SAVE THE DATE!
Blessed Sacrament Parish
Presents
Full Day Fall Retreat
Saturday, October 19th, 2024 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
at
St. Matthew’s Church
sign-in and refreshments starting at 8:15 am
Survival Tools for Life - Prayer and the Eucharist
Meet Our Presenters:
Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP was born in New York City, and ordained as a Paulist priest in 1972. He has served as pastor in downtown New York and in Chicago. In 1990, he earned a D. Min. from Boston University, completing his dissertation on "Parish Based Evangelization." He served as consultor for the US Bishops' Committee on Evangelization for over a dozen years. He has written numerous books on spirituality, discipleship and evangelization, and is frequently published in periodicals like The Priest, Catechetical Leader, and Deacon Digest. In 1994 he was elected President of the Paulist Fathers He presently lives in Washington where he is president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries. He travels widely, conducting parish renewals (missions), presenting to Catholic clergy at convocations and retreats, and discussing the relationship of evangelization and catechesis. His latest book will be published by Paulist Press: “Discipleship for the Future: Spirituality of the Kingdom.” He recently published: “Catholic Discipleship: Spiritual Exercises and Reflections,” and “Beyondews: from Parishioners to Disciples,” both at www.pemdc.org. He has been working on several pastoral tools: Pathways in Faith (RCIA and Adult Faith Formation), and The Catholic Discipleship Profiletm. He also serves on the Editorial Board of the International Journal for Catechesis and Evangelization.
Sister Maryann Cantlon is a Sister of St. Joseph of Chambery and a retreat staff member at Holy Family. Before coming to Connecticut, she was the Associate Director of Restorative Justice in the Diocese of San Jose for ten years. Previously, she taught high school music and served many years as a teacher and chaplain in both state and federal prisons. Maryann also helped begin an educational mission among the indigenous Maya Indians in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Maryann holds a Master's degree in Music from Hartt College of Music at the University of Hartford and a Master's degree in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkley, California.
The day will feature morning and afternoon talks by our speakers, small group sharing, lunch, opportunities for personal prayer and reflection, and much more .
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