Retreat Days
Men and Women

9 AM-3:30 PM on the Saturday of Weekend Retreats.

See Weekend Descriptions .
$35 includes lunch

October 5, 2019
Praying Scripture; Living Scripture

November 16, 2019
The Road to Emmaus

December 14, 2019
O Come Emmanuel:

February  1, 2020
Insights of Thomas Merton

March 28, 2020                        
Women at the Cross

May 9, 2020 
Easter Women;
Spirit-filled Women  

Call Sr. Marita:
908-353-3028
Email: maritaosb@bensisnj.org

Benedictine Spirituality Center
851 North Broad St
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

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Affordable weekend retreats for women are
scheduled from Friday evening until after the noon dinner on Sunday, about 1- 1:30 PM.  Arrival time on Friday may be 4 PM which includes Vespers and Dinner or 7 PM which is after dinner.    
(Reteat Days for men and women are listed to the left)

• Meals and Private room  
• Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours

• Conferences
• Opportunity for Silence           

Praying Scripture; Living Scripture

October 4-6, 2019
Sr. Marita Funke, OSB

 Praying with Scripture opens our eyes and hearts to God and to ourselves. Then we may pray not only with words, but also with our lives.     Come and be nourished and healed by the Word of God. $135
 

The Road to Emmaus

November 15-17, 2019
Sister Marita Funke, OSB

When the disciples recognized Jesus, they also felt that their hearts were burning.  That enconter sent them back to the community.  What ignites our hearts?  What response is sparked in us?  $135

O Come Emmanuel

New Year's Eve Retreat

Insights of Thomas Merton

January 31-February 2, 2020 
Oblate Team

Thomas Merton continues to fascinate people with both his amazing life tory and his profound spiritual writings.  spend a weekend savoring this trappist monk's insights. $135

Private or Directed Retreat 

March 13-15, 2020
Sister Mary Feehan, OSB and Sister Marita Funke, OSB

Spend time in the quiet of the monastery and grounds and let God speak to your heart.  Join the sisters for Mass and Liturgy of the Hours. Private retreat. $135.  Directed retreat. $185.

Women at the Cross

March 27-29, 2020
Sister Marlene Milasus, OSB

Many women accompanied Jesus as  his life led him to the Cross.  Come and spend time with these women praying with and to them, as you prepare to enter into Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection. $135

Monastic Easter

April 9-12, 2020
Retreat Team

This Holy Week retreat for women begins Thursday afternoon and ends on Easter Sunday at 1:00 PM. the focus is the Holy Week Liturgy. $200

Easter Women; Spirit-Filled Women

May 8-10, 2020
Sister Marlene Milasus, OSB

The early church benfitted from the prayer and ministry not just of the apostles, but of dedicated women disciples.  Enrich your own life by making the acquaintenance of these early followers of Jesus.$135