Retreat
Join members of NACSAM for our first ever retreat titled, Justice and Hope: Living the Gospel Message. Retreat director, Aimee Shelide Mayer, Interim Executive Director of the Catholic Labor Network, will lead participants through an inspirational two and a half days that will leave participants feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and grounded in why we continually say 'yes' to doing the work of social action ministry.
Dates:
July 15 - 17
Location:
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
Huntington NY
Fee:
$425.00
includes private room and bathroom, all meals, and program materials
*Tentative Schedule:
Tuesday afternoon
Arrival/Check in
Opening prayer and Welcome
Dinner
Evening presentation and prayer
Wednesday
Breakfast
Morning presentation
Prayer and Reflection
Lunch
Afternoon presentation
Prayer and Reflection
Dinner
Evening prayer and discussion
Thursday
Breakfast
Morning presentation
Concluding prayer service
Lunch
Departure
**BONUS: An optional pre-event is scheduled for Monday, July 14. Additional fees will apply.
Participants will visit key sites in New York City, including a guided tour of the United Nations (where NACSAM has consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)); St. Patrick's Cathedral, including the crypt where Venerable Pierre Toussaint's tomb is located, and finally, Mass and dinner with Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities New York. Participants should plan to arrive to the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday evening, and the fee covers two additional nights at the retreat house.
Fee:
$475.00
Tentative Schedule:
Sunday, July 13
Check in to Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at 4 PM
Dinner
Monday, July 14
Breakfast
Depart for NYC by train
(roundtrip tickets will be purchased in advance)
Guided tour of United Nations Headquarters with briefing
Lunch on your own
Visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral
(including the crypt to see the grave of Venerable Pierre Toussaint, the only layman buried in the cathedral crypt)
(Mass with Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York)
Catered Dinner at Our Savior
*Schedules are subject to change.
**Pre-event registration is required, and space is limited.
