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BRIEF: Retreat to focus on early church saints

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July 10, 2014

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Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will be hosting a Day of Prayer titled “Relentless Prayer, Restless Heart: Saints Monica & Augustine” Wednesday, August 27, with Fr. Lucas Tomson the Pastor of Our Lady of the Valley, Okanogan WA. Fr. Lucas Tomson will lead us on a journey back to the fourth and fifth centuries. There we will meet two saints from the early Church: Monica and her son Augustine. After overcoming sinful pasts, both encountered Christ and received from Him the gift of faith. With this grace, they spent the rest of their lives seeking God in and through the Church. The Day of Prayer begins with a Rosary at 9:00 a.m. and will include two conferences, confessions, Mass and lunch. After lunch there will be the second conference and the day will close with Adoration at 3:00 PM. Cost for the Day of Prayer is $35 per person, or $45 with the use of a private room. Register now at (509) 448-1224 or www.IHRC.net Grounded in the Catholic tradition, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center provides opportunities for spiritual growth to all people on their journey toward God in an atmosphere of prayer and reflection. Overlooking the Moran Prairie 20 minutes south of downtown Spokane at 6910 S. Ben Burr Road, the Retreat Center provides a peaceful place for prayer and reflection throughout the year/Public Domain image

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Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will be hosting a Day of Prayer titled “Relentless Prayer, Restless Heart: Saints Monica & Augustine”on Aug. 27 with the Rev. Lucas Tomson, pastor of Our Lady of the Valley in Okanogan.

Tomson will lead guests on a journey back to the fourth and fifth centuries to meet two saints from the early church: Monica and her son Augustine, according to a news release.

The Day of Prayer will begin with a rosary at 9 a.m. and will include two conferences, confessions, Mass and lunch. After lunch there will be the second conference and the day will close with Adoration at 3:00 p.m.

Cost for the Day of Prayer is $35 per person, or $45 with the use of a private room. Register at (509) 448-1224 or www.IHRC.net.
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