The general topic will be “Christ’s Call to Evangelization” presented by Father Tom Donovan. Father Donovan was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Springfield in 2005 and is presently pastor at Ss. Mary and Joseph Parish in Carlinville. He also serves as a chaplain for the Illinois Air National Guard at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria.
The schedule will include conferences, quiet time for prayer and reflection, eucharistic celebrations, the sacrament of reconciliation, viewing the movie Babette’s Feast, and time for fellowship with other Catholic women from the diocese.
Retreat registration and morning refreshments will be from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Conferences will begin at 10 a.m. and the retreat will conclude with lunch on Thursday, March 18.
Registration fee is $75 for overnight and $65 for commuters and the registration deadline is March 6.
Registration forms are available from parish and deanery presidents. They can be clipped out of the ad in this issue of Catholic Times, accessed from Catholic Times on-line or accessed on line from the DCCW Web site www.dccwspringfield.catholicweb.com.
For more information, call Fran Wilkinson, DCCW president, at (618) 585-3291 or e-mail her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Make checks payable to DCCW and mail completed registration form and check to: Betsy Hemann, DCCW Office Secretary, 9042 Niehaus Road, New Douglas, IL 62074 before March 6.
