Southern Nebraska Register
Father Craig Clinch will direct a silent retreat, “Remember the Embers,” Sept. 20-22 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House in Waverly.
The weekend will explain the Church tradition of Ember Days, days set apart in each of the four seasons of the year, as special days of prayer and thanksgiving. Those attending the retreat will learn how the Ember Days help people make use of all four forms of prayer: adoration, contrition, thanksgiving and supplication.
Father Clinch is pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Hastings and director of Hispanic Ministry in the Hastings area.
The retreat starts at 8 p.m. Friday with the rosary and Mass, and ends Sunday with Mass and lunch at noon. Masses for the Ember Days will be Traditional Latin Masses. The retreat is open to men or women of all ages.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath. A few double rooms are available upon request. In-person retreats include meditations by the retreat master, the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, extended opportunities for silence and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and other devotions.
The cost to attend “Remember the Embers” is $220 per person. Additional donations are welcome for others to attend retreats. Those interested in attending and unable to pay may contact the retreat house to inquire about financial assistance. Full retreats have a waiting list. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.
Other upcoming retreats and events include the “Work of the Holy Angels” retreat with Opus Sanctorum Aug. 29 - Sept. 1; Ignatian retreats Sept. 8-16 (spots available during the week); “Ablaze: House of Worship” (praise, worship and adoration) Sept. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.; “Holiness for Moms of Young People” retreat with Father Jay Buhman Oct. 5 from 8 to 4:30 p.m.
