March 12-14
Starting with dinner Friday evening and ending after lunch on Sunday.
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Through reading, journaling, discussing, listening to talks, and meditating on the Catholic Classic, Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Jacques Philippe, women on this retreat will discover for themselves the Peace which Jesus promises.
Each attendee will receive a copy of the book and a journal to take them deeply into this "small treatise on Peace of Heart." Space is limited. Sign ups will begin in January. Plan now to join us on this life changing journey. |
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As part of the retreat, each attendee receives all 6 meals, comfortable lodging with linens and towels, access to the retreat center with a Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Mary Shrine, and nearby hikes.
Retreat Presenters
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Lesly Temesvari is a wife, mother, and scientist, who lives in Piedmont, SC. She has conducted research on globally important infectious diseases for thirty years. She has been involved in catechesis through the R(O)CIA program in her parish for more than fifteen years and has facilitated day-long women’s retreats on such topics as Mary, Bioethics and the Church’s Teaching on Stem Cell Research, JPII's Letter to Women, and Redemptive Suffering.
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Monica Herber is the creator of The Joyful Unknown.com and is a Certified Life and Marriage Coach. A native New Yorker and daughter of immigrant parents, Monica graduated from Binghamton University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature. Monica received her BSN in Nursing, became a Registered Nurse in 2005. Monica has been happily married for 17 years to her best friend Nathan. In 2015, after 7 years of struggling with infertility, they adopted their handicaped son, Caiden Emmanuel, While living in New York, she went on to assist her husband in leading Frassati Fellowship NYC, one of the largest Catholic young adult ministries in New York City. Monica is trained in UnBound deliverance prayer which helps others to live in the freedom of Christ. She is also a Metanoia Catholic life coach. She now lives with her family in Simpsonville, SC.
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Deidre Cooper is a certified Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Charleston. She has an MA in Counseling Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction. Her professional background includes work as a drug & alcohol rehabilitation counselor, an adolescent & family therapist, and a human resources manager. She is a convert to Catholicism; her formation has been inspired by a confluence of contemplative, Franciscan, and Ignatian spiritualities. Her great loves include her husband of 40 years, two adult children, hiking the Appalachian Trail, homescaping, a minimally successful garden, and silence.
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Retreat Director
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Tami Kiser is the director and founder of Heart Ridge Ministries and Heart Ridge Retreat Center. Tami works to develop retreats, like this one, to help women, men, and families find their mission through a deeper relationship with Jesus. She is also the author of 2 books published by Our Sunday Visitor and has spoken extensively to women's groups throughout the US. She has completed a Life Coach Certification program and coursework about Ignatian Discernment. She lives at Heart Ridge with her husband of 40 years and their last child remaining at home, Esther who is in 9th grade.
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Presider
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Father Dan McLellan is a Franciscan friar who served as the long-time pastor of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Clemson, South Carolina, from 2012 until his retirement celebration in 2024.
He was ordained in 1976 and previously served as president of the Washington Theological Union and pastor of a parish in Durham, North Carolina, before his assignment in Clemson. |