The 6th Annual TSSF Lenten/Easter Retreat at Little Portion Friary
will be held the weekend of April 17-19th, 2009. The Retreat will begin on Friday April 17th in the late afternoon and
continue into Sunday April 19th. You will find a tentative schedule below:
Highlights for the Retreat include:
·A TSSF Community gathering on Friday Evening, as both
a time for "housekeeping," as well as to get
(re)acquainted with each another;
·Silence, beginning after Compline on Friday evening
and continuing until after Saturday Compline. (A
place to talk with one another on Saturday after
Compline will be provided);
·Retreat Meditations lead by one of our TSSF Brothers or Sisters.
This retreat will qualify as the Annual Retreat for
TSSF Members.
Friday:
Afternoon/Evening: Arrivals...
5:00 PM, Evening Prayer
5:45 PM, Eucharist
6:30 PM, Evening Meal
7:30 PM, Community Gathering/ Housekeeping
8:30 PM, First Meditation using Lectio Divina (LECTIO DIVINA INFO)
9:00 PM, Compline (TSSF grand silence begins directly
afterward
Saturday:
7:00 AM, Morning Prayer
7:30 AM, Breakfast
8:30 AM, Second Meditation using Lectio Divina
12:00 Noon, Holy Eucharist
12:30 PM, Lunch
3:00-4:00 PM, (Optional) Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrameny
5:45 PM, Evening Prayer
6:30 PM, Evening Meal
8:00 PM, Third Meditation using Lectio Divina
9:00 PM, Compline. (TSSF silence lifts [in the Friary
library] directly afterward)
Sunday:
8:30 AM, Morning Prayer
9:30 AM, Holy Eucharist, followed by Coffee Hour
12:00 PM, Noonday prayer
12:30 PM, Lunch
Everyone leaves after lunch on Sunday, by 2:30 PM.
The Friary has been reserved for 20 people for this
Retreat. All rooms are single, with the exception
that the Guesthouse has three rooms with 2 single
beds, ideal for participants who are married or in
domestic partnerships who want to be in the same room.
The total cost for the entire Retreat, as requested by the Friary
$180 per person. This includes accommodations and all meals.
If you are planning to stay only for a portion of the Retreat,
please contact the Retreat Coordinator for availability and costs.
Updates will be e-mailed periodically to keep everyone
informed of further developments.
There is also an option to either contribute extra funds towards scholarships for the retreat or if you are in need of a scholarship making that request. As Third Order Brothers and Sisters we would not want anyone to feel that the retreat is not available to them for lack of funds. So please let Philip Muniz know if you desire to come and are in need of scholarship. When you are forwarding payment please let him know how he should allocate the amount you've contributed toward the retreat and if applicable how much is to be allocated towards scholarship(s).
TO REGISTER:
Please complete the form below with a deposit of
$45 by 15 January, 2009 to:
Philip J. Muñiz, TSSF
P.O. Box 20
Pluckemin, NJ 07978-0020
Subsequent payment is requested as follows:
$45 by 20 Feb
$90 by 20 Mar
** Note: You may pay in full at any time before 20 March.
Make checks out to "Philip J. Muñiz," with the notation of
"TSSF Retreat, 2009" on the memo line. (This is necessary,
since the TSSF Fellowships involved do not maintain
checking accounts.)
For questions or comments regarding the Retreat,
please feel free to e-mail him at [email protected]
(His home number is 908.304.9669)
The Little Portion website may be found here, and additional photos of the friary and the surrounding area may be found below.
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