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Sneak Peak: Advent 2024 at the Retreat Center
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November 1, 2024Sneak Peek at Advent 2024- The 2024 ornament, Illustrious Scion of David, is available for $18 in The Carpenter’s Shop. This is the 6th hand-made ornament, created by Calligraphy Jewels, based on the Litany of St. Joseph in the St. Joseph chapel. Ornaments from past years are available as well.
- December 1st: Subscribers can ‘opt in’ to receive our Jesse Tree Advent Daily Devotional via email. Or follow along on Facebook and Instagram! Each day features a graphic with a bible character and symbol, scripture and an Advent song to point the way to Bethlehem. Each day symbolizes people or events in salvation history-- the events in human history that accomplish the saving action of God. Reflecting on salvation history allows us to see how God prepared the world for the coming of Jesus. Email [email protected] to ‘opt in.’
- December 1st: Visit Spotify.com to find three Advent music playlists: contemporary, traditional and Gregorian chants! If you already have a Spotify.com account, search for the St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center and 'follow' us. Be sure and 'like' our Advent Playlists so you can listen throughout the season.
- December 3rd: Once again, SJRCC will participate in #GivingTuesday national day of giving. Each year we strive to share an annual update of retreat center activities so our donors can see the scope of services and people we touch each day. Look for SJRCC on #GivingTuesday December 3rd or donate ONLINE today!
- December 10th: This Advent, learn about The Jessie Tree Devotion and the ancient O’Antiphon prayers to explore the scriptural promises of the coming Messiah. This $35 Advent Day of Reflection retreat begins with Morning Prayer and ends with Adoration, Daytime Prayer and Benediction. In between, guests will enjoy two conferences. Mass, lunch and time for personal reflection will round out the day. Register HERE! While you’re here, check out our Jesse Tree with ornaments based on the images from our annual Jesse Tree Advent Daily Devotional.
- December 14th & 15th: Join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ by viewing more than 200 nativity displays setup throughout our main building during our 3rd Annual Festival of Nativities! This FREE family-friendly event offers a peaceful place for guests to reflect upon Christ’s sacred birth as they usher in the Christmas season. Visit from 11 am to 4 pm both days. Stay for Advent Vespers in the St. Joseph Chapel at 4 pm (half hour). On Sunday Only, see a Live Nativity in the Sacred Heart of Mary Courtyard from 2 pm to 4 pm (from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton). RSVP HERE!
- Pick up a commemorative Festival of Nativities ornament that features an image of the holy family from the St. Joseph Academy nativity set, $18 in the Carpenter’s Shop.
- December 17th: Come to our campus for a peaceful day of prayer on our self-guided $25 Get Away for a Day retreat. Enjoy the beautiful grounds, visit the shrines, read in one of our cozy gathering spaces, make the Way of the Cross, spend time in prayer in the St. Joseph Chapel. This unstructured retreat features reconciliation, mass, a Keltie & Co. Catering lunch and daytime prayer. Follow this link to register https://www.stjosephretreat.org/december-17th-get-away-for-a-day
