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Weekend Preached Retreat for Married Couples

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    February 14 - 16, 2025

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Theme:  "Facing the Division in the World TOGETHER ”

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We live in a hectic and noisy world. Turmoil and distractions are daily challenges that take a toll on our spiritual well-being and our relationships with those who are dear to us. Each of us deserves the opportunity step out of the regular pace of daily living and simply spend time with God on our own and with others, This retreat is meant to acknowledge that reality and offer each couple time in quiet and then, if they choose, participate in sharing sessions with others who are seeking the peace God offers us.  

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The retreat includes time for activities such as rest, private and public prayer, conferences, Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, spiritual conversations with members of the retreat team, faith sharing through an experience of Lectio Divina (a very early form of monastic prayer), and the Rosary with Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. 
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The annual retreat for married couples has the same basic theme as weekend retreats for men and women: "Following in the Footsteps of Our Redeemer Together During Times of Division."

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We will celebrate the Mass daily. Reconciliation will be available for those who choose. There will be various opportunities for prayer, presentations, and discussions as well as ample time for each couple to be together.

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Fee:  $ 470 per couple

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Arrival /Check-in 

Friday evening at 6:15 p.m. and the retreat will begin at 7:15 p.m.

 
No Friday evening meal served.

 
Departure 
Retreat ends on Sunday about  
1:00 p.m., after Mass and lunch.

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Meet your presenters:

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​Fr. Ted Lawson, C.Ss.R. is the Director of the Redemptorist Retreat Center.  He has served in Parish Ministry,  preaching for Parish Missions and Novenas and as the Director of the Health Care Center for the Redemptorists.  His experience in retreat ministry has been an important part of his pastoral life. He had the privilege of serving as the Director of the Desert House of Prayer, a contemplative retreat center near Tucson, Arizona.  Fr. Lawson is a native of Pewaukee, Wisconsin.

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Fr. Mark Payne is currently the Associate Pastor of St. Anthony on the Lake Parish of Pewaukee. He has served as a Priest in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for a little over thirty years. He has devoted his life to Ministry in a wide range of ministries including teaching young people at high school and college levels. He is a Canon Lawyer for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and he has devoted himself to parish ministry as a Pastor and Associate Pastor throughout the Archdiocese. He is looking forward to joining us at the Redemptorist Retreat Center for the Married Couples Retreat.

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