Holy Silence Contemplative
Prayer Group presents a Summer Contemplative Retreat Program. All retreats will be held at Saint Andrew Russian Greek
Catholic Church, 538 Concord Street, El Segundo, CA 90245.
All three retreats are from 10:00 AM until 3:30
PM. $20.00 includes a light lunch. RSVP 310.322.1892
"The Kingdom Within" Saturday, June 21, 2014
Spirituality is not about acquiring what we do not have --
it's about discovering what is already there. This day invites one to discover the pearl of great price in silence and
stillness.
"The
kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." ~Matthew 13.44
Father Frank Cassidy Fr. Cassidy was ordained
in Dublin, Ireland in 1959 and is involved in parish ministry leading retreats and teaching Christian meditation to prayer
groups at Immaculate Conception Church in Monrovia.
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"The Joy of the Gospel" Saturday, July 19, 2014
Pope Francis' teaching on the proclamation of the Gospel
encourages us to begin a new chapter in evangelization. Today's retreat will focus on key themes which are signficant
to the spiritual life and the proclamation of the Gospel as God's desire to engage our entire self.
"God's wisdom and knowledge is so deep and broad
in the soul; however much the soul has come to know of it, God's wisdom can always penetrate deeper within." ~St. John of the Cross
Father Peter
Liuzzi, O. Carm Fr. Peter has recently been appointed confessor to retired priests of the Archdiocese and has
been give permission to move out from his ordinary community to live as a hermit while leading retreats and minstering to
people in need.
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"The Desert Tradition" Saturday, August 16, 2014
Inspired by the Mothers and Fathers of the monastic tradition,
this retreat invites meditators to experience the spirituality of the desert offering opportunities to explore the prayer
of the heart.
"For God is silence...if there
is a silence of the tongue, there is a silence of the whole body; if there is a silence of the soul, there is the silence
of the mind and spirit" ~John the Solitary
Father Alexei Smith Fr. Alexei is the pastor of St Andrew Russian Greek Catholic
Church and the ecumenical and interfaith officer of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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