Morning Retreat and Anniversary Mass

I was asked to share the notice below:

The Word and the Woman
A Morning Retreat
with
Fr. Phillip Chavez, SOLT
And Celebration of Fr. Phillip’s
15th Anniversary to the Priesthood.

Fr. Phillip will be offering valuable insights on
Christ's relationship to women; and how
this is the Paradigm in which men are to treat all women.

National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Friday, May 30, 2008 9:00 AM –1:00 PM
(A free-will offering will be taken)

Schedule
9:00 Arrival
9:30 Conference #1
(Glass Chapel)
10:15 Reflection Time
(Stroll the grounds, pray the rosary, visit the grotto etc…)
10:55 Conference #2
11:40 Break
12:00 Anniversary Mass in Glass Chapel
1:00 Optional Lunch at Carriage House Inn

The celebration will continue with lunch at The Carriage House Inn in Emmitsburg
(just minutes from the Grotto)
If you would like to join Fr. Phillip and friends for lunch, please RSVP below by May 23rd.

For retreat information please call:
Peggy Pritchard 717-757-1773 or Pegpritch@aol.com

Fr. Phillip F. Chavez is a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity. Holding graduate degrees in Theology, Philosophy, and Marriage & Family Studies, Fr. Chavez culminated his studies with a doctorate in Moral Theology from Rome. Basing his work on sound theological and human principles, he calls men to mentor younger men, to honor their commitments to family & community, and to more actively embrace their Catholic faith.
Fr. Chavez has studied, spoken, and consulted extensively about male spirituality. He is working to establish a men’s institute (http://www.frphillipchavez.org/) wherein he addresses the key issues of men and their concerns in all states of life.

This is me again. On a personal note, I have attended Masses said by this priest. He is a fantastic homilist and to watch the reverence with which he cleans the sacred vessels is enough to make you weep. Peace. ~~~mary