King's House Retreat
& Renewal Center:

700 N. 66th Street
Belleville, IL 62223
618-397-0584
800-779-7909
Fax: 618-397-5123
Info@KingsRetreatCenter.org

White House Jesuit Retreat Center:

7400 Christopher Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63129
office phone: 314-416-6400
or 1-800-643-1003
fax: 314-416-6464
email: reservations@whretreat.org
Office Hours:  Mon-Fri- 9am to 4:30pm

CO-ED YOUNG ADULT RETREAT AT WHITE HOUSE RETREAT
January 3-5, 2020

        Designed for young adults ages 18-35, this coed retreat is for those who sense the Lord calling them to put out into the deep by conforming their lives and work ever more closely to him. This year,  the theme of the retreat is the Holy Mass and how to understand our lives in light of it.

        How does the great drama of Sunday relate to my life and work in the world? A series of retreat talks explores this theme, which takes its inspiration from the great twentieth-century saint, Alberto Hurtado SJ, who is especially remembered for founding homes for street children in his native Chile and who said: “The Mass is my life! My life is a prolonged Mass!” In periods of silent prayer between talks, retreatants will have the opportunity to meditate on how the Lord wishes to imprint on their own lives the same pattern of saving action that we experience in the Mass.

        There will be opportunities for spiritual direction and Reconciliation throughout the weekend.       Fr. Matthew Baugh, S.J., the associate pastor of College Church in St Louis, will be the presenter. Registration is open! Check-in is from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday, January 3. Departure is at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Sunday following lunch on January 5. The cost to attend is $100 per person due at the time of registration.  Space is limited. http://www.whretreat.org/amdg

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         King’s House is nestled in 47 quiet, wooded acres in Belleville, Illinois, just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis, or the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. It is sponsored by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious congregation of priests and brothers who are dedicated to walking with people in their search for God. People of all faith traditions are welcomed with warm hospitality, and provided the opportunity for spiritual and personal growth, starting on a Friday evening with dinner, and lasting through Sunday lunch at noon.

         Everyone needs a space to take their deepest questions. A retreat gives you the space and solitude to reflect on those questions. During a retreat, the team offers a quiet atmosphere, inspirational talks on a directed theme, time for solitude and prayer, and the opportunity to talk with their qualified staff, as well as an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and celebration of Mass on Saturday and Sunday. *Usually there is a yearly retreat of Assumption Men that goes here, but the dates of the next retreat are TBD. This page will be updated with more information once a retreat from our parish is scheduled.*

         Since 1922 the White House Retreat has offered comfort to retreatants making a three-day silent journey with the Lord through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, while and accepting the Lord’s invitation to “Come aside and rest a while” (Mark 6:30). On your journey you listen to instructive, informal talks by the Jesuit retreat director and have the opportunity for private conferences, daily Mass, and the sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Your private room and tasty, family style meals, shared in silence, enhance your experience. Optional fellowship in the evening offers the opportunity to share your thoughts, renew old friendships and make new friends in faith. The White House Retreat is located south of St. Louis on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River on 75 beautiful acres. http://www.whretreat.org