2023 Lenten Retreat

1601 Alafaya Trail,Oviedo FL 32765

23 February, 2023

Description

Re-Ordering our Lives through LentThursday February 23 to Saturday 25, 2023 at Canterbury RetreatSt. Thomas Episcopal Church, Eustis is pleased to offer a Lenten Retreat featuring Archbishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop of Calgary and Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land as the retreat leader. Open to the entire Diocese of Central Florida, over the course of this three-day retreat, His Grace the Archbishop will speak over nine sessions on the themes of Lent, Christian Discipline, and the ordering of our lives in the Church. Taking place on the Thursday through Saturday after Ash Wednesday, 2023, this is the perfect start to the Lenten season. The Retreat is being held at beautiful Canterbury Retreat and Conference Centre in Oviedo, FL. Rooms are available on site, and additional spaces are available for those who wish to attend the conference but who prefer not to stay on site, and commute each day, or who will be staying in a nearby hotel once capacity on-site is reached. The Retreat begins at 4:00 PM in the St. Paul’s Room on Thursday afternoon with Evening Prayer to set the tone for the retreat. Supper will be provided on Thursday. Friday will begin at 7:30 AM with Morning Prayer, followed by breakfast, and then sessions will run the whole day. Mass for the Feast of St. Matthias will be offered before supper in the evening. The Retreat continues on Saturday morning, again with 7:30 AM Morning Prayer followed by breakfast, and some concluding sessions. The Retreat will formally conclude around 11:30 AM and retreatants will receive an Archepiscopal blessing as they are sent back out into the world. About the SpeakerArchbishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson is the Archbishop of the Diocese of Calgary and the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land. This means that Archbishop Greg is the Diocesan Bishop for Calgary and also the Archbishop overseeing ten dioceses within a regional area called Rupert's Land. That area covers from the Arctic in the North, and stretches across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and parts of Ontario from West to East. He was elected Bishop of Qu’Appelle in 2006, translated to the Diocese of Calgary in 2012, and elected Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land in 2015. Abp. Greg is married to Vicki and they have three adult children. His particular passions are for the renewal of the Church’s life and ministry through deepening discipleship so that it more fully embodies the presence of the risen Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit.