Cedarbrake Calendar

Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this retreat has been rescheduled for Aug. 17-22. The ICON Writing Retreat at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple on Aug. 17-22 is a workshop in which participants will write the Our Lady of Tenderness Icon. Beverly Layton, from Lawton, OK has been involved in the art of iconography since 2000 and has been giving workshops since 2006. Each day will begin with prayer followed by instruction in the step-by-step process of iconography. No experience is necessary. The cost is $885 for private rooms, $790 per person for shared rooms and $630 for commuters and includes all supplies, materials, and meals.

The Summer Silence retreat will be held June 5-10 at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple. This retreat includes time and space in which to eat and pray in silence for three, four or five nights. The retreat includes various prayer experiences including centering prayer, Lectio Divina, Ignatian prayer and Taizè prayer. Adoration and daily Mass are also available. The cost for the retreat varies, depending on the number of nights. All meals, linens and prayer materials are provided. For more information, call (254) 780-2436.

The Sister’s Preached Retreat at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple is a retreat for religious sisters. The retreat begins June 21 at 6 p.m. and ends June 26 at 12:30 p.m. Franciscan Father Albert Haase is a former missionary to mainland China and award-winning author of 11 books and five DVDs. Currently, he serves as chaplain at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center. Based on his best-selling book, Living the Lord’s Prayer: The Way of the Disciple, this retreat will explore the Lord’s Prayer as a mission statement to be lived in the life of every disciple. The cost is $450 and includes private room with private bath, all linens and meals.

The Six Great Catholic Spiritualties retreat at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Belton July 10-12 is based upon the first semester of our School of Contemplative Living. The retreat will help participants discern which of the six spiritualties (Benedictine, Carmelite, Cistercian, Dominican, Franciscan and Jesuit) fits them best. Participants will watch the DVD series featuring Franciscan Father Albert Haase, Cedarbrake’s chaplain, and discuss aspects of each spirituality with him. The cost is $275 for a single room, $225 per person for a shared room and $125 for commuters.

The Let Go and Let God retreat at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple July 23 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. is a day of exploring what “letting go and letting God” means. Cindy Isaacson will explain what keeps us from letting go and instead clinging to things or situations that bring us sadness or harm. Participants will discover how to trust God and surrender. Isaacson has presented retreats for the last 15 years for ACTS, parish groups and the Diocese of Austin. The cost is $45 and includes lunch. To register or for more information, call (254) 780-2436. Online Registration available soon.

The retreat Greater than a Mother's Love: The Maternal-Fraternal Tension of Francis' and Clare's Spirituality will be held Aug. 21-23 at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Belton. It will consider the family life of 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 while under the care of God the father. Franciscan Father Gilberto Cavazos-González will lead the retreat. He has a doctorate in spirituality from the Pontifical University in Rome and is a former pastor and youth evangelist in San Antonio. He taught over 15 years at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The cost is $275 for a private room, $225 per person for a shared room, and $125 for commuters, which includes meals. A minimum of $100 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a room.