARCH 2010

· 12-14 Men, Rev. Barry O'Leary

· 19-21 Silent, Lenten, Rev Boniface Hicks, OSB

If you have questions about any of these retreat programs, please email retreats@stemma.org or phone 724-834-3060 Ext. 139. Thank you!

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FEES: 2009

Weekend:

$140/person
$270/couple

Individual Day of Recollection:
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM $28
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM $38

WEEKEND RETREATS: OPEN WITH DINNER AT 6:00 P.M. AND
MASS AT 8:00 P.M.; CLOSE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 1:00 P.M.

ALL ROOMS ARE PRIVATE and each has a sink and ceiling fan. Linens, towels, glass and soap provided.

IF YOU BRING A TAPE RECORDER OR RADIO, P-L-E-A-S-E bring earphones.

IF MAKING A SUMMER RETREAT, PLEASE KNOW that certain casual, summer apparel is distracting to others on retreat; please remember to dress in a manner appropriate to a sacred setting.

IF YOU MUST CANCEL, P-L-E-A-S-E NOTIFY US AT ONCE. WAITING LISTS ARE REAL -- SOMEONE MAY BE WAITING ANXIOUSLY FOR THE CHANCE TO MAKE A RETREAT.