Retreat Announcement

Dates: August 15-17, 2003

Location: Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Retreatmaster: His Grace, Bishop Nicholas Samra, Auxiliary Bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Diocese of Newton.

The weekend will feature a full scale of Byzantine liturgical services together with talks by Bishop Nicholas, who is a renowned retreatmaster. A detailed schedule and brochure will be posted as soon as it becomes available. The weekend retreat is open to all who are interested.

For information or to make your reservations please contact:

Fr. Bruce Baker, O. Carm., Director
Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre
7021 Stanley Avenue
Niagara Falls, ON, Canada L2G 7B7
Phone: 905.354.9648
Website: www.carmelniagara.com
E-Mail: Friarbruce@sympatico.ca

[U.S. Mailing address is: P.O. Box 767, Niagara Falls, NY 14302]

Dear Administrator,

I will make every effort to come out for this retreat, God and my wife willing!

Alex

I understand that registration for this retreat is coming along nicely but there is always room for a few more. It is a wonderful weekend and there is plenty of free time to spend watching Niagara Falls. There is organized transportation from the Pittsburgh area.

Anyone interested in joining us in the bus from Pittsburgh, there is room....

Elias

Dear Administrator,

What about those who would like to come down, but who can only manage Saturday evening.

What is the schedule and does one have to make reservations for that?

Alex

The retreat center is very nice, the rooms are great, and the food is awesome!

I have heard Bishop Nicholas speak before, he gave a couple of Lenten talks at the Melkite parish I attend.

I have printed out copies of the information from the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre website and placed them in the church.

Unfortunatly, I will be in Philly for work, a Disaster Recovery Drill.

Any advice on what I should do with my free time while there? Besides the Liberty Bell and Rocky statue that is.


David

Dear David,

Well, I think anything connected with the American Revolution was a disaster . . .

Sorry you won't be there, Big Guy!

Alex

I have the brochure on this retreat and the theme is Living Icons, i.e., WE SHOULD BE LIVING ICONS OF JESUS CHRIST!!!! I love the theme -- it has already given me much food for thought and pondering. I would like to be a Living Icon, but I know I am NOT there yet, but what a WONDERFUL GOAL.
:p

Dear MB,

When it comes to that goal, we must never say, "I can't," but only "I-con."

Have you had enough out of me for one day?

Alex

1. Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, 827 Franklin Street

2. Shrine of St, John Neumann (at St. Peter's Church, 5th & Girard)

3. Shrine of St. Katherine Drexel, Bensalem (NE of Philly)

4.Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Benj. Franklin Pkwy & 18th (planned and begun by St. John Neumann)

5. Old St. Joseph's, downtown (321 Willings Alley) ---- in the 1730s, the only place in the English-speaking world where the Catholic Church could celebrate the Mass in public.