Dear Parish Friends,

Below is a list of Holy Family events for the 2023-24 season. We are deeply grateful to you for listing some or all of these events in your weekly parish bulletin. Feel free to shorten the items as needed.

We would also like to remind you that Holy Family accepts reservations for its Confirmation Retreats, throughout the year. Confirmation class students and other high school youth are welcome to attend. Visit this page for more information and to register your parish group.   

Please feel free to call me with any questions, 860-760-9712.

Best wishes,

Liza Peters
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Retreat Promotion

2023-2024 Parish Bulletin Announcements

THEMED RETREAT:

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<Enter your parish date>, Only Say the Word… <enter Men’s or Women’s> Retreat at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center - Our retreat theme this year, Only Say the Word…, is based on the belief that God can – and will – heal us, and all of creation. Our faith prompts us to ask for and receive that healing in many ways. We will reflect together on Jesus' encounter with the centurion in the Gospel of Matthew. We will ask: where is healing needed, in us and in our world? And how can we, the very Body of Christ, help to bring about that healing with our unique gifts and talents? Visit holyfamilyretreat.org/themed-retreats for more info and to register or call us at 860.760.9705. Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center - West Hartford, CT.

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Our retreat theme this year is Only Say the Word. When Jesus encounters the centurion in the Gospel of Matthew (8:5-13), he meets a person of deep faith and humility who knows that healing comes from God alone. The centurion proclaims: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.”  During this retreat, we will explore where healing is needed in us and in the world. 

Each retreat begins with a buffet dinner from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and concludes Sunday with the celebration of Mass at 10:45 a.m. followed by a hot brunch at noon. Families of retreatants are most welcome to attend the Sunday Mass and brunch at no extra charge. More info and dates go to holyfamilyretreat.org/themed-retreats - Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT.

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OTHER PROGRAMS:

Stay tuned for other programs of interest.