Saturday, August 13, 2022

Time: 10AM - 4PM

Location: Branches Christian Rest and Renewal Centers, Inc.

Branches is located on the shores of

beautiful Seneca Lake

beautiful Seneca Lake, NY.

God does not promise freedom from suffering.

Join us as Ann will lead a conversation about how our faith can provide acceptance, trust, meaning and purpose in suffering.

Our Time Together:

10 a.m. - Arrival, Introductions and Light Refreshments

10:30 a.m. - Biblical and Catechetical references on suffering, examination of how (and how well) we experience and respond to suffering, large group discussion

11:30 a.m. - Individual prayer and meditation - reference materials provided

12:15 p.m. - Discussion wrap-up and lunch

1:30 p.m. -  Uniting our suffering with Christ. Offering our suffering for others with wisdom from the saints and the faithful, large group discussion

2:30 p.m. - St. Faustina's Way of the Cross

3 p.m. - Individual prayer and meditation - reference materials provided

3:45 p.m. - Discussion wrap-up and closing prayer