The total cost for the
retreat is $90.00 per person which includes lodging and meals. Appropriate
booklets are provided for all liturgies and activities.
Space will be limited and registrations
will be taken on a first-come first-served basis. St. Benedict's has 44
rooms that are private, single occupancy, each containing one twin-sized
bed.
If you want to be a part of this
beautiful experience, please send a registration form with $30.00 per person deposit to:
St. Benedict's
Lodge - Holy Week Retreat
56630 North Bank
Road
McKenzie Bridge,
OR 97413-9614
Or e-mail
St.
Benedict Information to request more information. Your reservation will be
confirmed upon receipt of your $30.00 deposit.
As soon as your deposit is received,
you will be mailed additional information to help you fully enjoy your
time at St. Benedict's. We are sorry, but we do not accept credit
cards.
Things to bring: Bible, reading
material, sturdy shoes, warm clothes, bedding (twin sheets and blankets,
or a sleeping bag, and a pillow), flashlight, toiletries. Expect weather,
after all this is Oregon. A phone card would be handy if you expect
to make any phone calls. You will be able to receive calls at 541-822-6151,
a number reserved for retreat guests only.
The Holy Week Retreat will
begin on Holy Thursday with the Service and Ministry Supper and ends after
brunch on Easter Sunday.
Participants have an opportunity
to enter deeply into the liturgical celebration of the Paschal Tridiuum, the three
holy days of Easter Mystery of Jesus' death and resurrection. Free from any time or travel constraints,
and in the quiet, beautiful setting of St. Benedict's, retreatants will
be able to let the very powerful liturgies of this holiest week of the
Church year come alive.
Holy Thursday
Beginning with registration any
time in the afternoon, the retreat will include a Service and Ministry
dinner celebrating the many ways in which each person proclaims the Good
News in their lives. The Holy Thursday Mass of The Lord's Supper will end
with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Chapel of Repose where
there will be quiet adoration into the evening concluding with Compline
(night prayer).
Good Friday
On Good Friday the day will begin
with Tenebrae, the solemn morning prayer of the Tridiuum. There will be
preaching of the Seven Last Words during the Three Hours on Good Friday.
During the day there will be ample opportunity for Sacramental Reconciliation.
An outdoor celebration of The Way of the Cross will be held in the afternoon.
The Solemn Liturgy of the Passion with adoration of the Cross will
be in the evening.
Holy Saturday
On Holy Saturday the day will once
again begin with Tenebrae. Various meditation opportunities will be presented
to make good use of this day of silence. In the afternoon there will
be an explanation of the liturgies of the Easter Vigil.
Easter Vigil
There is no Mass on Holy Saturday. The Mass of the Lord's
Resurrection is on
Sunday Morning at 9:30 AM. As soon as it is dark the Easter Vigil service begins with the lighting of the "New Fire", candle-light procession into the chapel and solemn singing of the "Exultet" followed by readings from the Old Testament recounting our salvation history.
This part of the Vigil will conclude with the sacrament of "The Anointing of the Sick" and end in silence as participants are given the opportunity to wait quietly for the resurrection of the Lord.
Easter Morning
The joy of Easter continues in
the 9:30 AM Easter Mass, followed by a grand Easter Brunch celebrated
with the whole St. Benedict Community. The Retreat officially ends
about mid-day, although people are welcome to remain through the early
afternoon.
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