The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
According to the Nineteenth Annotation
September 2007 through May 2008
Registration for the 2007-2008 retreat is now closed.
Registration for the 2008-2009 opens Spring of 2008
Contact Damian Zynda at 248-2427 ext. 235 if interested.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a valuable process for re-establishing or deepening one’s relationship with Christ in the format of a thirty-day retreat.  Since few of us have the time or resources to make the full thirty-day retreat, Ignatius appropriated the Exercises to a thirty-week format.

If you possess a desire to deepen your relationship with Christ, can commit an hour to daily prayer with the Gospels, and are able to meet weekly with a spiritual director here at Transfiguration, the Holy Spirit may be inviting you to make the Spiritual Exercises.  Throughout the Exercises, Ignatius invites us to learn various styles of prayer, and teaches us the precious art of discernment so that we may come to know Christ more intimately, love Christ more intensely and follow Christ more closely in our daily living.

Men’s Kentucky Retreat 
Booneville, Kentucky

This is an annual week-long retreat in Booneville, Kentucky, where we work with the poorest of the poor, pray with them and each other and get to know and support one another.  This retreat has become a powerful part of Transfiguration’s Men’s Fellowship. The men generally travel to Kentucky in September and there is limited registraton,  Contact:  Deacon Mike Piehler at 248-2427 or Tim Smith at 248-2427 or 529-0735 for more information.

Social Ministry Retreat

" Let the little children alone, and  do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to such as these that the  kingdom of heaven belongs." (Matthew 19:14-15) What does it mean to be a  follower of Christ in the 21st century? Our Day of Reflection on Jan. 11th  will focus on the adult /child in each of us. We will collectively answer the"  Question "through the use of relevant Stories taken from Children's  Literature. Please join us as we reflect and work together!  The Social Ministry of Transfiguration welcomes all members of the parish (and friends) to join us for a day of personal and communal prayer, reflection and conversation on the spirituality of justice.

Retreat in Everyday Life

An Eight Week Group Directed Retreat
Damian Zynda ThD
January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 26, March 4, 11, 18, 2008
Parish Life Center: 1:00 – 2:30 PM

This retreat is an abridged version of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius (the 30 Day and the Nineteenth Annotation Retreat).  Weekly, participants will be introduced to spiritual exercises and Scriptural passages to pray during the week.  At the beginning of our gatherings there will be time for reflection and sharing on the previous week’s prayer.  Those who have made the Exercises will find the Retreat in Everyday Life a “next step” to living as a contemplative in action

Men’s Retreat at Notre Dame Retreat Center
Site:  Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, New York
April 4-6, 2008

Our second annual Notre Dame Retreat Weekend is scheduled for the weekend of April 4-6, 2008.  More details on the theme will follow. This weekend retreat is designed to meet the spiritual needs of men.  There will be ample time for personal and communal prayer. The Sacraments of Eucharist, Reconciliation and Healing will be celebrated.  2007 was the first year our parish has had an assigned weekend for a retreat at Notre Dame Retreat House on Canandaigua Lake and we will return there this year.  The weekend begins Friday evening and concludes Sunday at noon following Mass. More information and registration material are available on line. You may also contact Bob Hutchins at 381-0105  or Hutch2@rochester.rr.com for additional information.

Women’s Kentucky Retreat
Booneville, Kentucky

All women of the parish are invited to join this year’s Women’s Kentucky Retreat April 26th – May 3rd.   Together we travel by car to Owsley County, Kentucky, one of the poorest counties in the U.S.  We are invited to stay at the Holy Family Catholic Center; a small parish in Booneville founded by Sister Marge, a Franciscan Sister who is the pastoral administrator.  Our retreat includes daily prayer, scripture reading, reflection and discussion with time for getting to know one another and the Holy Family Community.  We work together on spring cleaning, painting, making minor house repairs, gardening and planting.  We also have the opportunity to visit and pray with the sick and homebound.   Join us for a week of prayer and joy, friendship and laughter, spiritual renewal and growth. Together we grow in a deeper love of God, neighbor and self. Join us for a week of prayer and joy, friendship and laughter, spiritual renewal and growth. We begin our day with prayer. We take time for reflection on the day’s gospel and our experiences before bedtime. We grow in a deeper understanding of Scripture, Catholic Social Teaching and the Church’s mission to the poor and oppressed. There is  laughter, tears, and new friendships.

If interested, we invite you to an information meeting on Wednesday, March 12th.  We plan to attend Taize prayer at 7:00 pm in the Church and our meeting will follow immediately afterwards in the Parish Life Center, Room 3.

Feel free to contact:

Meg Kastner, 381-4965

(if you receive an answering machine,  please leave a message with a good time to return your call) 

mkastner@onecommunications.com

or

Karen Nowlan, 248-2427, 

knowlan@rochester.rr.com

Men’s Spring Day of Reflection 2008
Date: tba
12:00 noon - 7 PM.
Site:  Camp Stella Maris (30 minutes from Transfiguration)

This half-day retreat provides an opportunity for the men of the parish to “catch a breather for some spirituality” before the hectic pace of summer begins.  Contact Mike Feldhousen at 385-1667 for more information