Cedarbrake Calendar

June 4-9 - Silent Summer Retreat with Daily Conference, Mass & Devotion --- Join us for 2 to 5 nights on a silent retreat with one morning talk by Fr. Albert Haase, daily mass and an afternoon devotion. Cost with meals and linens vary by number of nights.

June 20-25 Religious Sisters & Lay Women Preached Retreat As early as the second century, The Lord's Prayer was referred to as a "Summary of the Entire Gospel." It was viewed not simply as a prayer method, but also a statement that incorporated all the teachings of Jesus. Based on Fr. Albert's bestselling book, Living the Lord's Prayer: The way of the Disciple, this silent retreat will explore the Lord's Prayer as a mission statement to be lived in the life of every disciple. Fr. Albert Haase, OFM and Cedarbrake Chaplain, is a former missionary to mainland China and the award winning author of twelve books and five DVDs. Fr. Albert will give two talks a day, celebrate daily mass, be available for confession and spiritual direction. The cost is $450 and includes a private room with private bath, all linens and meals for the week.

“La presencia de Dios en medio de nuestros problemas y dificultades” El retiro de este día consistirá en 2 lecturas, la primera sera = Dios sigue iluminándonos en medio de la crisis de la sociedad de hoy La segunda sera= El espíritu Santo sigue trabajando en medio de la crisis de los principios y valores El costo del retiro será de $ 35 e incluirá el almuerzo. Farvor de registrarse a mas tardar para el dia 10 de julio.

What are your Spiritual Gifts and how has our Lord called you to use them? “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit” 1Cor.12:4. The gifts you have received in Baptism and Confirmation were given to be used to build up the Church. In this day retreat, led by Mary Pomeroy, we will reflect on the ways the Holy Spirit empowers each of us to serve God with the graces He has given to yield our individual spiritual gifts. Mary is a member of St. Albert’s parish, is a trained spiritual director and retreat leader. Cost is $40 and includes lunch.

Cedarbrake on the Road will be at St. Helen’s in Georgetown on July 29. Franciscan Father Albert Haase’s topic will be “The Listening to the Voice of God.” Grow in a deeper relationship with God by learning how the Lord speaks to us in our everyday life. Albert Haase will present this day based on his bestselling book titled, “Saying Yes: Discovering and Responding to God’s Will in Your Life.” The retreat is from 9am to 2pm, cost is $40 and includes lunch. Register through Cedarbrake.

August 20-22, 2021 Greater than a Mother’s Love: The Maternal-Fraternal Tension of Francis’s and Clare’s Spirituality Francis and Clare both invited the Franciscan family to live as mothers, brothers, sisters and spouses of Jesus in the household of the ONE father who is God. This retreat will consider the family life of both Francis and Clare and how their experience of their parents and siblings challenges the Franciscan family to live as brothers, sisters and mothers to each other under the care of only ONE Father modeled by Mary, Mother of God. Prof. Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM is a Friar Minor with a doctorate in spirituality from the Pontifical University Antonianum (Rome). A former-pastor and youth evangelizer in San Antonio, TX, Fr. Gilberto taught spirituality studies for over 15 years at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Cost for the weekend retreat is $265 for a private room, $215 for a double and $125 commuter rate. Price includes meals and linens.