MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN RETREATS
2009-2010

September 25 – 27, 2009
Clergy Wives Retreat
Examine the challenges faced by clergymen’s wives at home, in the parish and the world at large.

October 30-Nov. 1, 2009
Young Adults Retreat (18-25)
Seeking to make Orthodoxy real in a turbulent world. With particular focus on relationships, college, parish life and entering the job market.

November 27 – 29, 2009
Married Couple Retreat
Finding spiritual solutions to common problems faced by married couple-spouses, children, spiritual community and society at large.

December 18 – 20, 2009
Men’s Retreat
Discovering an authentic male role in the modern Orthodox world; e.g. finances, sports work and home.

January 29 -31, 2010
Steps of Transformation
Aimed at people who are in different stages of recovery and how that is reflected in the life of the Orthodox Church.

February 26 – 28, 2010
Retreat for Catechumens
Preparing to enter the Body of Christ. Some spiritual, cultural and practical aspects of this life changing event.

March 26 – 28, 2009
Our Lenten Journey to Pascha
Fasting and feasting. Experiencing the joy of the Kingdom of Heaven;

April 30 – May 2, 2010
Ladies Retreat
Highlighting the joys and sorrows of being a woman in the Orthodox Church.

May 28 – 30, 2010
Orthodoxy and the Family (for families)
Entering more deeply into Orthodox family life. Family as an icon of the Church.

June 25 – 27, 2010
Children of Clergy Retreat
Problems and possibilities. Reaching beyond the “P.K.” myth.

July 30 – August 1, 2010
Young Adult Retreat (18-25)
Sin and temptation; finding a new solution within the Orthodox tradition.

Contact the office (office@monasteryofstjohn.org) for more information.