Happy Easter!
May the Joy of the Risen Christ be present in your families and all those you know. This is such a special time of our year. Let’s journey together in the light of Christ as we move towards Pentecost!
We just finished up our Theme Retreat Season for 2016-17. It was a truly wonderful season for our retreatants. We enjoyed having you with us each weekend. When you are here, OLC comes alive!
There is still lots of activity going on right through July. Take a look below at some of the exciting programs coming up in May. Please register soon as the programs are beginning to fill.
Choose Joy
Presenter: JoAnne Ceccarelli Egan, M.T.S; LCSW
May 3, 2017
Dinner: 6:00 pm
Program: 7:00-9:00 pm
You can choose to be happy and joyful. You can live a joyful life, no matter what is going on around you. In this evening’s presentation, you will discover ways to return to “childlike joy”, and change the way you view life. You will uncover the unhelpful habits and pitfalls that rob you of joy. More importantly, you will learn some easy ways to change your thought pattern, and develop some customs that help you be more serene. Join us and liberate the joyful person within as you begin to see happiness and wonder in each moment.
Click the link for more information and to register: http://ow.ly/MXyd30b1MeD
Images of God
Presenter Sheri Dursin
May 10, 2017
Dinner: 6:00 pm
Program: 7:00-9:00 pm
Join Sheri Dursin as she explores four images of God found is Scripture that can inform and inspire your faith; God as Light, God as our Shepherd, God as our Rock, and God as Living Water. This evening retreat includes a presentation, prayer, music, time for silent reflection, and time for optional sharing.
Call (860) 677-8519 or click the link for more information and to register: http://ow.ly/aiFs30b1M68
Responding to Life’s Ordinary “Whatever” Moments
Presenter: Sister Pauline Semkow, RSM
May 17 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Includes lunch
A morning to look lovingly, gently and without judgment at how we welcome, embrace, accept and discover what these moments offer us. Program includes input, quiet reflection time, sharing, and prayer.
Call (860) 677-8519 or click the link for more information and to register: http://ow.ly/shTV30b1LQb
Healing Oils of the Bible
Presenter: Alicia Clendennin
May 24, 2017
Dinner: 6:00 pm
Program: 7:00-9:00 pm
Essential oils have been an integral part of the daily lives of people for over ten thousand years. They have been used to support the body, mind and spirit since before the time of record keeping as we know it. In this workshop, we will focus on the twelve oils mentioned most frequently in the Bible. We will learn the Bible verses that reference these oils and we will compare how they were used in Biblical time with how they are used today.
Call (860) 677-8519 or click the link for more information and to register: http://ow.ly/n5UY30b1N4m
The month of May also brings us the OLC Golf Tournament. This year the tournament is on Thursday, May 25th at Tunxis Plantation Country Club in Farmington, CT. Register online or give us a call at OLC.
There’s a New Spirit at OLC!
Hope to see you here soon.
With the Peace & Joy of Easter,
Ron Miceli
Administrator