Lenten opportunities at Victory Noll
By Paul Siegfried on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 |
Lent is a special time, a time to change, to emerge from darkness into Christ’s marvelous Light and to bear witness to transforming love in the world.
Victory Noll Center is offering several opportunities during Lent to deepen relationships with Christ.
Programs begin February 28 with a weekly noontime book study that includes lunch of bread and soup. There are also three retreat opportunities with a one-day event on March 14, the four-day Way of the Desert directed retreat March 25-28, and a two-day Holy Week retreat April 5-6.
In addition, the outdoor Stations of the Cross will be accessible daily during the Lenten season. Victory Noll Center is located on the Victory Noll campus at 1900 W. Park Drive in Huntington.
A closer look at the individual Lenten programs to be offered:
• Lenten Soup and Bread Book Study
Held on Tuesdays during Lent from noon to 1 p.m., Victory Noll Center director Sue Wilhelm directs discussion of Mary Jo Leddy’s book “The Other Face of God.”
The book speaks to the warps in our society when borders are becoming walls and strangers, like the one in the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, are being ignored or harassed. For Leddy the church must stand apart from the larger culture and heed the call of the newcomers and learn from them what we have forgotten about justice, human rights, respect, and inclusivity. Mary Jo Leddy is the founder of Romero House in Toronto. She has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and serves as a senior fellow at Massy College, University of Toronto. Her many books include “Radical Gratitude.”
“The Other Face of God” may purchased through Cathedral Book Store in Fort Wayne or ordered by calling Kara Slocum at (260)399-1442.
Dates for the book study are February 28, March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27 and April 3.
Lunch of bread and soup will be provided. Free will donations will be accepted to cover the cost of the meal. Reservations are required by the Friday before each session.
• Lenten Retreat
This retreat will be held Wednesday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It features a day of prayer, preaching, and pondering the Word with retreat leaders Sister Maureen Mangen and Father Keith Hosey, who have more than 70 years of retreat experience between them. Sr. Maureen Mangen is a Sister of the Precious Blood of Dayton, Ohio and is currently ministering as spiritual director and retreat facilitator with the Sisters of St. Joseph in Tipton, Ind. Fr. Patrick Keith Hosey is a priest of the Diocese of Lafayette, Ind., and currently is the resident chaplain for the Sisters of St. Joseph in Tipton.
The cost of the retreat is $35, and registration is required by March 7.
• Way of the Desert
This directed retreat runs from 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25 through 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. Directed retreats offer extended time to tend to the movement of God in a life. It is a special time to go apart and listen, to draw close to the Presence and be refreshed in the inner spirit. Participants may also take part in centering prayer and group Lectio Divina. Components of this retreat focus on silence, solitude and prayer. Retreatants usually spend 3 to 5 prayer periods per day of one hour in length, depending on one’s prayer rhythm and unique relationship with God.
Retreat leaders are Nancy Brousseau and Sue Wilhelm.
The cost for the directed retreat is $290 for single occupancy and includes accommodations and meals. Early registration is encouraged, with the retreat limited to the first 10 who register.
• Holy Week Retreat: Entering the Kenosis of Christ
This retreat begins at 5 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 5 and runs through 3 p.m. Good Friday, April 6. The program beholds the deep Love of God in the Holy Mysteries of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Participants are invited to enter the Kenosis of Christ, His great outpouring of love, as He emptied himself. This retreat includes participation in the liturgy, praying with Jesus through the night, walking the Labyrinth or the Stations of the Cross to Journey with Him on the road to Calvary, meditating on the Passion narratives.
The cost is $60 and is limited to the first 10 who register.
• Outdoor Stations of the Cross
During Lent, individuals or groups are welcome to walk the outdoor Stations of the Cross on the property of Victory Noll from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Visitors must check in at the front desk of the Victory Noll Administration Building. Station booklets will be available for those who wish to use them.
There is no cost to visit the Stations of the Cross.
To register for any of the programs, or for more information about the programs or Victory Noll Center, contact the Center at (260) 356-0628, ext. 174, or by e-mail at victorynollcenter@olvm.org. More information is also available on the Center's website at www.olvm.org/vncenter.html.
No one is ever turned away from a program because of inability to pay. Payment plans or other arrangements may be made by contacting Victory Noll Center.
Victory Noll Center is a ministry of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, and is dedicated to fostering spiritual growth, personal development and social justice education in an ecumenical and multicultural environment.
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